Sep 17th features a match where Niort will travel to Amiens to battle Amiens SC in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Amiens SC sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Caen. Alexandre Mendy struck first for Caen in the 46th minute on a feed from Johann Obiang, then Samuel Essende added another in the 56th minute. Amiens SC is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while niort sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Le Havre. Lekhal struck first for Le Havre in the 54th minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Niort couldn’t manage to score, and Le Havre took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Amiens SC won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Niort’s most prolific scorer has been Bilal Boutobba. The French attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Toluwalase Arokodare has been the most prolific scorer on Amiens SC in the last five matches with three goals.