The season has been a rollercoaster for these participants so far, loss and gain giving mid-table spots so far. Gear up for Niort - Pau!
- Niort have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Niort and Pau 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
When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Niort have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.
The home team returns to Stade René Gaillard after being equal after 90 minutes with Dijon (placed 16th) on their last time out; the Ligue 2 game ended 2-2. A disappointing finish for Niort in their match versus Dijon as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. The goalie Braat was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.41 out of ten. Braat stopped the opponent with five saves.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Toulouse in a game that was won 2-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Niort perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Niort as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Niort has won five of these, drawn six and lost three.
The Niort fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Niort's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Pau form and stats
There's been little loot from Pau's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the Ligue 2. Pau only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. A depressing four defeats in a row for Pau in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Amiens SC.
The manager Tholot was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 2 match played at their home ground Stade Du Hameau Idron 1. Pau suffered a 1-2 loss to Quevilly Rouen (placed 11th). Midfielder Lobry was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.45. Lobry served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sochaux wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Pau in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Pau, four draws and six defeats.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Pau have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - three - one (Niort wins - draws - Pau wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Assifuah-Inkoom 5 goals |  V. Lobry 4 goals |   B. Boutobba 3 goals |
Niort missing players
Pau missing players
| Niort | Pau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 83% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 94% |
| 67% | 62% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 67% |
| 50% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 39% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 11% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 39% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 33% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | 33% |
| 44% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 28% |
| 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8.4 | 9.6 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 26% | 28% |
| 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.9 | 8.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
- Niort have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Ajaccio | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 34 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Paris | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Rodez | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Niort | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Pau | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Nimes | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Quevilly Rouen | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Amiens SC | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 13 | Caen | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 16 | Dijon | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -12 | 20 |
| 18 | Bastia | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 16 |
| 20 | Nancy | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -16 | 12 |