Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dijon & Lille face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Dijon nor Lille as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dijon form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Dijon's struggle is real here at Stade Gaston-Gérard with only 6 points collected from 12 Ligue 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-6-6. With twelve home Ligue 1 games in a row without a win, the Dijon fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Toulouse game long ago, can be stopped today. It's trouble wherever Dijon are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Preceding that match was the home Ligue 1 game against Olympique Lyonnais that was lost 0-1.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Dijon's goalkeeper Anthony Racioppi was extremely busy against Montpellier, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Nîmes are coming to town in four days.
Dijon has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 4 goals from 12 games. 12 goals have been conceded.
Lille form and stats
They also participated in Coupe de France last season. This ended in the 8th finals.Lille's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Lille collect 27 points from their 12 away matches in the Ligue 1. 8 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Brest game have they lost an away game, meaning Lille has taken points from seven away matches in a row. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Dijon.
414 minutes! That's how long the Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Bordeaux.
After this away game Lille return home for a Ligue 1 game against Brest. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Lille has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 12 games. It's not easy to score on Lille as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Dijon victories, one draw and seven Lille wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Yılmaz 9 goals |  Y. Yazıcı 7 goals |  J. David 7 goals |
Dijon missing players
Lille missing players
| Dijon | Lille | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 28 | 50 | ||
| 38 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.9 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 13.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 31% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 54 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 30 | 52 |
| 3 | Paris Saint Germain | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 41 | 51 |
| 4 | Monaco | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 48 |
| 5 | Rennes | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 38 |
| 6 | Lens | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 36 |
| 7 | Metz | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -8 | 34 |
| 9 | Olympique Marseille | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Brest | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Nice | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | -4 | 29 |
| 14 | Reims | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | Saint-Etienne | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 26 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -7 | 25 |
| 17 | Lorient | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 22 |
| 18 | Nantes | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -17 | 19 |
| 19 | Dijon | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -19 | 15 |
| 20 | Nîmes | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -31 | 15 |