| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niort | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4/15 | 5-10 |
| Caen | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8/15 | 5-4 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niort | 20 | 38 | 29 | -32 | LLDLD | 17 | +3 |
| Caen | 5 | 38 | 59 | 9 | LWWDL | 10 | -5 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2023-04-22
Niort, 20th on 29 points, faced a 30-point deficit to Caen (5th, 59). Caen's recent output lagged their position: 10th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Niort were scoring 0.92 and conceding 1.76, Caen 1.37 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Stade René Gaillard in Niort (capacity 10,406). Caen led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
