Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Niort - Caen!
Niort and Caen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Niort form and stats
Niort must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Ligue 2 games here at Stade René Gaillard.
In their previous game, the manager S. Desabre led his Niort to a defeat in the Ligue 2 match away at Châteauroux. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade René Gaillard. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Paris that ended 2-2.
Niort has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. 3 goals have been conceded.
Caen form and stats
Caen, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Ligue 2, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Ligue 2, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
Caen are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Ligue 2 against Amiens SC (placed 17th). A 0-1 defeat away at Valenciennes before that.
Caen goalie Rémy Riou was high and low in the Amiens SC game, contributing six saves towards the victory.
Caen have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 3 goals have been scored. The Caen defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 3 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - three - three (Niort wins - draws - Caen wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Kemen 3 goals | P. Bâ 2 goals |   Y. Bammou 2 goals |
Niort missing players
Caen missing players
| Niort | Caen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 3.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | 28 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 25 | 40 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 32% | 33% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 33% |
- Caen has the fewest conceded goals (1) in Ligue 2
- Caen has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Ligue 2
- Caen has the most clean sheets (5) in Ligue 2
- Caen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Niort have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 | Paris | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Caen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Niort | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Troyes | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Dunkerque | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Clermont | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Le Havre | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 12 | Rodez | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Châteauroux | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Toulouse | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Nancy | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Chambly | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
| 20 | Pau | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 |