On Fri Dec 30th, in week 17, Pau and Niort will play a match in Niort in a Ligue 2 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Niort sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Metz. Neither Metz nor Niort could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Niort is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Pau recorded a 0-1 loss against Paris. Morgan Guilavogui struck first for Paris in the 25th minute on a feed from Warren Caddy, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Pau was frustrated by Paris’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Paris ended the match with the shutout victory. Pau is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Niort won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Pau’s top weapon lately has been Mons Bassouamina, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Niort is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Amadou Sagna and Moataz Zemzemi each only have 1 goal in their last five.