In my opinion Niort have really good chances to make at least one point in this match up.

Niort went unbeaten in last 4 matches in a row against Rodez. In previous season due to league cancellation both teams played only once - Niort won at home 2:1.

For me is very hard to see Rodez as a favorite of this match - they are without a win in last 12 matches in a row. Rodez recorded only 2 wins in 17 matches of current season so far. On the other Niort is much more solid - they avoided loss in 10 of 16 matches and they are only 7 points behind play off zone (they played one match less).

Niort is better team than Rodez in offense and in defense. They are much more creative - Niort scored 19 goals and 15 of these goals came from open play, Rodez scored 14 goals, but only 8 from open play (4 from corners, 2 from free kicks). Niort created 18 big chances to score, 7 more than Rodez. In defense Niort is one class above Rodez - they kept clean sheet 7 times in 16 matches, on the other hand Rodez conceded at least one goal in 16 of 17 matches. Last 3 Niort losses came only against teams from top4 (Auxerre, Troyes and Toulouse).

Niort today is without their top striker Ba (8 goals in 16 matches), but he doesn't looked good in last two matches. On the other hand Rodez have much serious squad problems before today's match. 4 players which played in last round are unavailable today - the best player and top scorer, central midfielder Boissier (4 goals in 15 matches), key offensive midfielder Alegue (11 matches), key defender Chougrani (13 matches) and key striker Ouhafsa (he scored a goal in last round). That should have very bad impact on Rodez performance today.

Niort plays better season, they looks like a better team so far. Rodez is on very bad winless streak and have big squad problems. I don't see them as a favorite of this match.

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在我看来，在这场比赛中尼奥尔有很好的机会至少得一分。

尼奥尔在过去的四场比赛中对罗德斯保持不败。在上个赛季，由于联赛取消，两支球队只打了一场比赛——尼奥尔在主场2:1获胜。

对我来说，罗德斯很难成为这场比赛的热门球员，他们在过去12场比赛中都没有赢过一场。目前为止，罗德斯在本赛季的17场比赛中只取得了2胜。另一方面，尼奥尔更稳固——他们在16场比赛中有10场避免了输球，并且只落后7分(他们少踢了一场)。

尼奥尔在进攻和防守上都比罗德斯强。他们更有创造力——尼奥尔特进了19个球，其中15个进球来自于直传，罗德斯进了14个球，但只有8个来自直传(4个来自角球，2个来自任意球)。尼奥尔创造了18次进球机会，比罗德斯多7次。在防守方面，尼奥特比罗德斯高一级——他们在16场比赛中有7场没有失球，而罗德斯在17场比赛中有16场至少丢球。在过去的三场比赛中，尼奥只输给了排名前四的球队(欧塞尔、特鲁瓦和图卢兹)。

尼奥尔今天失去了他们的顶级前锋巴(16场比赛8个进球)，但他在最近的两场比赛中看起来不太好。另一方面，在今天的比赛之前，罗德斯有很多严重的阵容问题。上一轮的4名球员今天无法上场，包括最佳球员和最佳射手，中场中场布瓦西尔(15场比赛进4球)，进攻中场主力阿莱格(11场比赛)，后卫乔格拉尼(13场比赛)和主力前锋乌哈弗萨(他在上一轮进球)。这对罗德斯今天的表现会有很大的影响。

尼奥尔打了一个更好的赛季，到目前为止他们看起来是一支更好的球队。罗德斯的连胜状态很差，阵容也有很大的问题。我不认为他们是这场比赛的宠儿。