Season ticket holders at Stade Rene Gaillard haven't seen too many victories this season, with Niort languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Valenciennes will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Niort form and stats
3-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Niort so far this season.
Niort are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Grenoble Foot 38. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Orléans.
The Niort fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. Niort's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Valenciennes form and stats
Playing away, Valenciennes have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.
The supporters enjoyed Valenciennes's previous game versus Sochaux (placed 11th), a Ligue 2 3-2 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Clermont wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
Valenciennes can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Sochaux. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 3-2 victory. Malek Chergui scored the final goal.
The attacking power of Valenciennes when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Valenciennes as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Valenciennes - Niort 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Niort won four, Valenciennes won four and two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Sissoko 13 goals |   T. Chevalier 12 goals |  V. Jacob 4 goals |
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| Niort | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 37 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 96% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 84% |
| 64% | 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 42% | 44% |
| 36% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 17% | 16% |
| 24% | 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 48% | 33% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 28% |
| 20% | 25% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 48% |
| 36% | 50% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 213 | 106 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 91 | 240 |
| 85 | 44 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 29 | 77 |
| 32% | 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 24% | 27% |
- Niort has the most dropped points from leading position (19)
- Valenciennes has the fewest conceded goals (18)
- Valenciennes has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7)
- Valenciennes has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Valenciennes has the fewest scored goals (7) away
- Valenciennes has the most matches under the total-line (19)
- Valenciennes 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 | Lorient | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 51 |
| 2 | Lens | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | Clermont | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Troyes | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Nancy | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 33 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 13 | Rodez | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 14 | Caen | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Chambly | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -8 | 28 |
| 16 | Châteauroux | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -15 | 28 |
| 17 | Paris | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -17 | 24 |
| 18 | Niort | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -10 | 22 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 22 |
| 20 | Orléans | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -20 | 16 |