Football betting preview: Niort vs Rodez

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Gaillard (10406 seats)

Niort hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 39 points and a 15th position in the Ligue 2 table. Visiting Rodez holds 12th place with 41 pts.

Insights:
  • Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Relegation threatens Niort who should definitely be looking for some points here. Rodez are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Niort form and stats

6-5-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Niort so far this season. Niort are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stade René Gaillard, having lost their two previous games here.

Niort drew their last game, 1-1 away at Valenciennes (placed 10th). Before that game, the home loss against Troyes with the scoreline 0-3.

The hometeam coach S. Desabre made a successful contribution in the game against Valenciennes, bringing on Valentin Jacob who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. A painful moment in the game against Valenciennes was the missed penalty kick from Pape Ibnou Ba in the 42nd minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.

Niort aren't scoring a lot here at Stade René Gaillard in the league, with only 16 goals from 17 games. 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 have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Rodez form and stats

There's been little loot from Rodez's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 17 away games in the Ligue 2. Rodez only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 9 draws. With three draws in a row for Rodez the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

Rodez played 1-1 against Le Havre in their previous match. A 1-1 draw at Chateauroux's stadium before that.

Lionel M'Pasi had red hot gloves after the game against Le Havre, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Rodez have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rodez - Niort 1-1. Last five meetings between the teams: Niort won three, Rodez won one and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NiortP. Bâ
P. Bâ
14 goals
RodezU. Bonnet
U. Bonnet
7 goals
RodezR. Boissier
R. Boissier
7 goals

Niort missing players

Rodez missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Niort Rodez
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 17 35
9 6 2 Won W 1 2 8
12 5 1 Drew D 4 9 17
14 6 3 Lost L 1 6 10
33 16 4 Scored S 5 14 36
55 22 8 Conceded C 5 22 41
91% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 97%
71% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 71%
43% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 35% 37%
23% 18% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 14%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 35% 17% BTTS BTTS 67% 59% 57%
29% 41% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 12% 20%
37% 35% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 35% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.4 2.1
9 3 1 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
7.7 8.4 7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 8.2 8.2
2.8 3.2 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.2 3.2
35% 31% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 25% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Troyes 35 21 8 6 54 32 18 14 3 1 30 15 17 7 5 5 24 17 22 71
2 Clermont 34 18 9 7 53 20 17 11 5 1 32 7 17 7 4 6 21 13 33 63
3 Toulouse 33 18 8 7 61 34 17 12 3 2 39 16 16 6 5 5 22 18 27 62
4 Grenoble Foot 38 35 17 10 8 48 32 17 11 6 0 33 12 18 6 4 8 15 20 16 61
5 Auxerre 35 15 12 8 60 40 18 10 5 3 37 17 17 5 7 5 23 23 20 57
6 Paris 35 15 12 8 46 35 17 9 5 3 25 17 18 6 7 5 21 18 11 57
7 Sochaux 35 12 15 8 42 30 18 6 7 5 22 19 17 6 8 3 20 11 12 51
8 Nancy 35 11 12 12 49 47 17 6 7 4 25 23 18 5 5 8 24 24 2 45
9 Amiens SC 34 11 11 12 31 34 17 7 7 3 15 9 17 4 4 9 16 25 -3 44
10 Valenciennes 35 11 11 13 41 49 18 7 6 5 21 18 17 4 5 8 20 31 -8 44
11 Ajaccio 35 11 10 14 33 42 18 8 5 5 20 16 17 3 5 9 13 26 -9 43
12 Rodez 35 8 17 10 36 41 18 6 8 4 22 19 17 2 9 6 14 22 -5 41
13 Le Havre 34 9 14 11 28 38 16 3 8 5 11 16 18 6 6 6 17 22 -10 41
14 Pau 34 10 9 15 36 43 17 8 4 5 22 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -7 39
15 Niort 35 9 12 14 33 55 17 6 5 6 16 22 18 3 7 8 17 33 -22 39
16 Guingamp 35 7 17 11 34 43 18 3 10 5 17 23 17 4 7 6 17 20 -9 38
17 Caen 35 8 13 14 32 45 17 5 8 4 15 18 18 3 5 10 17 27 -13 37
18 Dunkerque 34 9 9 16 29 41 16 5 6 5 17 14 18 4 3 11 12 27 -12 36
19 Chambly 35 7 11 17 36 59 18 6 3 9 20 27 17 1 8 8 16 32 -23 32
20 Chateauroux 34 4 10 20 30 52 17 3 4 10 20 29 17 1 6 10 10 23 -22 22

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 Troyes 35 21 8 6 54 32 18 14 3 1 30 15 17 7 5 5 24 17 22 71
2 Clermont 34 18 9 7 53 20 17 11 5 1 32 7 17 7 4 6 21 13 33 63
3 Toulouse 33 18 8 7 61 34 17 12 3 2 39 16 16 6 5 5 22 18 27 62
4 Grenoble Foot 38 35 17 10 8 48 32 17 11 6 0 33 12 18 6 4 8 15 20 16 61
5 Auxerre 35 15 12 8 60 40 18 10 5 3 37 17 17 5 7 5 23 23 20 57
6 Paris 35 15 12 8 46 35 17 9 5 3 25 17 18 6 7 5 21 18 11 57
7 Sochaux 35 12 15 8 42 30 18 6 7 5 22 19 17 6 8 3 20 11 12 51
8 Nancy 35 11 12 12 49 47 17 6 7 4 25 23 18 5 5 8 24 24 2 45
9 Amiens SC 34 11 11 12 31 34 17 7 7 3 15 9 17 4 4 9 16 25 -3 44
10 Valenciennes 35 11 11 13 41 49 18 7 6 5 21 18 17 4 5 8 20 31 -8 44
11 Ajaccio 35 11 10 14 33 42 18 8 5 5 20 16 17 3 5 9 13 26 -9 43
12 Rodez 35 8 17 10 36 41 18 6 8 4 22 19 17 2 9 6 14 22 -5 41
13 Le Havre 34 9 14 11 28 38 16 3 8 5 11 16 18 6 6 6 17 22 -10 41
14 Pau 34 10 9 15 36 43 17 8 4 5 22 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -7 39
15 Niort 35 9 12 14 33 55 17 6 5 6 16 22 18 3 7 8 17 33 -22 39
16 Guingamp 35 7 17 11 34 43 18 3 10 5 17 23 17 4 7 6 17 20 -9 38
17 Caen 35 8 13 14 32 45 17 5 8 4 15 18 18 3 5 10 17 27 -13 37
18 Dunkerque 34 9 9 16 29 41 16 5 6 5 17 14 18 4 3 11 12 27 -12 36
19 Chambly 35 7 11 17 36 59 18 6 3 9 20 27 17 1 8 8 16 32 -23 32
20 Chateauroux 34 4 10 20 30 52 17 3 4 10 20 29 17 1 6 10 10 23 -22 22

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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.