Niort vs Paris: Match guide and preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Gaillard (10406 seats)

It's still early in the Ligue 2 season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Niort - Paris preview!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Niort form and stats

Only two Ligue 2 home games for Niort so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

The Niort goalkeeper Owalabi Saturnin Allagbe Kassifa is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 228 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 2.

Niort are returning here after visiting Le Havre in a Ligue 2 game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Olivier Kemen scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Niort won a home game hosting Nancy (1-0).

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Niort at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Paris form and stats

Paris, who have the most scored goals (5) away in Ligue 2, are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Ligue 2.

Paris's previous game was their home loss versus Nancy (0-2). Preceding that game was the away victory against Amiens SC with the score of 2-1.

It's early days yet, but Paris has scored 5 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Niort wins - draws - Paris wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NiortP. Bâ
P. Bâ
2 goals
ParisF. Martin
F. Martin
2 goals
ParisG. Laura
G. Laura
2 goals

Niort missing players

Paris missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Niort Paris
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
3 1 0 Won W 0 2 3
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
4 2 0 Scored S 0 5 6
1 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
25% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 25%
75% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
39 19 0 Total Shots T S 0 21 43
15 9 0 Shots on Target S O 0 14 19
27% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 36% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Niort is in the best form (3-1-0)
  • Paris has the most scored goals (5) away in Ligue 2
  • Paris has the the best goal difference (+4) away in Ligue 2
Niort Last season Paris
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   15 28
6 4   Won W   4 7
8 5   Drew D   5 7
14 5   Lost L   6 14
30 16   Scored S   13 22
41 16   Conceded C   18 40
96% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 89%
64% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   53% 61%
36% 29%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 36%
25% 14%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   7% 11%
14% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 11%
50% 36%   BTTS BTTS   40% 32%
21% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 32%
32% 43%   Failed to Score F T   40% 46%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.1 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.6
6 0   Red cards R C   4 7
 
240 128   Total Shots T S   118 222
95 53   Shots on Target S O   46 77
32% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 29%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Niort 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 10
2 Grenoble Foot 38 4 3 0 1 9 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 9
3 Paris 4 3 0 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 9
4 Caen 4 2 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 8
5 Sochaux 4 2 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 8
6 Dunkerque 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
7 Troyes 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 6
8 Valenciennes 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 6
9 Clermont 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
10 Le Havre 4 2 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 6
11 Rodez 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 5
12 Nancy 4 1 1 2 4 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 4
13 Amiens SC 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
14 Châteauroux 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 4
15 Guingamp 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
16 Auxerre 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 3
17 Toulouse 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 6 -3 2
18 Chambly 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 -4 2
19 Pau 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 1
20 Ajaccio 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0
Last season 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 Orleans 28 4 7 17 21 43 14 2 2 10 8 23 14 2 5 7 13 20 -22 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 Niort 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 10
2 Grenoble Foot 38 4 3 0 1 9 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 9
3 Paris 4 3 0 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 9
4 Caen 4 2 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 8
5 Sochaux 4 2 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 8
6 Dunkerque 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
7 Troyes 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 6
8 Valenciennes 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 6
9 Clermont 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
10 Le Havre 4 2 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 6
11 Rodez 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 5
12 Nancy 4 1 1 2 4 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 4
13 Amiens SC 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
14 Châteauroux 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 4
15 Guingamp 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
16 Auxerre 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 -2 3
17 Toulouse 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 6 -3 2
18 Chambly 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 -4 2
19 Pau 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 1
20 Ajaccio 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0

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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.