Football betting preview: Niort vs Caen

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 31.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Gaillard (10406 seats)

It's game two of the Ligue 2 season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Niort-Caen!

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.

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Niort form and stats

Last season, Niort's league statistics were 9 wins, 14 draws and 15 losses, resulting in a 18th position in the Ligue 2. Over these 38 matches they scored 34 goals and conceded 58. Playing at home last season Niort managed 6-6-7 (win-draw-lost) with 17 goals and 25 conceded.

Stress levels are on the rise for Niort's attacking players as they have now played 321 minutes without scoring in a league game. B. Matufueni was their last goal scorer.

Niort manager S. Desabre and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Valenciennes (placed 14th) in the Ligue 2. Darline Zidane Yongwa Ngameni was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.74 out of 10. The defender Ngameni won 16 of 23 duels.

Ahead of that match, Niort lost 0-2 at home to Guingamp.

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Caen form and stats

Let's have a look at how Caen performed last season in the Ligue 2: They landed a 17th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 14 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 34 and conceded 49 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 11 with 17/30 goals scored/conceded.

Caen won their last game, 4-0 versus Rodez played at home. Attacker Alexandre Mendy got a player rating of 9.35 in the game. "Man of the match" Mendy scored three goals. As mentioned above, Caen was the only team on the pitch versus Rodez in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Goalkeeper Rémy Riou was absolutely vital in the Caen victory against Rodez, making six saves. It's hard not to mention Alexandre Mendy's lethal finishing against Rodez. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Clermont.

Head 2 Head

Niort-Caen H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Niort three wins, Caen four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

CaenA. Mendy
A. Mendy
3 goals
CaenS. Shamal
S. Shamal
1 goals

Niort missing players

Caen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Niort Caen
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 4
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 8
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 11
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 80%
Niort Last season Caen
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
9 6   Won W   3 9
14 6   Drew D   5 14
15 7   Lost L   11 15
34 17   Scored S   17 34
58 25   Conceded C   30 49
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 87%
71% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 61%
39% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 39%
21% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 21%
11% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 8%
42% 37%   BTTS BTTS   42% 47%
29% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 26%
39% 37%   Failed to Score F T   53% 39%
 
3.1 3.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 4.4
5.3 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.6
2 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.3
10 4   Red cards R C   3 7
 
7.7 8.3   Shots (avg) S (   7.6 7.9
2.8 3.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.4
33% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 26%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Caen 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Paris 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Auxerre 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Pau 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Ajaccio 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 Toulouse 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Bastia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Dunkerque 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Nimes 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Quevilly Rouen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Guingamp 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Le Havre 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Niort 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Valenciennes 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Dijon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sochaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Amiens SC 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Nancy 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
20 Rodez 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season 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 38 23 8 7 60 36 19 15 3 1 32 15 19 8 5 6 28 21 24 77
2 Clermont 38 21 9 8 61 25 19 13 5 1 37 9 19 8 4 7 24 16 36 72
3 Toulouse 38 20 10 8 71 42 19 13 4 2 44 18 19 7 6 6 27 24 29 70
4 Grenoble Foot 38 38 18 11 9 51 35 19 12 6 1 35 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 16 65
5 Paris 38 17 13 8 53 37 19 11 5 3 31 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 16 64
6 Auxerre 38 16 14 8 64 43 19 10 6 3 38 18 19 6 8 5 26 25 21 62
7 Sochaux 38 12 15 11 45 37 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 6 8 5 21 15 8 51
8 Nancy 38 11 14 13 53 53 19 6 8 5 28 28 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 47
9 Guingamp 38 10 17 11 41 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 19 6 7 6 22 20 -2 47
10 Amiens SC 38 11 14 13 34 40 19 7 8 4 15 12 19 4 6 9 19 28 -6 47
11 Valenciennes 38 12 11 15 50 59 19 7 6 6 24 23 19 5 5 9 26 36 -9 47
12 Le Havre 38 11 14 13 38 48 19 4 8 7 16 23 19 7 6 6 22 25 -10 47
13 Ajaccio 38 11 13 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 19 3 7 9 13 26 -9 46
14 Pau 38 11 11 16 42 49 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 2 6 11 16 30 -7 44
15 Rodez 38 8 19 11 38 44 19 6 9 4 23 20 19 2 10 7 15 24 -6 43
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 19 6 8 5 22 18 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 19 6 9 4 17 19 19 3 5 11 17 30 -15 41
18 Niort 38 9 14 15 34 58 19 6 6 7 17 25 19 3 8 8 17 33 -24 41
19 Chambly 38 9 11 18 41 64 19 7 3 9 21 27 19 2 8 9 20 37 -23 38
20 Chateauroux 38 4 11 23 32 58 19 3 5 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 23

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 Caen 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Paris 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Auxerre 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Pau 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Ajaccio 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 Toulouse 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Bastia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Dunkerque 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Nimes 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Quevilly Rouen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Guingamp 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Le Havre 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Niort 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Valenciennes 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Dijon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sochaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Amiens SC 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Nancy 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
20 Rodez 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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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.