Paris meet Niort as clear favourites: Full betting guide

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Charléty (20000 seats)

Paris get everything set for this match following their 1-1 result vs Nîmes, a fixture that gave some clarity. How will this affect the battle against Niort?

Insights:
  • Paris have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Niort is in the worst form (0-1-5)

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!

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Paris form and stats

28 points is a decent return from 13 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Charléty for Paris. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. The Paris fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stade Charléty and will expect new points from this game. Paris has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

The Paris manager Laurey and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Nîmes (placed 8th). Midfield player Lopez got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Lopez served one assist and hit five key passes.

Ahead of that match, Paris won a home game hosting Sochaux (3-1).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Paris as they are travelling to their away game against Nancy in the Ligue 2. That match is three days after this one.

The Paris fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Paris have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Niort form and stats

4-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Niort in their Ligue 2 matches away. It's looking increasingly bleak for Niort who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Le Havre was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Niort have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 374 minutes ago. Sissoko was the goal scorer.

Home advantage was not enough for Niort in their previous game as they lost hosting Ajaccio, 0-1. Moutachy, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.14. Moutachy won 5 of 6 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Guingamp's place.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Niort when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing one and winning one game.

A quick return to home after this game, as Niort are hosting Sochaux in the Ligue 2 only three days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Niort as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Niort have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Niort - Paris 4-1 was the story when this pair of participants last met, some time ago this season. Stats for the previous ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Paris, four draws and five wins for Niort. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

ParisM. Guilavogui
M. Guilavogui
11 goals
NiortI. Sissoko
I. Sissoko
6 goals
NiortB. Boutobba
B. Boutobba
5 goals

Paris missing players

Niort missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paris Niort
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 14 27
15 8 2 Won W 0 4 10
7 4 0 Drew D 1 3 5
5 1 1 Lost L 3 7 12
40 21 3 Scored S 1 13 28
23 9 1 Conceded C 7 18 28
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 85%
67% 69% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 59%
37% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 41%
22% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 21% 19%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
48% 46% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 36% 30%
37% 46% 67% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 37%
15% 8% 33% Failed to Score F T 75% 50% 48%
 
4.7 5.2 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.1 3.4
4.4 4.3 1.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.2 5.7
1.3 1.1 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.7 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.3 9.2 12 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 7.4 8.1
4.5 4.7 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.1 3.3
33% 34% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 9% 30% 32%
 
8 7.8 7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 8.8 8.7
3.2 3.3 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.6 3.2
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Niort have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Niort is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Paris have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paris have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Paris 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 Toulouse 27 16 9 2 60 21 14 9 4 1 38 12 13 7 5 1 22 9 39 57
2 Paris 27 15 7 5 40 23 13 8 4 1 21 9 14 7 3 4 19 14 17 52
3 Ajaccio 27 15 6 6 25 14 13 8 3 2 13 4 14 7 3 4 12 10 11 51
4 Auxerre 27 13 9 5 41 28 13 6 4 3 23 13 14 7 5 2 18 15 13 48
5 Sochaux 27 13 8 6 30 24 14 7 4 3 14 10 13 6 4 3 16 14 6 47
6 Le Havre 27 10 11 6 27 24 14 5 5 4 12 11 13 5 6 2 15 13 3 41
7 Pau 27 11 5 11 29 30 14 9 1 4 20 11 13 2 4 7 9 19 -1 38
8 Nîmes 27 10 6 11 33 36 14 5 4 5 17 17 13 5 2 6 16 19 -3 36
9 Niort 27 10 5 12 28 28 13 6 2 5 15 10 14 4 3 7 13 18 0 35
10 Guingamp 27 8 10 9 28 34 13 5 5 3 18 16 14 3 5 6 10 18 -6 34
11 Amiens SC 27 7 12 8 35 26 14 6 4 4 23 11 13 1 8 4 12 15 9 33
12 Dijon 27 10 3 14 31 36 14 6 2 6 17 17 13 4 1 8 14 19 -5 33
13 Caen 27 8 8 11 33 30 14 6 1 7 20 14 13 2 7 4 13 16 3 32
14 Valenciennes 27 7 10 10 27 36 13 4 2 7 17 24 14 3 8 3 10 12 -9 31
15 Bastia 27 6 12 9 27 27 14 3 11 0 14 7 13 3 1 9 13 20 0 30
16 Rodez 27 7 9 11 23 31 13 3 6 4 10 12 14 4 3 7 13 19 -8 30
17 Quevilly Rouen 27 7 8 12 23 37 13 3 6 4 12 16 14 4 2 8 11 21 -14 29
18 Grenoble Foot 38 27 8 4 15 21 36 13 6 1 6 15 16 14 2 3 9 6 20 -15 28
19 Dunkerque 27 7 6 14 21 34 14 4 5 5 11 13 13 3 1 9 10 21 -13 27
20 Nancy 27 4 8 15 21 48 13 3 4 6 10 20 14 1 4 9 11 28 -27 20

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 Toulouse 27 16 9 2 60 21 14 9 4 1 38 12 13 7 5 1 22 9 39 57
2 Paris 27 15 7 5 40 23 13 8 4 1 21 9 14 7 3 4 19 14 17 52
3 Ajaccio 27 15 6 6 25 14 13 8 3 2 13 4 14 7 3 4 12 10 11 51
4 Auxerre 27 13 9 5 41 28 13 6 4 3 23 13 14 7 5 2 18 15 13 48
5 Sochaux 27 13 8 6 30 24 14 7 4 3 14 10 13 6 4 3 16 14 6 47
6 Le Havre 27 10 11 6 27 24 14 5 5 4 12 11 13 5 6 2 15 13 3 41
7 Pau 27 11 5 11 29 30 14 9 1 4 20 11 13 2 4 7 9 19 -1 38
8 Nîmes 27 10 6 11 33 36 14 5 4 5 17 17 13 5 2 6 16 19 -3 36
9 Niort 27 10 5 12 28 28 13 6 2 5 15 10 14 4 3 7 13 18 0 35
10 Guingamp 27 8 10 9 28 34 13 5 5 3 18 16 14 3 5 6 10 18 -6 34
11 Amiens SC 27 7 12 8 35 26 14 6 4 4 23 11 13 1 8 4 12 15 9 33
12 Dijon 27 10 3 14 31 36 14 6 2 6 17 17 13 4 1 8 14 19 -5 33
13 Caen 27 8 8 11 33 30 14 6 1 7 20 14 13 2 7 4 13 16 3 32
14 Valenciennes 27 7 10 10 27 36 13 4 2 7 17 24 14 3 8 3 10 12 -9 31
15 Bastia 27 6 12 9 27 27 14 3 11 0 14 7 13 3 1 9 13 20 0 30
16 Rodez 27 7 9 11 23 31 13 3 6 4 10 12 14 4 3 7 13 19 -8 30
17 Quevilly Rouen 27 7 8 12 23 37 13 3 6 4 12 16 14 4 2 8 11 21 -14 29
18 Grenoble Foot 38 27 8 4 15 21 36 13 6 1 6 15 16 14 2 3 9 6 20 -15 28
19 Dunkerque 27 7 6 14 21 34 14 4 5 5 11 13 13 3 1 9 10 21 -13 27
20 Nancy 27 4 8 15 21 48 13 3 4 6 10 20 14 1 4 9 11 28 -27 20

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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.