In a weekend match in week 20, on Saturday Jan 28th, Niort and Nîmes will play a match in Nîmes in a clash of the Ligue 2. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Nîmes sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Le Havre. Lamine Fomba struck first for Nîmes in the 50th minute, then Quentin Cornette got the equalizer for Le Havre in the 61st minute on a feed from Yassine Kechta But luckily in the 84th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Axel Maraval. Nîmes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while niort is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Auxerre. Gaëtan Perrin scored the first goal for Auxerre in the 39th minute, then Nuno Da Costa added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Gaëtan Perrin In the end, Niort was frustrated by Auxerre’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Auxerre ended the match with the shutout victory. Niort is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade René Gaillard, Niort and Nîmes battled to a 1-1 draw. Malik Tchokounte struck first for Nîmes in the 27th minute on a feed from Lamine Fomba, then Moataz Zemzemi tied it up for Niort in the 54th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Niort.
Niort is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Olaitan and Bilal Boutobba each having 2 goals in their last 5. Malik Tchokounte and Rafiki Said Ahamada are the top scorers for Nîmes in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.