The football year has been a rollercoaster for these sides so far, ups and downs leading to mid-table places so far. Gear up for Niort - Nîmes!
- Nîmes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Niort and Nîmes should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Niort form and stats
7-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Niort so far this season.
The Niort manager Desabre and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Rodez (placed 16th). Midfield player Merdji got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Merdji hit one key pass and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).
Ahead of that match, Niort won a home game hosting Quevilly Rouen (2-0).Niort has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Niort have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nîmes form and stats
6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Nîmes playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season. Recent form does not give Nîmes much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Niort will be a tough nut to crack.
Nîmes aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 250 league minutes without a goal. Benrahou was the last player to find the net.
The manager Usaï was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Stade des Costières. Nîmes suffered a 0-2 loss to Guingamp (placed 7th). Benrahou, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.41. Benrahou hit four key passes.
A 0-1 defeat away at Ajaccio before that.Nîmes have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away 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. 20 goals have been conceded by Nîmes in these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent game: Nîmes - Niort 1-2. Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Niort won four games, zero matches ended with a tie and Nîmes have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two The games between these teams have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Benrahou 10 goals |   I. Sissoko 9 goals |  M. Koné 8 goals |
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| Niort | Nîmes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 32 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 32 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 87% | 87% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 65% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 74% |
| 35% | 27% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 53% | 55% |
| 16% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 32% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 33% | 48% |
| 35% | 47% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 23% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 33% | 35% |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7.9 | 8.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | 30% |
| 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 13.5 | 11.6 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
- Nîmes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Nîmes 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 | Toulouse | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 71 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 44 | 66 |
| 2 | Paris | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 56 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 55 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 55 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 54 |
| 6 | Caen | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 42 |
| 8 | Pau | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -2 | 42 |
| 9 | Dijon | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 41 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -3 | 41 |
| 11 | Amiens SC | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 40 |
| 12 | Niort | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 40 |
| 13 | Nîmes | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 39 |
| 14 | Bastia | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 38 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -10 | 36 |
| 16 | Rodez | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 33 |
| 17 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 21 | -15 | 33 |
| 18 | Quevilly Rouen | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -18 | 31 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -15 | 30 |
| 20 | Nancy | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -27 | 23 |
