Match Report
Aksu (14th, 18 pts) visited Maqtaaral (9th, 29 pts) with 11 points between them. In league terms the two rates read 1.12/1.23 for Maqtaaral and 0.88/1.73 for Aksu (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.22.
Maqtaaral arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Maqtaaral had taken 11 of 15 points to Aksu's 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Maqtaaral wins, 2 for Aksu, 0 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 100% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Stade René Gaillard in Niort (capacity 10,406). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Maqtaaral led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.