These teams have both had a low return so far, but three lovely points in this very important fixture would certainly be a big help. Prepare for Dijon - Niort!
- Niort have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligue 2
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Dijon and Niort.
Dijon form and stats
All-inclusive Ligue 2 results playing at home this season for Dijon are 4-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Dijon hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Valenciennes, Rodez, Saint-Etienne, Pau, Nîmes and Dijon), they have won 3 of 3 matches!
Camara was the last player to score a league goal for Dijon and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Dijon haven't scored in 195 minutes.
No payout for Dijon in their previous match, an away game at Laval that ended in defeat 0-1. Allagbe had a busy but productive day in the Laval match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
Before that game, the home loss against Bordeaux with the scoreline 0-3.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dijon handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Dijon are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Niort form and stats
Niort have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 1-3-6 (10 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Niort as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Rodez match.
Niort might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Amiens SC proved too strong as Niort slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade René Gaillard. Niort goalkeeper Michel was glad for a grand day's work vs Amiens SC, but in spite of managing six saves the loss could not be stopped. Vallier got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, top player of the team. Vallier scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, the Niort manager de Almeida faced defeat when travelling to Nîmes and losing 2-3.Niort are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Niort have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have fought earlier this season: Niort - Dijon 2-1. Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Dijon won three games, five matches ended with a draw and Niort got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Boutobba 9 goals |   M. Le Bihan 6 goals |  A. Costa Silva 5 goals |
Dijon missing players
Niort missing players
| Dijon | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 21 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 35 |
| 81% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 71% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 67% |
| 57% | 55% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 57% |
| 10% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 19% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 14% |
| 52% | 45% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 52% |
| 24% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 43% | 45% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 48% |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7.3 | 7.3 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8 | 8.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 31% | 38% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 28% | 25% |
| 8.8 | 7.2 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.8 | 10.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 4.1 |
- Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Niort have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Ligue 2
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Le Havre | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Bastia | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| 5 | Metz | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Caen | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Annecy | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Quevilly Rouen | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Laval | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Paris | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Pau | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 16 | Nîmes | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Dijon | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Rodez | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 19 | Saint-Etienne | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Niort | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -17 | 17 |
