Possible nail-biting contest in Niort - Chambly game

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 29.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Gaillard (10406 seats)

After the first game it's Niort - Chambly 3-0 in points. Who will triumph in this second Ligue 2 game of the season?

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Niort form and stats

Niort enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Guingamp's place. The match ended 1-0 with Ibno Ba scoring. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Nancy that ended 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Niort have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won four, drawn five and lost three.

Last season, Niort's league statistics were 6 wins, 8 draws and 14 losses, resulting in a 18th position in the Ligue 2. Over these 28 matches they scored 30 goals and conceded 41. Playing at home last season Niort managed 4-5-5 (win-draw-lost) with 16 goals and 16 conceded.

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Chambly form and stats

Home advantage was not enough for Chambly in their previous game, as they lost their Ligue 2-match, hosting Paris, 0-3. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Le Mans.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Chambly playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were nine Chambly wins, three draws and four defeats.

Let's have a look at how Chambly performed last season in the Ligue 2: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 8 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 26 and conceded 32 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 4 with 14/11 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

NiortP. Bâ
P. Bâ
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Niort missing players

Chambly missing players

Niort Chambly
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 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% 0%
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% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 1
5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 6
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 1
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Niort Last season Chambly
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   13 28
6 4   Won W   5 9
8 5   Drew D   4 8
14 5   Lost L   4 11
30 16   Scored S   14 26
41 16   Conceded C   11 32
96% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   77% 79%
64% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 54%
36% 29%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   46% 43%
25% 14%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 18%
14% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 11%
50% 36%   BTTS BTTS   15% 29%
21% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   54% 43%
32% 43%   Failed to Score F T   54% 50%
 
3.7 3.3   Corners for (avg) C F   2.8 3.4
5.5 5.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.2
2.1 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.3
6 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
240 128   Total Shots T S   86 227
95 53   Shots on Target S O   29 80
32% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   48% 32%

  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 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Valenciennes 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Sochaux 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Amiens SC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Châteauroux 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Dunkerque 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Niort 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Rodez 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Caen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Clermont 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Ajaccio 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Guingamp 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Nancy 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Toulouse 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Auxerre 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Chambly 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Pau 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 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 Lorient 28 17 3 8 45 25 14 9 1 4 22 12 14 8 2 4 23 13 20 54
2 Lens 28 15 8 5 39 24 14 9 3 2 19 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 15 53
3 Ajaccio 28 15 7 6 38 22 14 6 4 4 17 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 16 52
4 Troyes 28 16 3 9 34 25 14 8 1 5 20 17 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 51
5 Clermont 28 14 8 6 35 25 14 7 3 4 21 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 10 50
6 Le Havre 28 11 11 6 38 25 14 5 7 2 18 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 13 44
7 Valenciennes 28 11 9 8 24 20 14 7 5 2 14 7 14 4 4 6 10 13 4 42
8 Guingamp 28 10 9 9 40 33 14 5 6 3 20 14 14 5 3 6 20 19 7 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 28 7 14 7 27 29 14 3 8 3 13 13 14 4 6 4 14 16 -2 35
10 Chambly 28 9 8 11 26 32 15 4 4 7 12 21 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 35
11 Auxerre 28 8 10 10 31 30 14 5 7 2 19 12 14 3 3 8 12 18 1 34
12 Nancy 28 6 16 6 27 26 14 6 6 2 16 9 14 0 10 4 11 17 1 34
13 Caen 28 8 10 10 33 34 14 4 5 5 14 17 14 4 5 5 19 17 -1 34
14 Sochaux 28 8 10 10 28 30 14 6 5 3 17 11 14 2 5 7 11 19 -2 34
15 Châteauroux 28 9 7 12 22 38 14 3 4 7 11 23 14 6 3 5 11 15 -16 34
16 Rodez 28 8 8 12 31 34 14 6 3 5 22 18 14 2 5 7 9 16 -3 32
17 Paris 28 7 7 14 22 40 13 3 2 8 9 22 15 4 5 6 13 18 -18 28
18 Niort 28 6 8 14 30 41 14 4 5 5 16 16 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 26
19 Le Mans 28 7 5 16 30 45 14 5 3 6 16 17 14 2 2 10 14 28 -15 26
20 Orleans 28 4 7 17 21 43 14 2 2 10 8 23 14 2 5 7 13 20 -22 19

Read more about Ligue 2

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.