The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Niort are in the 13th position while the guesting Pau worry at 19th.
- Pau has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Ligue 2
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!
Niort form and stats
4-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Niort so far this season. All in all it has been a very rough period for Niort who hasn’t won a league-game in their last eleven attempts. Their previous win was against Ajaccio, 70 days ago. Two draws in a row at home now for Niort.
Niort are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Caen. Before that, Niort drew at home versus Châteauroux.
The Niort fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Niort are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade René Gaillard in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 12 matches.
Pau form and stats
Pau have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-2-9 (13 played).
Pau's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Paris that finished 1-1. Prior to that match, the Pau manager D. Tholot faced defeat when travelling to Nancy and losing 0-1.
The attacking power of Pau when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. As for defending, Pau rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Pau - Niort 4-1. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Niort, two draws and one win for Pau. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  P. Bâ 11 goals |   R. Armand 6 goals |  O. Kemen 3 goals |
Niort missing players
Pau missing players
| Niort | Pau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 27 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 37 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 36 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| 68% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 64% |
| 40% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | 40% |
| 24% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 20% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | 12% |
| 44% | 33% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 31% | 36% |
| 32% | 50% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 20% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 62% | 52% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 7.8 | 8.6 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 39% | 32% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 29% | 32% |
- Pau has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Ligue 2
- Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Troyes | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 51 |
| 2 | Clermont | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 46 |
| 3 | Toulouse | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 46 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 45 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 41 |
| 6 | Paris | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | Caen | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 33 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 33 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 13 | Niort | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -10 | 30 |
| 14 | Nancy | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Rodez | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 16 | Dunkerque | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -11 | 26 |
| 17 | Guingamp | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 24 |
| 18 | Chambly | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -16 | 23 |
| 19 | Pau | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 21 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 18 |