11352 Niort and Metz spectators can't wait for Ligue 2 clash at Stade René Gaillard

Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: fr 15.mars
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Gaillard

Niort will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 21 points behind Metz.

The visiting Metz played their last game only three days ago, a Ligue 2 match.

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Niort form and stats

5 victories, 6 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Niort has to build on here at Stade René Gaillard. So many draws at home for Niort, an amazing five in a row now. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in twelve attempts.

The home team returns to Stade René Gaillard after sharing the points with Paris on their last time out; the Ligue 2 game ended 0-0. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Béziers.

The Niort fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 15 in 28 matches. Niort are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade René Gaillard, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 28 matches.

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Metz form and stats

Metz's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Metz collect 29 points from their 14 away matches. 8 victories and 5 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). One point away has become something of a habit for Metz who have played out draws in their last three away games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Paris game have they lost an away game, meaning Metz has taken points from 13 away matches in a row.

Metz's last game was the home draw against Sochaux (1-1). Before that, Metz travelled to Le Havre and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

Metz find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 19 goals from 28 away fixtures. It's not easy to score on Metz as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Metz - Niort 3-0. Niort-Metz H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Niort 1 win, Metz 2 wins, 4 draws.

Top Goalscorers

H. Diallo
18 goals / 5 assists
A. Dona N'Doh
11 goals / 1 assists

Niort missing players

Metz missing players

Over Niort (28 played) Metz (28 played)
Over 0.5 89% 89%
Over 1.5 57% 64%
Over 2.5 25% 39%
Over 3.5 11% 18%
Over 4.5 11% 7%
Stat Niort (28 played) Metz (28 played)
BTTS 43% 43%
CS 36% 50%
FTS 32% 18%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Metz 28 17 7 4 44 18 14 9 2 3 25 8 14 8 5 1 19 10 26 58
2 Brest 28 15 9 4 48 29 15 10 3 2 30 15 13 5 6 2 18 14 19 54
3 Lorient 28 14 7 7 36 26 14 7 5 2 19 12 14 7 2 5 17 14 10 49
4 Lens 28 14 6 8 39 22 14 9 3 2 24 6 14 5 3 6 15 16 17 48
5 Paris 28 12 11 5 25 16 14 7 6 1 15 4 14 5 5 4 10 12 9 47
6 Troyes 28 13 6 9 35 24 14 8 0 6 18 13 14 5 6 3 17 11 11 45
7 Orléans 28 12 5 11 36 38 15 6 3 6 17 17 13 6 2 5 19 21 -2 41
8 Clermont 28 10 10 8 31 23 15 5 7 3 17 11 13 5 3 5 14 12 8 40
9 Grenoble Foot 38 28 10 9 9 33 31 14 6 4 4 14 10 14 4 5 5 19 21 2 39
10 Le Havre 28 9 12 7 32 30 14 6 6 2 23 19 14 3 6 5 9 11 2 39
11 Niort 28 9 10 9 27 28 13 5 6 2 15 10 15 4 4 7 12 18 -1 37
12 Valenciennes 28 9 7 12 41 44 14 6 4 4 23 19 14 3 3 8 18 25 -3 34
13 Ajaccio 28 8 10 10 25 33 14 5 6 3 15 12 14 3 4 7 10 21 -8 34
14 Auxerre 28 9 6 13 29 26 14 5 4 5 14 11 14 4 2 8 15 15 3 33
15 Châteauroux 28 7 11 10 26 33 14 3 6 5 15 18 14 4 5 5 11 15 -7 32
16 Gazélec Ajaccio 28 7 9 12 24 43 14 3 4 7 10 20 14 4 5 5 14 23 -19 30
17 Nancy 28 8 5 15 26 36 14 4 2 8 11 17 14 4 3 7 15 19 -10 29
18 Sochaux 28 7 5 16 18 36 13 5 1 7 10 17 15 2 4 9 8 19 -18 26
19 Béziers 28 5 8 15 17 34 13 0 7 6 6 15 15 5 1 9 11 19 -17 23
20 Red Star 28 5 7 16 19 41 14 5 1 8 13 23 14 0 6 8 6 18 -22 22

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