Get set for Ligue 2 and Niort - Dunkerque. In this super-preview you'll get stats, results, numbercrunching, trends and stories!
- Niort have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Ligue 2
It's no vacation for neither Niort nor Dunkerque as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Niort form and stats
The Ligue 2 results playing at home this season for Niort are 5-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Niort after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Niort, as their goalkeeper Quentin Braat has completely shut out the opponents for 186 minutes in the Ligue 2.
Niort are returning here after visiting Caen and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Sissoko (2) scored the goal(s). Sissoko, who plays in attack, was the best player for the team in that match, receiving a rating of 8.75 (out of 10). Sissoko scored two goals.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Pau in a game that was won 3-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Niort, as the Ligue 2 home game vs Le Havre is only four days away.
Niort are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, Niort have conceded only 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Dunkerque form and stats
Dunkerque have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-1-6 (9 played). Bitter travels for Dunkerque as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Valenciennes match.
Dunkerque delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Paris (placed 4th) in their previous match. Tchokounte, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.6. Tchokounte scored one goal.
A draw for Dunkerque before that, at their own venue hosting Sochaux (0-0).Dunkerque are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and nine defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Ligue 2 trip to Nimes.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Dunkerque's away games in the league this season with only 9 goals from 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Dunkerque have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These sides faced each other earlier this match year: Dunkerque - Niort 1-2. Last three meetings involving these squads: Niort won one, Dunkerque triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Tchokounté 7 goals |   I. Sissoko 5 goals |  B. Boutobba 4 goals |
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| Niort | Dunkerque | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 21 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 10 | 15 | 27 |
| 85% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 70% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 71% |
| 50% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 67% | 33% |
| 20% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 22% | 10% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 35% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | 43% |
| 40% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 40% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 44% | 48% |
| 3.4 | 4.2 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 6 | 5.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.8 | 4.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 9.8 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 35% | 37% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 26% |
| 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.6 | 9.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
- Dunkerque have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Dunkerque have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Dunkerque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dunkerque have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Ligue 2
- Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Ligue 2
- Dunkerque have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Dunkerque haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Niort have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Toulouse | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 40 |
| 4 | Paris | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Niort | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Nimes | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Dijon | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Pau | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Rodez | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | Amiens SC | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 14 | Caen | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Quevilly Rouen | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Bastia | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 24 |
| 17 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Valenciennes | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -13 | 22 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 18 |
| 20 | Nancy | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -22 | 15 |
