NIORT. Sochaux was in the end too much to handle for Niort with the goal of Moussa Doumbia (4′), Ibrahim Sissoko (28′) and Rassoul Ndiaye (40′). Sochaux was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stade René Gaillard stadium in Niort on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Romain Lissorgue assisted by Mohamed Benkemouche and Nicolas Durand. The 4th official was Marc Michout. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 49.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sochaux had a superior ball possession 64% while Niort was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Niort was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sochaux managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Niort shot 19 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sochaux shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Niort received 1 yellow card (Charles Kaboré). Talking about the opposition, Sochaux received 1 yellow card (Saad Agouzoul).

Standings

After this contest, Niort will stay with 26 points to sit in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Sochaux will have 52 points like Metz to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Niort will play away against Grenoble Foot 38 on the 29th of April with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Grenoble Foot 38 (4 draws).

Sochaux will host Pau on the 15th of April with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Sochaux (2 draws).

Niort – Formation

Niort started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Bernard Simondi decided to play with the following team: Mathieu Michel (5.8), Dylan Durivaux (6.3), Bradley Matufueni M’bondo (6.8), Guy-Marcelin Kilama (6.9), Quentin Bernard (6.1), Charles Kabore (6.4), Amadou Sagna (6.3), Samy Benchama (5.9), Junior Olaitan (7.6), Junior Flemmings (6.4) and Ryan Bakayoko (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Samuel Renel (7.0), Yanis Merdji (6.5), Kevin Rocheteau, Oumar Ngom (6.8), Nesta Elphege (6.1), Joris Moutachy (7.5) and Jean Louchet.

Substitutions

Niort made 4 changes: Dylan Durivaux for Joris Moutachy (46′), Junior Flemmings for Yanis Merdji (54′), Amadou Sagna for Samuel Renel (78′) and Charles Kaboré for Oumar Ngom (78′).

Best player: Junior Olaitan​

The player that probably impressed the most for Niort was Junior Olaitan.

His rating is (7.6) with 28 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.

Sochaux – Formation

Sochaux started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Olivier Guégan played with: Maxence Prévot (7.2), Julien Faussurier (7.4), Ismaël Aaneba (7.5), Saad Agouzoul (7.0), Abdallah Ndour (7.1), Skelly Alvero (7.8), Rassoul Ndiaye (7.1), Aldo Kalulu (7.1), Gaetan Weissbeck (7.2), Moussa Doumbia (8.5) and Ibrahim Sissoko (6.8).

They had on the bench: Tony Mauricio (6.8), Jodel Dossou, Franck Kanouté, Damien Le Tallec (6.8), Valentin Henry, Mehdi Jeannin and Yoel Armougom.

Substitutions

Sochaux made 5 changes: Gaétan Weissbeck for Tony Mauricio (57′), Saad Agouzoul for Damien Le Tallec (58′), Aldo Kalulu for Jodel Dossou (79′), Moussa Doumbia for Franck Kanouté (79′) and Abdallah Ndour for Yoel Armougom (90′).

Best player: Moussa Doumbia​

The most impressive player for Sochaux was Moussa Doumbia.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 51 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​

• Paris – Saint-Étienne – 2-4
• Le Havre – Guingamp – 0-0
• Pau – Metz – 1-1
• Dijon – Rodez – 1-0
• Niort – Sochaux – 0-3
• Amiens SC – Nîmes – 1-0
• Laval – Grenoble Foot 38 – 0-1
• Quevilly Rouen – Caen – 2-1
• Bordeaux – Bastia – 2-0