Soccer betting preview: Niort welcomes Cholet in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 08.Sep
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Gaillard (10406 seats)

Cholet have come here for an appealing game against the home side Niort. Get smart on the game with this full National preview!

Niort and Cholet 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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Niort form and stats

Only two National home games for Niort so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Niort shared the glory with Nancy in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Villefranche.

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 12 games. Niort has won 3 of these, drawn 2 and lost 7.

At Stade René Gaillard, Niort has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Cholet form and stats

Cholet have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the National were 4 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats from 17 fixtures.

Cholet had fun at their own home (Stade René Gaillard) last time out, beating Épinal 2-1.

Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Nancy.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Cholet has managed {1 goals} and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

CholetY. Jarju
Y. Jarju
4 goals
NiortK. Gasnier
K. Gasnier
2 goals

Niort missing players

Cholet missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Niort Cholet
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 1 4
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 2
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
6 4 3 Scored S 0 1 5
7 3 2 Conceded C 0 2 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
2.2 2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 4.8
4.5 2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 3
1.2 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.2 7 14 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 6.5
3.5 4 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2
43% 50% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 62%
 
10.8 8.5 17 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13 5.5
5 3.5 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 2.2
Niort Last season Cholet
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   17 33
7 5   Won W   4 10
8 4   Drew D   5 12
23 10   Lost L   8 11
35 24   Scored S   17 35
67 36   Conceded C   26 41
92% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 88%
71% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   94% 82%
58% 74%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 42%
26% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 12%
16% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 6%
50% 68%   BTTS BTTS   65% 61%
11% 5%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 21%
47% 32%   Failed to Score F T   35% 30%
 
3.9 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5 4.6
4.6 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.2
1.5 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.8
4 3   Red cards R C   0 3
 
9.3 10.4   Shots (avg) S (   7.4 7.2
3.3 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 2.9
28% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 35%
 
12.7 12.3   Shots against (avg) S A   12.4 10.1
4.9 4.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.5 4.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Red Star 4 3 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 9
2 Villefranche 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 8
3 Chasselay MDA 4 2 1 1 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 4 7
4 Châteauroux 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 7
5 Martigues 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
6 Le Mans 4 1 3 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 6
7 Avranches 4 2 0 2 9 8 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 8 1 6
8 Rouen 4 1 3 0 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 6
9 Cholet 4 2 0 2 5 5 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 6
10 Nancy 4 1 3 0 7 5 3 0 3 0 5 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 5
11 Dijon 4 1 2 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 5
12 Niort 4 1 2 1 6 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -1 5
13 Orleans 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
14 Nîmes 4 0 3 1 3 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 3
15 Versailles 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
16 Épinal 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 2
17 Marignane Gignac CB 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 -6 1
18 Sochaux 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -5 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
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 Dunkerque 34 19 5 10 50 32 17 10 2 5 25 14 17 9 3 5 25 18 18 62
2 Red Star 34 17 9 8 51 30 17 8 3 6 23 20 17 9 6 2 28 10 21 60
3 Concarneau 34 18 7 9 57 37 17 10 3 4 27 14 17 8 4 5 30 23 20 60
4 Martigues 34 15 15 4 54 40 17 10 6 1 31 18 17 5 9 3 23 22 14 60
5 Versailles 34 14 9 11 41 41 17 9 3 5 21 18 17 5 6 6 20 23 0 51
6 Avranches 34 15 4 15 47 44 17 8 2 7 27 22 17 7 2 8 20 22 3 48
7 Villefranche 34 11 13 10 49 40 17 7 7 3 25 16 17 4 6 7 24 24 9 46
8 Sedan 34 12 10 12 41 47 17 6 4 7 18 22 17 6 6 5 23 25 -6 46
9 Orleans 34 10 14 10 38 37 17 4 8 5 16 17 17 6 6 5 22 20 1 44
10 Châteauroux 34 12 8 14 41 46 17 6 4 7 23 25 17 6 4 7 18 21 -5 44
11 Le Mans 34 10 13 11 50 42 17 7 8 2 34 15 17 3 5 9 16 27 8 43
12 Nancy 34 10 13 11 37 39 17 7 3 7 20 19 17 3 10 4 17 20 -2 42
13 Cholet 34 10 12 12 36 44 17 6 7 4 19 18 17 4 5 8 17 26 -8 42
14 Bourg-en-Bresse 34 9 13 12 42 46 17 4 8 5 24 26 17 5 5 7 18 20 -4 40
15 Stade Briochin 34 8 14 12 36 46 17 4 8 5 16 19 17 4 6 7 20 27 -10 38
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 34 7 14 13 34 50 17 3 8 6 19 24 17 4 6 7 15 26 -16 35
17 Gobelins 34 6 13 15 28 42 17 3 9 5 18 19 17 3 4 10 10 23 -14 31
18 Bastia-Borgo 34 6 8 20 32 61 17 5 4 8 21 31 17 1 4 12 11 30 -29 26

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