Nîmes - Niort in Ligue 2: Numbers, team selections, games, the latest developments and reports. Read our broad preview!
- Nîmes is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Nîmes form and stats
Nîmes's struggle is real here at Stade des Costières with only 6 points collected from 6 Ligue 2 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-2. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Nîmes, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Nîmes are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Guingamp. Lucas Dias had a busy but productive day in the Guingamp match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. The talented striker Moussa Koné outshone all the other players in that game and managed a match rating of 7.64 out of 10. Koné scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Nîmes lost 0-2 at home to Ajaccio.Nîmes have scored 5 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Nîmes's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Niort form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Niort in their previous game, as they lost their Ligue 2-match, hosting Rodez, 0-2. Lenny Vallier got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Vallier hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 22 successful passes (of 27 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Quevilly Rouen.The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Niort have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: Nîmes won six, Niort triumphed in four and we saw zero draws. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.Nîmes missing players
Niort missing players
| Nîmes | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 85% | 67% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 71% | 77% |
| 77% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 54% |
| 46% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 38% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 23% |
| 31% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 46% |
| 38% | 67% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 54% |
| 5.1 | 7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 4.5 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.3 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 30% | 22% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 26% | 30% |
- Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nîmes have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Nîmes is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 28 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Paris | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Niort | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Pau | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Caen | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Rodez | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Dijon | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Nîmes | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 17 | Dunkerque | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 19 | Bastia | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 11 |
| 20 | Nancy | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 8 |