Ligue 2: Niort - Nancy preview and statistics

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 06.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Gaillard (10406 seats)

Niort are welcoming Nancy for another important game after their 1-3 result against 10th-placed Auxerre.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Niort form and stats

Niort have collected 16 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 4-4-5. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Niort after consecutive victories at their own ground.

In their previous game, the manager F. Passi led his Niort to a defeat in the Ligue 2 match away at Auxerre. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade René Gaillard. Before that, Niort had a home game versus Valenciennes which ended with a victory 1-0.

Niort are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. Niort's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Nancy form and stats

Nancy have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 0-9-4 (13 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Nancy have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Valenciennes game. Three has not been a lucky number for Nancy as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Rodez match.

Nancy might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Clermont proved too strong as Nancy slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Marcel-Picot. A 1-2 defeat away at Chambly before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Nancy as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. Nancy have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Nancy - Niort 2-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Niort victories, six draws and two Nancy wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Niort
I. Sissoko
14 goals
Nancy
V. Dias Gonçalves
7 goals
NancyS. Ciss
S. Ciss
5 goals

Niort missing players

Nancy missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Niort Nancy
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 2 13 27
6 4 3 Won W 0 0 6
7 4 1 Drew D 2 9 15
14 5 0 Lost L 0 4 6
29 15 11 Scored S 2 10 26
40 15 5 Conceded C 2 16 25
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 81%
63% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 70%
37% 31% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 31% 33%
26% 15% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 4%
15% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
48% 31% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 69% 59%
22% 31% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 30%
33% 46% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 30%
 
3.6 3.2 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 5.1
5.6 5.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.1 4.5
2.1 1.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 2.2
6 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
231 119 51 Total Shots T S 15 95 237
91 49 27 Shots on Target S O 5 34 88
32% 31% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 29% 30%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Nancy have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Nancy have yet to win a game away.
  • Niort has the most dropped points from leading position (19)

  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 27 17 3 7 45 24 14 9 1 4 22 12 13 8 2 3 23 12 21 54
2 Lens 27 14 8 5 38 24 13 8 3 2 18 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 14 50
3 Troyes 27 16 2 9 33 24 13 8 0 5 19 16 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 50
4 Ajaccio 27 14 7 6 37 22 13 5 4 4 16 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 15 49
5 Clermont 27 13 8 6 33 25 13 6 3 4 19 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 8 47
6 Le Havre 27 10 11 6 37 25 13 4 7 2 17 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 12 41
7 Guingamp 27 10 9 8 39 31 14 5 6 3 20 14 13 5 3 5 19 17 8 39
8 Valenciennes 27 10 9 8 21 19 14 7 5 2 14 7 13 3 4 6 7 12 2 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 27 7 14 6 26 26 13 3 8 2 12 10 14 4 6 4 14 16 0 35
10 Auxerre 27 8 10 9 31 29 14 5 7 2 19 12 13 3 3 7 12 17 2 34
11 Caen 27 8 10 9 32 32 14 4 5 5 14 17 13 4 5 4 18 15 0 34
12 Sochaux 27 8 10 9 28 28 14 6 5 3 17 11 13 2 5 6 11 17 0 34
13 Chambly 27 9 7 11 24 30 14 4 3 7 10 19 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 34
14 Nancy 27 6 15 6 26 25 14 6 6 2 16 9 13 0 9 4 10 16 1 33
15 Châteauroux 27 8 7 12 20 37 13 2 4 7 9 22 14 6 3 5 11 15 -17 31
16 Rodez 27 7 8 12 29 33 13 5 3 5 20 17 14 2 5 7 9 16 -4 29
17 Paris 27 7 6 14 21 39 13 3 2 8 9 22 14 4 4 6 12 17 -18 27
18 Niort 27 6 7 14 29 40 13 4 4 5 15 15 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 25
19 Le Mans 27 7 4 16 28 43 14 5 3 6 16 17 13 2 1 10 12 26 -15 25
20 Orleans 27 4 7 16 21 42 14 2 2 10 8 23 13 2 5 6 13 19 -21 19

Table
  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 27 17 3 7 45 24 14 9 1 4 22 12 13 8 2 3 23 12 21 54
2 Lens 27 14 8 5 38 24 13 8 3 2 18 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 14 50
3 Troyes 27 16 2 9 33 24 13 8 0 5 19 16 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 50
4 Ajaccio 27 14 7 6 37 22 13 5 4 4 16 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 15 49
5 Clermont 27 13 8 6 33 25 13 6 3 4 19 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 8 47
6 Le Havre 27 10 11 6 37 25 13 4 7 2 17 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 12 41
7 Guingamp 27 10 9 8 39 31 14 5 6 3 20 14 13 5 3 5 19 17 8 39
8 Valenciennes 27 10 9 8 21 19 14 7 5 2 14 7 13 3 4 6 7 12 2 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 27 7 14 6 26 26 13 3 8 2 12 10 14 4 6 4 14 16 0 35
10 Auxerre 27 8 10 9 31 29 14 5 7 2 19 12 13 3 3 7 12 17 2 34
11 Caen 27 8 10 9 32 32 14 4 5 5 14 17 13 4 5 4 18 15 0 34
12 Sochaux 27 8 10 9 28 28 14 6 5 3 17 11 13 2 5 6 11 17 0 34
13 Chambly 27 9 7 11 24 30 14 4 3 7 10 19 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 34
14 Nancy 27 6 15 6 26 25 14 6 6 2 16 9 13 0 9 4 10 16 1 33
15 Châteauroux 27 8 7 12 20 37 13 2 4 7 9 22 14 6 3 5 11 15 -17 31
16 Rodez 27 7 8 12 29 33 13 5 3 5 20 17 14 2 5 7 9 16 -4 29
17 Paris 27 7 6 14 21 39 13 3 2 8 9 22 14 4 4 6 12 17 -18 27
18 Niort 27 6 7 14 29 40 13 4 4 5 15 15 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 25
19 Le Mans 27 7 4 16 28 43 14 5 3 6 16 17 13 2 1 10 12 26 -15 25
20 Orleans 27 4 7 16 21 42 14 2 2 10 8 23 13 2 5 6 13 19 -21 19

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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.