Match Report
The table read 3rd (Niort, 58 pts) against 6th (Nancy, 50 pts), 8 points apart. On recent form Niort sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Niort ran at 1.71 scored and 1.24 conceded, Nancy at 1.5 and 1.35.
Nancy entered with six wins in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Niort against 15/15 for Nancy.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Niort have 1 win to Nancy's 0, with 3 draws, at 1.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 0% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The match was played at Stade René Gaillard in Niort (capacity 10,406). Nancy led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.