This fixture stars two contenders residing in the cellar of the Ligue 2, Niort having 18th spot and Saint-Étienne in 20th. A decent opportunity for one of the contenders to improve their situation.
- Niort have the fewest scored goals (15) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals (31) in Ligue 2
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Niort form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Niort have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games. When Niort hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Niort, Annecy, Rodez, Nîmes, Laval and Dijon), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Niort travelled for their previous game, a trip to Rodez that ended 1-1. The forward Boutobba won the honour of being "man of the match" for Niort with a rating of 8.34/10. Boutobba scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Before that, a fine away victory at Granville. A Coupe de France game.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Niort here at Stade René Gaillard in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Niort have conceded 13 goals.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
There's been little loot from Saint-Étienne's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Ligue 2. Saint-Étienne only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. Saint-Étienne seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Saint-Étienne go into this game after a win, the home game against Laval that ended 1-0. That win felt good as this club had gone four league matches without winning. Appiah, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Appiah hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Caen.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Saint-Étienne have scored 13 goals in 9 league games away. In the opposite end, Saint-Étienne have conceded 17 goals in their away games. When Saint-Étienne is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Annecy, Rodez, Saint-Étienne, Nîmes, Laval and Dijon.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Boutobba 8 goals |   J. Krasso 8 goals |  I. Wadji 3 goals |
Niort missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Niort | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 28 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 31 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 56% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 89% | 61% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 50% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 89% | 61% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 50% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 4 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 8.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 25% | 26% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 32% | 31% |
| 9.4 | 9 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
- Niort have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the fewest scored goals (15) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Saint-Étienne have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals (31) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Le Havre | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Metz | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Paris | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Caen | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Quevilly Rouen | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Bastia | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 13 | Pau | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Annecy | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 | Laval | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Rodez | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Dijon | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 18 | Niort | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 17 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 15 |
