With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Niort fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Ajaccio.
- Niort have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals (10) in Ligue 2
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Niort form and stats
3-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Niort so far this season.
Niort are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-6 away versus Auxerre. Ahead of that match, Niort won a home game hosting Clermont (1-0).
As you see from the result above, Niort suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Mathieu Michel had a busy but productive day in the Auxerre match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Niort, as the Ligue 2 home game vs Grenoble Foot 38 is only three days away.
The Niort fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Niort have conceded only 5 goals.
Ajaccio form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Ajaccio, who have the fewest scored goals (10) in Ligue 2, have produced an overall stat of 2-2-3 so far. The Ajaccio manager O. Pantaloni is a generous human being, having led his team to four draws in a row during the last 35 days. Ajaccio has drawn their two previous away games.
Ajaccio played 1-1 against Le Havre in their previous match. A 1-1 draw at Valenciennes's stadium before that.
Goalkeeper Benjamin Leroy made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Le Havre. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. As mentioned above, Ajaccio drew the match against Le Havre. Manager O. Pantaloni brought on Gaëtan Courtet to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Ajaccio are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 7 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Ajaccio have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Niort wins - draws - Ajaccio wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Bâ 7 goals | O. Kemen 3 goals |   R. Nouri 3 goals |
Niort missing players
Ajaccio missing players
| Niort | Ajaccio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 22 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 69% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 57% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 36% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 10.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 7 | 7.4 |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 38% | 36% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 29% | 21% |
- Ajaccio has the fewest scored goals (10) in Ligue 2
- Ajaccio have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ajaccio haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Niort have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Niort haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Troyes | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Paris | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 24 |
| 5 | Clermont | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 6 | Toulouse | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Caen | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Dunkerque | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Niort | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| 12 | Amiens SC | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Ajaccio | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 16 | Pau | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Nancy | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Chateauroux | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 19 | Rodez | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 11 |
| 20 | Chambly | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 11 |