Match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Toulouse greet Niort

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Mon 25.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium de Toulouse

Toulouse reset their brains and bodies for this after their 1-1 result vs Sochaux, a game that made them wiser. Will they show it against Niort?

Insights:
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals (78) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have scored more than double the goals of Niort.

Toulouse and Niort should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Toulouse form and stats

Toulouse have performed here at Stadium de Toulouse this season with 12 wins from 17 Ligue 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. The Toulouse fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadium de Toulouse and will expect new points from this game. Toulouse has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.

The Toulouse coach Montanier and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Sochaux (placed 5th). Rouault was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.81 out of 10. The defender Rouault scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and won 2 of 3 duels.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Quevilly Rouen.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Toulouse home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, zero draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.

Toulouse are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (48 goals in 17 games). Toulouse have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. 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

5-4-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Niort in their Ligue 2 matches away.

Niort's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Bastia that finished 1-1. Defender Conté was the best team player with a rating of 8.04. Conté won 7 of 9 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Nancy with the score of 2-0.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Niort as they have only managed to score 16 times from 17 away games in the league. Niort have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have played earlier this season: Niort - Toulouse 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Toulouse three wins, zero draws and Niort three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ToulouseR. Healey
R. Healey
20 goals
ToulouseB. van den Boomen
B. van den Boomen
12 goals
ToulouseR. da Silva
R. da Silva
11 goals

Toulouse missing players

Niort missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Toulouse Niort
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
21 12 2 Won W 0 5 12
10 4 2 Drew D 1 4 9
3 1 1 Lost L 4 8 13
78 48 15 Scored S 1 16 35
30 13 7 Conceded C 9 21 33
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 85%
82% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 71% 65%
59% 65% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 41% 32%
47% 59% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 15%
26% 35% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
56% 53% 80% BTTS BTTS 20% 35% 32%
44% 47% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 29% 38%
9% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 47% 44%
 
5.9 6.6 7.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 3.5 3.5
3.8 3.1 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 5.6 5.2
1.7 1.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.6 1.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.6 12.2 15.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.6 8
5.2 5.4 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.3 3.2
44% 52% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 29% 32%
 
7.6 6.6 7.6 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 8.3 8.1
2.9 2.6 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 3.3 2.9
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Toulouse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Toulouse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Toulouse have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Toulouse have scored more than double the goals of Niort.
  • Toulouse have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most points (40) at home in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals (48) at home in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals (78) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the the best goal difference (+35) at home in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have the the best goal difference (+48) in Ligue 2
  • Toulouse have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Toulouse haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Toulouse 34 21 10 3 78 30 17 12 4 1 48 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 48 73
2 Ajaccio 34 20 7 7 35 17 17 11 3 3 18 7 17 9 4 4 17 10 18 67
3 Auxerre 34 18 10 6 55 36 17 9 4 4 30 18 17 9 6 2 25 18 19 64
4 Paris 34 18 9 7 48 31 17 10 6 1 27 12 17 8 3 6 21 19 17 63
5 Sochaux 34 17 10 7 42 30 17 9 5 3 18 11 17 8 5 4 24 19 12 61
6 Le Havre 34 13 11 10 35 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 17 7 6 4 19 17 1 50
7 Guingamp 34 12 12 10 42 42 17 7 6 4 27 22 17 5 6 6 15 20 0 48
8 Caen 34 12 10 12 47 37 17 8 2 7 27 17 17 4 8 5 20 20 10 46
9 Niort 34 12 9 13 35 33 17 7 5 5 19 12 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 45
10 Nîmes 34 12 7 15 37 44 17 5 4 8 19 24 17 7 3 7 18 20 -7 43
11 Amiens SC 34 9 15 10 40 36 18 7 6 5 25 14 16 2 9 5 15 22 4 42
12 Dijon 34 12 6 16 38 44 17 8 2 7 20 20 17 4 4 9 18 24 -6 42
13 Pau 34 12 6 16 34 43 17 10 1 6 23 17 17 2 5 10 11 26 -9 42
14 Bastia 34 8 16 10 33 32 17 4 12 1 17 10 17 4 4 9 16 22 1 40
15 Grenoble Foot 38 34 11 6 17 29 40 17 7 3 7 19 19 17 4 3 10 10 21 -11 39
16 Valenciennes 34 8 12 14 30 45 17 4 4 9 18 28 17 4 8 5 12 17 -15 36
17 Rodez 34 7 13 14 26 39 17 3 9 5 13 16 17 4 4 9 13 23 -13 34
18 Quevilly Rouen 34 8 10 16 26 45 17 4 7 6 14 19 17 4 3 10 12 26 -19 34
19 Dunkerque 34 8 6 20 26 46 17 5 5 7 13 18 17 3 1 13 13 28 -20 30
20 Nancy 34 5 9 20 26 58 16 4 4 8 13 24 18 1 5 12 13 34 -32 24

Toulouse:
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 34 21 10 3 78 30 17 12 4 1 48 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 48 73
2 Ajaccio 34 20 7 7 35 17 17 11 3 3 18 7 17 9 4 4 17 10 18 67
3 Auxerre 34 18 10 6 55 36 17 9 4 4 30 18 17 9 6 2 25 18 19 64
4 Paris 34 18 9 7 48 31 17 10 6 1 27 12 17 8 3 6 21 19 17 63
5 Sochaux 34 17 10 7 42 30 17 9 5 3 18 11 17 8 5 4 24 19 12 61
6 Le Havre 34 13 11 10 35 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 17 7 6 4 19 17 1 50
7 Guingamp 34 12 12 10 42 42 17 7 6 4 27 22 17 5 6 6 15 20 0 48
8 Caen 34 12 10 12 47 37 17 8 2 7 27 17 17 4 8 5 20 20 10 46
9 Niort 34 12 9 13 35 33 17 7 5 5 19 12 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 45
10 Nîmes 34 12 7 15 37 44 17 5 4 8 19 24 17 7 3 7 18 20 -7 43
11 Amiens SC 34 9 15 10 40 36 18 7 6 5 25 14 16 2 9 5 15 22 4 42
12 Dijon 34 12 6 16 38 44 17 8 2 7 20 20 17 4 4 9 18 24 -6 42
13 Pau 34 12 6 16 34 43 17 10 1 6 23 17 17 2 5 10 11 26 -9 42
14 Bastia 34 8 16 10 33 32 17 4 12 1 17 10 17 4 4 9 16 22 1 40
15 Grenoble Foot 38 34 11 6 17 29 40 17 7 3 7 19 19 17 4 3 10 10 21 -11 39
16 Valenciennes 34 8 12 14 30 45 17 4 4 9 18 28 17 4 8 5 12 17 -15 36
17 Rodez 34 7 13 14 26 39 17 3 9 5 13 16 17 4 4 9 13 23 -13 34
18 Quevilly Rouen 34 8 10 16 26 45 17 4 7 6 14 19 17 4 3 10 12 26 -19 34
19 Dunkerque 34 8 6 20 26 46 17 5 5 7 13 18 17 3 1 13 13 28 -20 30
20 Nancy 34 5 9 20 26 58 16 4 4 8 13 24 18 1 5 12 13 34 -32 24

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