Stade Marcel-Picot: Nancy vs Niort Ligue 2 stats, lineups and information

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Marcel-Picot (20087 seats)

Loyal fans at Stade Marcel-Picot haven’t celebrated many home wins this season, with Nancy rotting in the 20th spot. The visiting Niort will believe to guard their higher league place in this fixture.

Insights:
  • Nancy have the most conceded goals (55) in Ligue 2
  • Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This promises to be an action-packed game with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Nancy form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Nancy have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 15 games. Nancy has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Cartier and the players.

Stress levels are on the rise for Nancy's attacking players as they have now played 194 minutes without scoring in a league game. Ciss was their last goal scorer.

No payout for Nancy in their previous match, an away game at Sochaux that ended in defeat 0-1. Defender Fontaine got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.42/10. Fontaine won 4 of 7 duels.

Ahead of that match, Nancy lost 0-2 at home to Ajaccio.

There will be little rest for Nancy after this match as they are travelling to Rodez for a Ligue 2 game in only two days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nancy here at Stade Marcel-Picot in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 15 games). Nancy have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Niort form and stats

Niort have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 4-4-8 (16 played).

There were no winners in Niort's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Nîmes (placed 13th). Conté was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Conté won 8 of 9 duels.

A 1-1 draw at Rodez's stadium before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Niort are hosting Bastia in the Ligue 2 only two days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Niort as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Niort have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Niort - Nancy 1-3 was the result in these squads' last head-to-head match, earlier this season. Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Nancy, six draws and two wins for Niort. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

NiortI. Sissoko
I. Sissoko
9 goals
NancyM. Biron
M. Biron
7 goals
NancyM. Thiam
M. Thiam
5 goals

Nancy missing players

Niort missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nancy Niort
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 6 16 32
5 4 1 Won W 2 4 11
8 4 2 Drew D 2 4 8
19 7 1 Lost L 2 8 13
25 13 4 Scored S 6 14 32
55 22 6 Conceded C 5 21 32
94% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 88% 84%
75% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 62%
44% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 34%
22% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 16%
9% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
50% 40% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 31%
12% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 38%
44% 47% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 47%
 
4.7 5.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.4 3.5
5 4.6 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.9 5.3
1.8 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.6 1.3
12 5 2 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.8 11.7 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 7.3 8
3.8 4.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.1 3.1
21% 19% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 28% 32%
 
10.3 9.5 7 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8.3 8.1
4.7 4.5 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 3.4 2.9
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Nancy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Nancy have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the most conceded goals (55) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the most conceded goals in the first half (31) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the the worst goal difference (-30) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Toulouse 32 20 9 3 75 29 16 11 4 1 46 13 16 9 5 2 29 16 46 69
2 Ajaccio 32 18 7 7 30 16 16 10 3 3 16 6 16 8 4 4 14 10 14 61
3 Auxerre 32 16 10 6 49 34 16 8 4 4 28 17 16 8 6 2 21 17 15 58
4 Sochaux 32 16 9 7 38 28 16 9 4 3 17 10 16 7 5 4 21 18 10 57
5 Paris 31 16 8 7 44 29 15 9 5 1 24 10 16 7 3 6 20 19 15 56
6 Caen 32 12 9 11 46 35 16 8 1 7 26 16 16 4 8 4 20 19 11 45
7 Le Havre 32 11 11 10 32 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 15 5 6 4 16 17 -2 44
8 Pau 32 12 6 14 33 36 16 10 1 5 22 13 16 2 5 9 11 23 -3 42
9 Guingamp 32 10 12 10 37 41 16 6 6 4 24 22 16 4 6 6 13 19 -4 42
10 Amiens SC 32 9 14 9 39 33 17 7 6 4 25 12 15 2 8 5 14 21 6 41
11 Niort 32 11 8 13 32 32 16 7 4 5 18 11 16 4 4 8 14 21 0 41
12 Dijon 31 12 5 14 35 37 16 8 2 6 20 17 15 4 3 8 15 20 -2 41
13 Nîmes 32 11 7 14 35 41 16 5 4 7 18 21 16 6 3 7 17 20 -6 40
14 Bastia 32 8 15 9 31 29 16 4 12 0 16 8 16 4 3 9 15 21 2 39
15 Valenciennes 32 8 12 12 30 41 16 4 4 8 18 27 16 4 8 4 12 14 -11 36
16 Quevilly Rouen 32 8 10 14 26 42 16 4 7 5 14 18 16 4 3 9 12 24 -16 34
17 Rodez 32 7 12 13 25 37 15 3 8 4 12 14 17 4 4 9 13 23 -12 33
18 Grenoble Foot 38 32 9 6 17 23 40 16 6 3 7 16 19 16 3 3 10 7 21 -17 33
19 Dunkerque 32 8 6 18 25 41 16 5 5 6 13 15 16 3 1 12 12 26 -16 30
20 Nancy 32 5 8 19 25 55 15 4 4 7 13 22 17 1 4 12 12 33 -30 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Toulouse 32 20 9 3 75 29 16 11 4 1 46 13 16 9 5 2 29 16 46 69
2 Ajaccio 32 18 7 7 30 16 16 10 3 3 16 6 16 8 4 4 14 10 14 61
3 Auxerre 32 16 10 6 49 34 16 8 4 4 28 17 16 8 6 2 21 17 15 58
4 Sochaux 32 16 9 7 38 28 16 9 4 3 17 10 16 7 5 4 21 18 10 57
5 Paris 31 16 8 7 44 29 15 9 5 1 24 10 16 7 3 6 20 19 15 56
6 Caen 32 12 9 11 46 35 16 8 1 7 26 16 16 4 8 4 20 19 11 45
7 Le Havre 32 11 11 10 32 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 15 5 6 4 16 17 -2 44
8 Pau 32 12 6 14 33 36 16 10 1 5 22 13 16 2 5 9 11 23 -3 42
9 Guingamp 32 10 12 10 37 41 16 6 6 4 24 22 16 4 6 6 13 19 -4 42
10 Amiens SC 32 9 14 9 39 33 17 7 6 4 25 12 15 2 8 5 14 21 6 41
11 Niort 32 11 8 13 32 32 16 7 4 5 18 11 16 4 4 8 14 21 0 41
12 Dijon 31 12 5 14 35 37 16 8 2 6 20 17 15 4 3 8 15 20 -2 41
13 Nîmes 32 11 7 14 35 41 16 5 4 7 18 21 16 6 3 7 17 20 -6 40
14 Bastia 32 8 15 9 31 29 16 4 12 0 16 8 16 4 3 9 15 21 2 39
15 Valenciennes 32 8 12 12 30 41 16 4 4 8 18 27 16 4 8 4 12 14 -11 36
16 Quevilly Rouen 32 8 10 14 26 42 16 4 7 5 14 18 16 4 3 9 12 24 -16 34
17 Rodez 32 7 12 13 25 37 15 3 8 4 12 14 17 4 4 9 13 23 -12 33
18 Grenoble Foot 38 32 9 6 17 23 40 16 6 3 7 16 19 16 3 3 10 7 21 -17 33
19 Dunkerque 32 8 6 18 25 41 16 5 5 6 13 15 16 3 1 12 12 26 -16 30
20 Nancy 32 5 8 19 25 55 15 4 4 7 13 22 17 1 4 12 12 33 -30 23

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