Le Havre vs Niort: Match guide and preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 19.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Océane (25181 seats)

Only a few games have been played in the Ligue 2 so far, with Le Havre placed 8th and Niort sitting in the 3rd position.

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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Le Havre form and stats

Le Havre have only played one Ligue 2 game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats from 14 matches.

It's back home for Havre, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Guingamp away with the result 3-1. Jamal Thiaré (2) found the net in that victory. Ahead of that match, Havre won a home game hosting Amiens SC (1-0).

Early season league goal statistics from Le Havre's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.

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Niort form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Ligue 2, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 2 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats from 14 matches.

Ibno Ba scored in Niort's previous match, the home game against Nancy that ended 1-0. A draw for Niort before that, at their own venue hosting Chambly (1-1).

1 goal so far away for Niort, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Havre-Niort H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Le Havre three wins, Niort one win, six draws. one of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

HavreJ. Thiaré
J. Thiaré
2 goals
NiortP. Bâ
P. Bâ
2 goals
NiortA. Baroan
A. Baroan
1 goals

Le Havre missing players

Niort missing players

Le Havre Niort
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
4 1 0 Scored S 0 1 3
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 2.7
3.7 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 3.3
3.3 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 3 0 Total Shots T S 0 10 29
6 2 0 Shots on Target S O 0 3 12
67% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 25%
Le Havre Last season Niort
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   14 28
11 5   Won W   2 6
11 7   Drew D   3 8
6 2   Lost L   9 14
38 18   Scored S   14 30
25 10   Conceded C   25 41
89% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
71% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 64%
43% 29%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 36%
21% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   36% 25%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 14%
50% 50%   BTTS BTTS   64% 50%
36% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   14% 21%
25% 21%   Failed to Score F T   21% 32%
 
4.8 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 3.7
5 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 5.5
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.1
6 3   Red cards R C   6 6
 
304 155   Total Shots T S   112 240
108 54   Shots on Target S O   42 95
35% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 5 9
2 Caen 3 2 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 7
3 Niort 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
4 Troyes 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 6
5 Sochaux 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Valenciennes 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6
7 Grenoble Foot 38 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 6
8 Le Havre 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 6
9 Clermont 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
10 Dunkerque 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
11 Rodez 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 4
12 Amiens SC 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
13 Châteauroux 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 3
14 Auxerre 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 3
15 Nancy 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 1
16 Guingamp 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 -3 1
17 Chambly 3 0 1 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
18 Pau 3 0 1 2 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 1
19 Ajaccio 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
20 Toulouse 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 5 -3 0
Last season 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 Orleans 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.