Enviado: 28 de Abril de 2015, 11:31
Niort- Chateauroux
That win over Auxerre on Friday has kept Chateauroux alive for a little longer, 1-1 at 90 minutes, that was one of those games where a point was almost worthless to both and it was pleasing to see that they realised that and both were looking for the winner.
Auxerre were unlucky not to win and had more than enough chances to do so and if an early one had gone in, instead of hitting the woodwork, I feel a 2-3 goal victory would have come their way. However, Chat were at least rewarded for showing some adventure and will surely go all out for three points tonight, what else is there ?
They are all but safe from relegation concerns, but having played so well since the end of January ( 20 points in 10 starts heading into last weekend) I doubt they will want to let things fall away too badly and especially not with back to back defeats to bottom three teams, with one on home soil. They won the reverse fixture 1-0 and took this match 4-0 last season, with the game over as a contest within 30 minutes , by which time they were two up and Chateuroux looking solely at damage limitation. Tonight the visitors are without defensive midfielder Damien Plessis who is suspended , a team already poor defensively just got worse and in the four away starts he has missed, Chat are 0-0-4 with a 0-13 goals difference and that is bad, even by their standards. I was torn between backing the home win or the "over", but I cannot fully trust Chat to score and the odds dropped some ten clicks on the goal line this morning, which was the defining factor. I feel that if Niort are to win, that the handicap is not an overiding issue as the first goal will see the visitors open up and then 3-4 goals is not only possible, but quite likely.
Niort -1 ball 2.03 asian line/Sportmarket
Niort : Delecroix, Roche - Lahaye, Malcuit, Bong, Sans, Barbet, Bernard - Ba, Koukou, Diaw, Roye, Martin, Tigroudja - Dona Ndoh, Koné.
Châteauroux : Bonnefoi, Souchaud - Hountondji, Bain, Nestor, Obiang, Bonnart - Roudet, Ca, Kamara, Zola, Koffi, Ehua, Tait - Thil, Makengo, Nnomo, Garit