An important duel in the bottom section of the Ligue 2, with both Niort and Le Mans experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 18th and the visitors in 19th place.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
13 - 9 - 16 with 41-51. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Le Mans when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Le Mans play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Niort form and stats
4-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Niort so far this season.
Niort drew their last game, also a home match. Nancy (placed 12th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Heartbreak before that as Niort lost 1-3 at Auxerre's place.
Niort has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Niort's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Le Mans form and stats
Le Mans, who have the most conceded goals (45) in Ligue 2, have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-2-10 (14 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Chambly (placed 10th) in their previous outing. The Ligue 2 match ended in a draw 2-2. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Guingamp.
It looked so good for Le Mans vs Chambly, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
Le Mans are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 14 games (in the league). The Le Mans manager R. Déziré has some worries about the defense as 28 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Le Mans - Niort 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: zero - one - four (Niort wins - draws - Le Mans wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Sissoko 15 goals |  V. Créhin 8 goals | V. Jacob 4 goals |
Niort missing players
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| Niort | Le Mans | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 30 | 16 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 41 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 28 | 45 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 64% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 79% | 71% |
| 36% | 29% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 54% |
| 25% | 14% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 21% |
| 14% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 21% | 18% |
| 50% | 36% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 50% |
| 21% | 29% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 25% |
| 32% | 43% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 43% | 32% |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 240 | 128 | 56 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 111 | 283 |
| 95 | 53 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 40 | 94 |
| 32% | 30% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 32% |
- Le Mans has the fewest points (8) away
- Le Mans has the most conceded goals (28) away
- Le Mans has the most conceded goals (45)
- Le Mans has the most conceded goals in the second half (28)
- Le Mans has the the worst goal difference (-14) away
- Le Mans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Le Mans have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Le Mans haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Niort has the most dropped points from leading position (21)
| 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 | Orléans | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -22 | 19 |