On the 7th of May, Pau hosts Niort in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Pau sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Quevilly Rouen. Kalidou Sidibe struck first for Quevilly Rouen in the 10th minute, then Zakaria Naidji tied it up for Pau in the 72nd minute on a feed from Samuel Essende But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Romain Armand. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Niort recorded a 1-3 loss against Dijon. Mihai Alexandru Dobre struck first for Dijon in the 44th minute, but Mendes got the equalizer for Niort in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Niort looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Niort and Pau last played eachother at the Stade René Gaillard on the 21st of December. Niort won by a score of 3 to 0. Sissoko struck first for Niort in the 48th minute on a penalty shot, then Yanis Merdji added another in the 73rd minute on a feed from Sissoko In the end, Pau couldn’t muster any offence and Niort ran away with the shutout win.
Mendes has been the most prolific scorer on Niort in the last 5 matches with two goals. Pau is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, David Gomis and Daubin each only have 1 goal in their last 5.