Most would pick Niort in this fixture against Dunkerque, but the away side will resist to the end. Here's our match guide!
- Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Ligue 2
Niort form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Niort have to build on here at Stade René Gaillard in the Ligue 2. Niort has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade René Gaillard, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Niort's last game was hosting Pau (placed 8th) and winning 3-0. The striker Sissoko was named "man of the match" for Niort with a rating of 8.4/10. Sissoko scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that, Niort played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Dijon.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Niort have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found one game) they have won zero times, drawn zero and lost one.
The Niort fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. Niort have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Dunkerque form and stats
There's been little loot from Dunkerque's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Ligue 2. Dunkerque only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. With the Dunkerque losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Dunkerque play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Guingamp (placed 11th). The attacker Tchokounte got a match rating of 7.33 in that game. Tchokounte scored one goal and hit one key pass.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Auxerre.We have checked recent matches where Dunkerque have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were three victories, three draws and nine defeats.
Dunkerque are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 9 games (in the league). 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
The former head-to-head match ended Dunkerque - Niort 1-2, played this season. Stats for the preceeding three meetings featuring these two sides are: one win for Niort, zero draws and two wins for Dunkerque. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  M. Tchokounté 6 goals |   B. Boutobba 4 goals |  I. Sissoko 3 goals |
Niort missing players
Dunkerque missing players
| Niort | Dunkerque | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 23 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 21 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 26 |
| 84% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 68% | 67% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 74% |
| 53% | 44% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 37% |
| 21% | 22% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 11% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 37% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 42% |
| 37% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 5.6 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 6.8 | 4.9 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.6 | 9.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6.2 | 7.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 34% | 37% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 83% | 35% | 26% |
| 8.9 | 8.4 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.6 | 9.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
- 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 (20) in Ligue 2
- Dunkerque have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Dunkerque haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Ajaccio | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 37 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Paris | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Niort | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Pau | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Rodez | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Nimes | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | Bastia | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Dijon | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 15 | Caen | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 18 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 20 | Nancy | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 12 |
