Match Report
Niort, 3rd with 58 points, sat 16 points above Châteauroux (12th, 42). The last five rounds placed Niort no better than 10th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Niort ran at 1.71 scored and 1.24 conceded, Châteauroux at 1.21 and 1.29.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Niort 1, draws 1, Châteauroux 3, at 2.8 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 80% of the meetings won by the home side. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
Stade René Gaillard in Niort, capacity 10,406, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.