Ligue 2 match information and numbers: Niort host Ajaccio

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Gaillard (10406 seats)

Top-drawer Ajaccio visit Niort after their 2-1-result versus Rodez. Get out our complete preview!

Insights:
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Ligue 2

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Ajaccio, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Niort form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Niort have managed 6 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 12 games. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Niort with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Le Havre game, 28 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Niort haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 284 minutes ago. Sissoko scored that one.

Niort faced defeat in their previous match, away at Guingamp (0-1).

Preceding that match was the home game against Auxerre that was lost 0-1.

Niort are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. Niort have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Ajaccio form and stats

The visitors are W6-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.

Ajaccio won their last game, 2-1 versus Rodez played at home. Midfield player Nouri was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.14/10. Nouri scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Sochaux.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ajaccio are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties meet on the pitch this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Ajaccio - Niort 0-0. Previous ten meetings involving these participants: Niort won two, Ajaccio were winners in four and we saw four draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

AjaccioR. Nouri
R. Nouri
7 goals
NiortI. Sissoko
I. Sissoko
6 goals
NiortB. Boutobba
B. Boutobba
5 goals

Niort missing players

Ajaccio missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Niort Ajaccio
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 12 4 Played P 5 13 26
10 6 2 Won W 2 6 14
5 2 1 Drew D 1 3 6
11 4 1 Lost L 2 4 6
28 15 6 Scored S 4 11 24
27 9 3 Conceded C 4 10 14
85% 83% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 85%
62% 58% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 54% 42%
42% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 8% 12%
19% 17% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 8%
4% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
31% 25% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 15% 15%
38% 50% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 54% 62%
46% 42% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 38% 38%
 
3.5 3.9 2.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.8 4.3
5.8 5.4 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.2 4.1
1.4 1.1 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.3 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
8.3 9.3 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 5.5 7.5
3.3 3.7 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.3 3.1
32% 34% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 37% 30%
 
8.7 8.5 11 Shots against (avg) S A 8 7.9 6
3.3 2.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.3 3
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Ligue 2
  • Ajaccio have the most clean sheets (16) 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 Toulouse 26 15 9 2 58 21 13 8 4 1 36 12 13 7 5 1 22 9 37 54
2 Paris 26 15 6 5 39 22 13 8 4 1 21 9 13 7 2 4 18 13 17 51
3 Ajaccio 26 14 6 6 24 14 13 8 3 2 13 4 13 6 3 4 11 10 10 48
4 Auxerre 26 12 9 5 38 27 13 6 4 3 23 13 13 6 5 2 15 14 11 45
5 Sochaux 26 12 8 6 29 24 13 6 4 3 13 10 13 6 4 3 16 14 5 44
6 Le Havre 26 9 11 6 25 24 14 5 5 4 12 11 12 4 6 2 13 13 1 38
7 Niort 26 10 5 11 28 27 12 6 2 4 15 9 14 4 3 7 13 18 1 35
8 Pau 26 10 5 11 27 29 13 8 1 4 18 10 13 2 4 7 9 19 -2 35
9 Nîmes 26 10 5 11 32 35 13 5 3 5 16 16 13 5 2 6 16 19 -3 35
10 Guingamp 26 8 10 8 28 33 13 5 5 3 18 16 13 3 5 5 10 17 -5 34
11 Amiens SC 26 7 12 7 34 24 14 6 4 4 23 11 12 1 8 3 11 13 10 33
12 Caen 26 8 8 10 33 29 14 6 1 7 20 14 12 2 7 3 13 15 4 32
13 Dijon 26 9 3 14 30 36 13 5 2 6 16 17 13 4 1 8 14 19 -6 30
14 Rodez 26 7 9 10 22 28 12 3 6 3 9 9 14 4 3 7 13 19 -6 30
15 Valenciennes 26 7 9 10 26 35 13 4 2 7 17 24 13 3 7 3 9 11 -9 30
16 Bastia 26 6 11 9 26 26 13 3 10 0 13 6 13 3 1 9 13 20 0 29
17 Quevilly Rouen 26 7 8 11 23 35 12 3 6 3 12 14 14 4 2 8 11 21 -12 29
18 Dunkerque 26 7 6 13 21 32 14 4 5 5 11 13 12 3 1 8 10 19 -11 27
19 Grenoble Foot 38 26 7 4 15 20 36 13 6 1 6 15 16 13 1 3 9 5 20 -16 25
20 Nancy 26 4 8 14 21 47 12 3 4 5 10 19 14 1 4 9 11 28 -26 20

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 26 15 9 2 58 21 13 8 4 1 36 12 13 7 5 1 22 9 37 54
2 Paris 26 15 6 5 39 22 13 8 4 1 21 9 13 7 2 4 18 13 17 51
3 Ajaccio 26 14 6 6 24 14 13 8 3 2 13 4 13 6 3 4 11 10 10 48
4 Auxerre 26 12 9 5 38 27 13 6 4 3 23 13 13 6 5 2 15 14 11 45
5 Sochaux 26 12 8 6 29 24 13 6 4 3 13 10 13 6 4 3 16 14 5 44
6 Le Havre 26 9 11 6 25 24 14 5 5 4 12 11 12 4 6 2 13 13 1 38
7 Niort 26 10 5 11 28 27 12 6 2 4 15 9 14 4 3 7 13 18 1 35
8 Pau 26 10 5 11 27 29 13 8 1 4 18 10 13 2 4 7 9 19 -2 35
9 Nîmes 26 10 5 11 32 35 13 5 3 5 16 16 13 5 2 6 16 19 -3 35
10 Guingamp 26 8 10 8 28 33 13 5 5 3 18 16 13 3 5 5 10 17 -5 34
11 Amiens SC 26 7 12 7 34 24 14 6 4 4 23 11 12 1 8 3 11 13 10 33
12 Caen 26 8 8 10 33 29 14 6 1 7 20 14 12 2 7 3 13 15 4 32
13 Dijon 26 9 3 14 30 36 13 5 2 6 16 17 13 4 1 8 14 19 -6 30
14 Rodez 26 7 9 10 22 28 12 3 6 3 9 9 14 4 3 7 13 19 -6 30
15 Valenciennes 26 7 9 10 26 35 13 4 2 7 17 24 13 3 7 3 9 11 -9 30
16 Bastia 26 6 11 9 26 26 13 3 10 0 13 6 13 3 1 9 13 20 0 29
17 Quevilly Rouen 26 7 8 11 23 35 12 3 6 3 12 14 14 4 2 8 11 21 -12 29
18 Dunkerque 26 7 6 13 21 32 14 4 5 5 11 13 12 3 1 8 10 19 -11 27
19 Grenoble Foot 38 26 7 4 15 20 36 13 6 1 6 15 16 13 1 3 9 5 20 -16 25
20 Nancy 26 4 8 14 21 47 12 3 4 5 10 19 14 1 4 9 11 28 -26 20

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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.