Neutral parties would believe there's a significant gulf in performance between these sides based on table positions so far, with Le Havre ahead of Niort by 25 points.
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Ligue 2
Both squads have had plentiful rest since their last match. Let's wish for an energetic game!
Le Havre form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Océane for Le Havre. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. Le Havre has a nice streak going on as they have played 21 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).
The home team returns to Stade Océane after drawing with Sochaux (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Havre's goalie Desmas played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Sochaux with a stunning seven saves.
In the match before that, Le Havre hosted Paris and drew the game 0-0.Low on goals? Looking at this club's last 12 league matches, 10 have seen two goals or less.
Le Havre has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Havre have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {4 goals}.
Niort form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Niort so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
The supporters enjoyed Niort's previous fixture versus Bordeaux (placed 3rd), a 3-1 win played at home. Niort goalie Michel was high and low in the Bordeaux game, contributing six saves towards the victory.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Dijon.The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Niort rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Havre have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Niort.The newest recorded result featuring both these sides is the Niort - Le Havre 0-1 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Boutobba 9 goals |   N. Alioui 5 goals |  Q. Cornette 5 goals |
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| Le Havre | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 36 |
| 83% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 91% |
| 57% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 65% |
| 26% | 27% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 57% |
| 13% | 9% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 22% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 13% |
| 39% | 36% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 45% | 52% |
| 57% | 64% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 13% |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 45% | 43% |
| 5 | 4.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.6 | 9.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 8 | 8.9 |
| 3.6 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 40% | 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 28% | 28% |
| 6.2 | 5.5 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.5 | 10.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4 |
- Le Havre have not yet lost a game at home.
- Le Havre have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Le Havre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most clean sheets (13) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most points (25) at home in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the the best goal difference (+23) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the the worst goal difference (-14) 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 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
| 5 | Metz | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Quevilly Rouen | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 | Bastia | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Caen | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Annecy | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Paris | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Laval | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 28 |
| 15 | Pau | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | Saint-Etienne | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 24 |
| 17 | Nimes | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Niort | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -14 | 23 |
| 19 | Dijon | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 20 | Rodez | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -10 | 21 |
