Guingamp fights Niort in Ligue 2 battle

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 13.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Roudourou (18378 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Guingamp are in the 8th position while the guesting Niort worry at 18th.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Guingamp form and stats

Overall Ligue 2 stats at home this season for Guingamp are 5-6-3 (wins-draw-losses).

In their previous game, the manager S. Didot led his Guingamp to a defeat in the Ligue 2 match away at Rodez. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade du Roudourou. Heartbreak before that as Guingamp lost 1-2 at Le Mans's place.

The Guingamp fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. Guingamp have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Niort form and stats

Niort have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-3-9 (14 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Niort have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Orléans game.

There were no winners in Niort's previous match, a Ligue 2 home game that ended 1-1 vs Nancy (placed 12th). Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Auxerre's place.

The visiting Niort have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 14 games. In the opposite end, Niort have conceded 25 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Niort - Guingamp 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Guingamp won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Niort has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight

Top Goalscorers

NiortI. Sissoko
I. Sissoko
15 goals
GuingampF. Pierrot
F. Pierrot
8 goals
GuingampB. Pelé
B. Pelé
7 goals

Guingamp missing players

Niort missing players

Guingamp Niort
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 6 14 28
10 5 3 Won W 0 2 6
9 6 1 Drew D 1 3 8
9 3 0 Lost L 5 9 14
40 20 9 Scored S 9 14 30
33 14 2 Conceded C 16 25 41
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
71% 71% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 64%
46% 36% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 43% 36%
25% 14% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 36% 25%
14% 14% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 21% 14%
54% 64% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 50%
29% 21% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 21%
25% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 32%
 
6 6.3 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.1 3.7
4.5 3.8 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 5.4 5.5
1.7 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.1
3 2 0 Red cards R C 4 6 6
 
359 196 57 Total Shots T S 43 112 240
141 71 27 Shots on Target S O 16 42 95
28% 28% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 33% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Guingamp haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Niort has the most dropped points from leading position (21)
  • Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 28 17 3 8 45 25 14 9 1 4 22 12 14 8 2 4 23 13 20 54
2 Lens 28 15 8 5 39 24 14 9 3 2 19 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 15 53
3 Ajaccio 28 15 7 6 38 22 14 6 4 4 17 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 16 52
4 Troyes 28 16 3 9 34 25 14 8 1 5 20 17 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 51
5 Clermont 28 14 8 6 35 25 14 7 3 4 21 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 10 50
6 Le Havre 28 11 11 6 38 25 14 5 7 2 18 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 13 44
7 Valenciennes 28 11 9 8 24 20 14 7 5 2 14 7 14 4 4 6 10 13 4 42
8 Guingamp 28 10 9 9 40 33 14 5 6 3 20 14 14 5 3 6 20 19 7 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 28 7 14 7 27 29 14 3 8 3 13 13 14 4 6 4 14 16 -2 35
10 Chambly 28 9 8 11 26 32 15 4 4 7 12 21 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 35
11 Auxerre 28 8 10 10 31 30 14 5 7 2 19 12 14 3 3 8 12 18 1 34
12 Nancy 28 6 16 6 27 26 14 6 6 2 16 9 14 0 10 4 11 17 1 34
13 Caen 28 8 10 10 33 34 14 4 5 5 14 17 14 4 5 5 19 17 -1 34
14 Sochaux 28 8 10 10 28 30 14 6 5 3 17 11 14 2 5 7 11 19 -2 34
15 Châteauroux 28 9 7 12 22 38 14 3 4 7 11 23 14 6 3 5 11 15 -16 34
16 Rodez 28 8 8 12 31 34 14 6 3 5 22 18 14 2 5 7 9 16 -3 32
17 Paris 28 7 7 14 22 40 13 3 2 8 9 22 15 4 5 6 13 18 -18 28
18 Niort 28 6 8 14 30 41 14 4 5 5 16 16 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 26
19 Le Mans 28 7 5 16 30 45 14 5 3 6 16 17 14 2 2 10 14 28 -15 26
20 Orléans 28 4 7 17 21 43 14 2 2 10 8 23 14 2 5 7 13 20 -22 19

Read more about Ligue 2

Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.