There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Ligue 2 table so far. Here's the Niort - Valenciennes latest:
- Niort have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Valenciennes has the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Ligue 2
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Niort and Valenciennes.
Niort form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Niort have to build on here at Stade René Gaillard in the Ligue 2.
Stress levels are on the rise for Niort's attacking players as they have now played 193 minutes without scoring in a league game. J. Sainati (own goal) was their last goal scorer.
Before that, Niort drew at home versus Grenoble Foot 38.
Mathieu Michel had a busy but productive day in the Troyes match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
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 eleven games. Niort has won three of these, drawn six and lost two.
Niort are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. 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 5 from 8 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Valenciennes form and stats
Playing away, Valenciennes have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Guingamp.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Valenciennes playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were zero Valenciennes wins, two draws and three defeats.
Valenciennes have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Valenciennes's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Niort won four, Valenciennes won four and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Bâ 8 goals |   B. Guillaume 5 goals |  J. Cuffaut 4 goals |
Niort missing players
Valenciennes missing players
| Niort | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| 23 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 19 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 69% |
| 44% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 50% |
| 44% | 62% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.6 | 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.5 | 8.9 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 37% | 35% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 37% |
- Niort have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Valenciennes has the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes has the most matches under the total-line (10) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Valenciennes haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 2 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Paris | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Toulouse | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 6 | Caen | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Clermont | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 8 | Niort | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 24 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Dunkerque | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 19 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 16 | Chambly | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 17 | Pau | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Nancy | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 19 | Chateauroux | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 20 | Rodez | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 13 |