The visiting Bordeaux side are thought to be odds-on at Niort, as the visitors have a 19 point supremacy from their 22 league games this season.
- Niort have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Ligue 2
- Bordeaux have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Ligue 2
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!
Niort form and stats
Niort's struggle is real here at Stade René Gaillard with only 11 points collected from 11 Ligue 2 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-2-6. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Niort, their manager de Almeida and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
It's back home for Niort, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Dijon away with the result 1-0. Olaitan found the net in that victory. Sweet to taste a league victory after four fixtures without. Goalkeeper Michel got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.13 out of ten. Michel topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Amiens SC (1-3).Niort have scored {9 league goals} here from 11 matches, not a lot. Niort have conceded 17 from these games. When Niort hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Rodez, Saint-Étienne, Pau, Nimes, Laval and Dijon), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Bordeaux form and stats
5-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Bordeaux in their Ligue 2 matches away. Momentum is building for Bordeaux in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
It's the second away game in a row for Bordeaux, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Pau (placed 15th) last time out. Nsimba was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.1. The defender Nsimba served one assist, hit three key passes and won 6 of 11 duels.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Le Havre.Bordeaux have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the participants faced each other previously this season; Bordeaux - Niort 1-0. Previous four meetings involving these contenders: Niort won zero, Bordeaux were winners in two and we saw two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Maja 11 goals |   B. Boutobba 9 goals |
Niort missing players
Bordeaux missing players
| Niort | Bordeaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 10 | 16 | 31 |
| 35 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 64% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 73% | 68% |
| 55% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 41% |
| 18% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 14% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 36% | 41% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 41% |
| 45% | 45% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 27% |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.7 | 9.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.1 | 10.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| 25% | 22% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 46% | 34% |
| 10.5 | 10.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 10 | 8.7 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3 |
- Bordeaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bordeaux have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the the worst goal difference (-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 | Le Havre | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 47 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 36 |
| 5 | Bastia | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 34 |
| 6 | Metz | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Caen | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | Quevilly Rouen | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | Annecy | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Paris | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 28 |
| 13 | Guingamp | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Laval | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Pau | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Nimes | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 22 |
| 17 | Dijon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 18 | Saint-Étienne | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Rodez | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -10 | 20 |
| 20 | Niort | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -16 | 20 |
