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Niort vs PAU — Ligue 2 2018

Niort
Niort
FT
3 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
PAU
PAU
B. Boutobba 81'
Y. Merdji 73'
I. Sissoko 48' (pen)
12/21/2021Ligue 2Ligue 2 · Round 19Stade René Gaillard

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 93+ matches

Niort41%
×Draw26%
PAU32%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Niort
1.38
PAU
1.19

Niort creates 16% more chances

Season form · 93 home / 110 away

creates per match

Niort
1.10
PAU
1.14

allows per match

Niort
1.24
PAU
1.65

finishing

Niort+0.00on par
PAU+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Niort ↓

PAU →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–011%
1–113%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
73%27%2.5
47%53%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Niort or draw
68%
Niort or PAU
74%
Draw or PAU
59%

Winning margin

Niort wins by 2+
19%
PAU wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Niort 1+ goals
75%
Niort 2+ goals
40%
Niort 3+ goals
16%
PAU 1+ goals
70%
PAU 2+ goals
33%
PAU 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Niort (draw refunded)
56%
PAU (draw refunded)
44%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Niort at home — creates 1.10, concedes 1.24 · 93 matches

PAU away — creates 1.14, concedes 1.65 · 110 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Niort attack 1.10 + PAU defence 1.65 → ÷2 → 1.38

PAU attack 1.14 + Niort defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.19

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 41%?"

Niort scores more
41%
level
26%
PAU scores more
32%

Niort at 41% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 41% does not mean "Niort will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

9
I. SissokoNiortNiort · F
8.3

Match Events

17'
Victor Lobry
48'
I. SissokoPenalty
60'
Erwin Koffi
62'
Antoine Batisse
66'
E. Sylvestre← R. Armand
71'
S. Renel← M. Zemzemi
71'
E. Assifuah← J. Evans
71'
C. Keita← Z. Naidji
73'
Y. Merdji↳ I. Sissoko
79'
S. Essende← J. Nišić
81'
B. Boutobba↳ Y. Cassubie
90+1'
Joseph Mendes← I. Sissoko

Possession

52%Niort

Shots

10Niort

Pass accuracy

51%Niort

Statistics

NiortPAU
Overview
52%Possession48%
10Total Shots6
3Corners4
10Fouls12
Shots
10Total Shots6
4On Target1
5Off Target5
1Blocked0
6Inside Box2
4Outside Box4
Passing
52%Possession48%
510Total Passes471
443Accurate Passes398
87%Pass Accuracy85%
Goalkeeping
1Saves1
Discipline
10Fouls12
0Yellow Cards3
3Offsides1

Ligue 2: Niort 3–0 PAU

Niort beat PAU 3-0 in Ligue 2 on December 21, 2021.

Goals: I. Sissoko (48' pen), Y. Merdji (73'), B. Boutobba (81').

Niort controlled possession (52%) and registered 10 shots to 6.

The match was played at Stade René Gaillard in Niort.