On the 9th of April, Niort will play 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 10 degrees, which is great football weather. Niort is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Rodez. Joris Chougrani struck first for Rodez in the 30th minute on a feed from Nassim Ouammou, but Lionel Mpasi-Nzau got the equalizer for Niort on an own goal in the 33rd minute earning them at least the one point. Niort looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while nîmes is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Guingamp. Jérémy Livolant struck first for Guingamp in the 48th minute on a feed from Maxime Sivis, then Frantzdy Pierrot added another in the 86th minute on a feed from Maxime Sivis In the end, Nîmes was frustrated by Guingamp’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Guingamp ended the match with the shutout victory. Nîmes is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Niort and Nîmes last played eachother at the Stade Des Costières on Oct 30th. Niort was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Moataz Zemzemi scored the first goal for Niort in the 25th minute, then Mendes added another in the 51st minute.
Yassine Benrahou has been the most prolific scorer on Nîmes in his last 5 matches with two goals. Niort’s most prolific scorer has been Ibrahim Sissoko. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.