Châteauroux scrimmages with Niort in National confrontation

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 18.Aug
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gaston Petit (17072 seats)

Round two of the National season and the teams have learned from the first game. Here's the best Châteauroux - Niort preview:

This looks to be an appealing match with lots of spark and excitement as both participants are well rested since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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Châteauroux form and stats

The previous season, Châteauroux's league results were 15 wins, 10 draws and 9 losses, leading to 5th position in the National. Over these 34 matches they scored {41 goals} and let in 28. Performing as the home side in the last season Châteauroux generated 8-6-3 (win-draw-lost) with {25 goals} and 13 conceded.

Châteauroux are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Cholet.

In the match before that, Châteauroux hosted UNFP and drew the Hybrid Friendlies game 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Châteauroux perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Châteauroux as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Châteauroux has won 5 of these, drawn 2 and lost 6.

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Niort form and stats

Let's have a look at how Niort performed last season in the Ligue 2: They landed a 20th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 8 draws and 23 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded {67 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 4 and lost 13 with 11/31 goals scored/conceded.

Niort had fun at their own home (Stade Gaston Petit) last time out, beating Avranches 3-2. Late drama in the previous game, when Gasnier scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Avranches.

Prior to that match, the Niort manager Hinschberger faced defeat when travelling to Guingamp and losing 0-2.

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 10 relevant matches. Results were 3 Niort wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Châteauroux have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Niort.

Top Goalscorers

NiortK. Gasnier
K. Gasnier
1 goals

Châteauroux missing players

Niort missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Châteauroux Niort
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
3 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 14
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 8
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 38%
 
11 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 17
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 7
Châteauroux Last season Niort
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
1 1   Played P   19 38
0 0   Won W   2 7
1 1   Drew D   4 8
0 0   Lost L   13 23
1 1   Scored S   11 35
1 1   Conceded C   31 67
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 92%
100% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   63% 71%
0% 0%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 58%
0% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 26%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 16%
100% 100%   BTTS BTTS   32% 50%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 11%
0% 0%   Failed to Score F T   63% 47%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 3.9
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.6
0 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.5
0 0   Red cards R C   1 4
 
0 0   Shots (avg) S (   8.3 9.3
0 0   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 3.3
0% 0%   Goal Efficiency G E   20% 28%
 
0 0   Shots against (avg) S A   13 12.7
0 0   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cholet 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Le Mans 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Niort 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Red Star 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Orleans 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Nîmes 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Villefranche 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Martigues 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Dijon 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Rouen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Nancy 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Versailles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Avranches 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
15 Épinal 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Chasselay MDA 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Marignane Gignac CB 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Châteauroux 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season 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 38 20 15 3 46 19 19 11 7 1 23 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 27 75
2 Metz 38 20 12 6 61 33 19 10 7 2 28 15 19 10 5 4 33 18 28 72
3 Bordeaux 38 20 9 8 51 27 19 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 38 17 9 12 52 45 19 11 4 4 26 15 19 6 5 8 26 30 7 60
5 Caen 38 16 11 11 52 43 19 11 6 2 33 17 19 5 5 9 19 26 9 59
6 Guingamp 38 15 10 13 51 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 19 8 6 5 25 22 5 55
7 Paris 38 15 10 13 45 43 19 8 3 8 24 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 2 55
8 Saint-Etienne 38 15 11 12 63 57 19 10 4 5 34 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 6 53
9 Sochaux 38 15 7 16 54 41 19 9 4 6 31 18 19 6 3 10 23 23 13 52
10 Grenoble Foot 38 38 14 9 15 33 36 19 9 5 5 19 16 19 5 4 10 14 20 -3 51
11 Quevilly Rouen 38 12 14 12 47 49 19 6 9 4 28 24 19 6 5 8 19 25 -2 50
12 Pau 38 12 11 15 40 52 19 6 6 7 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -12 47
13 Amiens SC 38 13 8 17 40 52 19 8 3 8 20 22 19 5 5 9 20 30 -12 47
14 Rodez 38 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 19 6 6 6 20 17 -6 46
15 Laval 38 14 4 20 44 56 19 9 2 8 27 24 19 5 2 12 17 32 -12 46
16 Valenciennes 38 10 15 13 42 49 19 6 11 2 27 23 19 4 4 11 15 26 -7 45
17 Annecy 38 11 12 15 39 51 19 9 4 6 18 18 19 2 8 9 21 33 -12 45
18 Dijon 38 10 12 16 38 43 19 7 7 5 21 17 19 3 5 11 17 26 -5 42
19 Nîmes 38 10 6 22 44 62 19 9 2 8 27 23 19 1 4 14 17 39 -18 36
20 Niort 38 7 8 23 35 67 19 5 4 10 24 36 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 29

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 Cholet 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Le Mans 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Niort 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Red Star 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Orleans 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Nîmes 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Villefranche 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Martigues 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Dijon 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Rouen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Nancy 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Versailles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Avranches 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
15 Épinal 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Chasselay MDA 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Marignane Gignac CB 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Châteauroux 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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The Championnat de France National, often referred to as just National or Division 3, is the third highest division in French football. It has 18 teams, each playing 34 fixtures to decide the champion. The top three teams in the league table in May are promoted, the four lowest placed sides are relegated.