Match Report
Niort, 20th on 29 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Grenoble Foot 38 (10th, 51). The last five rounds placed Grenoble Foot 38 no better than 18th for form, against 10th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 0.87/0.95 for Grenoble Foot 38 and 0.92/1.76 for Niort (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Defeat had followed defeat for Grenoble Foot 38 — four in succession.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 2 for Grenoble Foot 38, 0 for Niort and 4 drawn, at 1 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
Stade des Alpes in Grenoble staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,068. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Grenoble Foot 38 led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.