The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Grenoble Foot 38 are in the 11th position while the guesting Niort worry at 17th.
Grenoble Foot 38 have less rest than Niort in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Ligue 2 game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Lens, so at least Grenoble Foot 38 are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats
Overall Ligue 2 stats at home this season for Grenoble Foot 38 are 2-8-1 (wins-draw-losses). In general it's been a long time since Grenoble Foot 38 tasted defeat here at Stade des Alpes, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games.
Grenoble Foot 38 drew their last game, 0-0 away at Lens (placed 2nd). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Le Havre that ended 1-1.
Grenoble Foot 38 aren't scoring a lot here at Stade des Alpes in the league, with only 9 goals from 11 games. From these home matches, Grenoble Foot 38 have conceded only 8 goals.
Niort form and stats
There's been little loot from Niort's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 12 away games in the Ligue 2. Niort only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
Niort are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Ligue 2 against Orléans (placed 20th). A 3-4 defeat away at Caen before that.
Niort are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 12 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Niort have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Niort - Grenoble Foot 38 0-1. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four Grenoble Foot 38 victories, two draws and three Niort wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Sissoko 13 goals |   M. Djitte 6 goals |  J. Benet 4 goals |
Grenoble Foot 38 missing players
Niort missing players
| Grenoble Foot 38 | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 22 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 34 |
| 75% | 73% | 25% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 58% | 55% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 58% | 62% |
| 29% | 18% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 21% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 17% |
| 54% | 55% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 58% | 46% |
| 42% | 36% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 29% | 36% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 222 | 92 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 98 | 204 |
| 79 | 29 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 36 | 80 |
| 29% | 31% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 33% | 32% |
- Niort has the most dropped points from leading position (19)
- Niort haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lorient | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 51 |
| 2 | Lens | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 47 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | Clermont | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Troyes | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 41 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 35 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | Nancy | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 13 | Caen | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Rodez | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 27 |
| 15 | Chambly | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -8 | 27 |
| 16 | Châteauroux | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Niort | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 22 |
| 18 | Le Mans | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 21 |
| 19 | Paris | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -18 | 21 |
| 20 | Orléans | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -17 | 16 |