A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Lorient and Niort should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Niort play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Niort when playing on artificial turf are 0 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from two matches. They have scored 1 goal and conceded 1 time in these games.
Lorient form and stats
Lorient have played 6 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Lorient will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Ligue 2 game against Lens (placed 1st). Before that game, the home loss against Troyes with the scoreline 0-1.
Lorient has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Defensively Lorient have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Niort form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Niort playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Niort are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligue 2 home defeat versus Sochaux with 0-2 on the scoreboard. The game before that, in the Coupe de la Ligue, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Toulouse.
The attacking power of Niort when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Niort are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Lorient-Niort H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Lorient 1 win, Niort 1 win, 3 draws. 2 of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Y. Wissa 7 goals |   I. Sissoko 6 goals |  P. Hamel 3 goals |
Lorient missing players
Niort missing players
| Lorient | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 92% |
| 54% | 33% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 4.7 | 6.2 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 4.8 | 3.8 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 1.8 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- Lorient have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Lens | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Troyes | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Lorient | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 6 | Guingamp | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Le Havre | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Rodez | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Clermont | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Nancy | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Auxerre | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 14 | Niort | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Caen | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 | Chambly | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Le Mans | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | Châteauroux | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 19 | Orléans | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 9 |
| 20 | Paris | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 9 |