Week 10 brings us a match on Oct 1st, where Niort and Guingamp will play a match in Niort in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Niort sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Amiens SC. Mamadou Fofana struck first for Amiens SC in the 55th minute on a feed from Papiss Demba Cissé, then Papiss Demba Cissé added another in the 60th minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Niort couldn’t manage to score, and Amiens SC took the shutout win. Niort looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while guingamp is fresh off their 2-1 win against Saint-Étienne. Gaëtan Courtet struck first for Guingamp in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Jérémy Livolant added another in the 59th minute on a feed from Jules Gaudin. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Guingamp should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Guingamp is fortunate enough to have Jérémy Livolant in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Bilal Boutobba has been the most prolific scorer on Niort in his last five matches with 2 goals.