Ligue 2: We're looking at an absorbing and key scrap between Pau and Niort at Stade Du Hameau Idron 1. Both teams need the win!
- Pau have the fewest scored goals (20) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the most conceded goals (43) in Ligue 2
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!
Pau form and stats
3 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Pau, who have the fewest scored goals (20) in Ligue 2, have to build on here at Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 in the Ligue 2. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Pau to get some points in this home game.
Begraoui was the last player to score a league goal for Pau and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Pau haven't scored in 341 minutes.
Pau faced defeat in their previous match, away at Amiens SC (0-1). Midfield player Saivet got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Saivet hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Heartbreak before that as Pau lost 0-2 at Saint-Étienne's place.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Pau have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 11, drawn 4 and lost 0.
Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this team's last 12 league matches, 10 have had zero, one or two goals.
Pau aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 in the league, with only {10 goals} from 12 games. Pau's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Pau has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
Niort form and stats
There's been little loot from Niort's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 13 away games in the Ligue 2. Niort only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. It's a growing despair in Niort as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
The manager Tchomogo was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stade René Gaillard. Niort suffered a 2-3 loss to Rodez (placed 18th). Midfield player Boutobba was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.05/10. Boutobba hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 9 of 13 times.
Prior to that match, the Niort manager Tchomogo faced defeat when travelling to Paris and losing 0-3.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Niort playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 3 Niort wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
The attacking power of Niort when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. 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 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Niort have put together a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Pau.Pau and Niort have faced off before this season: Niort - Pau 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Boutobba 9 goals |   M. Bassouamina 5 goals |  H. Saivet 4 goals |
Pau missing players
Niort missing players
| Pau | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 31 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | 43 |
| 92% | 83% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 58% | 50% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 62% | 65% |
| 31% | 42% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 54% | 58% |
| 15% | 25% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 15% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 15% | 15% |
| 38% | 33% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 38% | 50% |
| 27% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 15% | 12% |
| 42% | 50% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 54% | 46% |
| 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.6 | 10.5 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 7.7 | 9 |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 24% | 22% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 24% | 27% |
| 10.6 | 8.1 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
- Niort have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Niort have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the most conceded goals (43) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Ligue 2
- Niort have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Ligue 2
- Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Pau have the fewest scored goals (20) in Ligue 2
- Pau have won significantly more corners at 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 | Le Havre | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 55 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 46 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 45 |
| 4 | Metz | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 44 |
| 5 | Bastia | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 41 |
| 6 | Caen | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 40 |
| 7 | Quevilly Rouen | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | -3 | 34 |
| 11 | Annecy | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 32 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 13 | Saint-Étienne | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -2 | 31 |
| 14 | Paris | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 31 |
| 15 | Laval | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 31 |
| 16 | Pau | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 27 |
| 17 | Dijon | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 18 | Rodez | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -11 | 25 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -16 | 23 |
| 20 | Niort | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -19 | 23 |
