On the 12th of November, in this week 15 match, Niort plays host to Nîmes in a Ligue 2 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. 20th placed Niort is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Laval. Jimmy Roye struck first for Laval in the 14th minute, then Amadou Sagna got the equalizer for Niort in the 24th minute on a feed from Charles Kabore. Niort looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Nîmes is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Bordeaux. N’guessan Jean Frederic Kouadio struck first for Nîmes in the 6th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Bordeaux was frustrated by Nîmes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nîmes ended the match with the shutout victory. Nîmes looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Niort won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Malik Tchokounte and Pablo Pagis have been the hottest scorers for Nîmes in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Niort is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ibrahima Sory Conte and Bilal Boutobba each only have 1 goal in their last 5.