Betting preview: Dijon vs Lorient should be interesting

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 01.November
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard (16098 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ligue 1, Dijon holding 20th place and Lorient lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

This pitch has grass, which is not Lorient's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Lorient have performed like this: Played 39 matches resulting in 20 wins, 6 draws and 13 defeats with the goal stats 54-41 (scored/conceded).

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Dijon form and stats

Dijon, who have the fewest scored goals (4) in Ligue 1, have collected 2 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 0-2-2. Two draws in a row at home now for Dijon.

Dijon are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Paris Saint Germain. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Rennes that ended 1-1.

As you see from the result above, Dijon suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Dijon aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Gaston-Gérard in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.

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Lorient form and stats

1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Lorient playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.

Lorient might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Olympique Marseille proved too strong as Lorient slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir. Prior to that result Lorient won their away game at Reims. The scoreline was 3-1.

Lorient has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Lorient have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - two - two (Dijon wins - draws - Lorient wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Dijon missing players

Lorient missing players

Dijon Lorient
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 2 4 8
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 2
2 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
6 2 0 Lost L 1 3 5
4 3 0 Scored S 4 6 12
18 6 0 Conceded C 4 9 15
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
50% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 62%
38% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 75% 62%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 25%
38% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 75%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
62% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.2 2.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
78 46 0 Total Shots T S 24 40 71
21 14 0 Shots on Target S O 8 11 25
19% 21% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 55% 48%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Lorient's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Dijon has the fewest scored goals (4) in Ligue 1
  • Dijon has the most conceded goals (18) in Ligue 1
  • Dijon has the the worst goal difference (-14) in Ligue 1
  • Dijon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dijon have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Dijon have yet to win a game.
  • Dijon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lorient has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Ligue 1
  • Lorient have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Lorient have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lorient have scored more than double the goals of Dijon.
  • Lorient haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 8 6 0 2 20 3 4 3 0 1 11 2 4 3 0 1 9 1 17 18
2 Lille 7 5 2 0 13 2 4 3 1 0 8 1 3 2 1 0 5 1 11 17
3 Rennes 8 4 3 1 16 10 4 2 1 1 7 6 4 2 2 0 9 4 6 15
4 Olympique Marseille 8 4 3 1 11 8 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 3 1 0 6 3 3 15
5 Nice 7 4 1 2 10 9 3 2 0 1 4 5 4 2 1 1 6 4 1 13
6 Lens 7 4 1 2 10 10 3 3 0 0 5 1 4 1 1 2 5 9 0 13
7 Angers SCO 8 4 1 3 10 16 4 2 1 1 5 5 4 2 0 2 5 11 -6 13
8 Montpellier 7 3 2 2 13 9 4 3 0 1 9 4 3 0 2 1 4 5 4 11
9 Monaco 7 3 2 2 10 9 4 2 2 0 8 6 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 11
10 Olympique Lyonnais 7 2 4 1 10 7 3 1 2 0 5 2 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 10
11 Saint-Etienne 7 3 1 3 9 10 4 2 0 2 5 6 3 1 1 1 4 4 -1 10
12 Bordeaux 7 2 3 2 7 5 4 1 3 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 9
13 Brest 7 3 0 4 11 15 3 2 0 1 6 5 4 1 0 3 5 10 -4 9
14 Metz 7 2 2 3 7 7 3 2 0 1 5 3 4 0 2 2 2 4 0 8
15 Nantes 7 2 2 3 9 10 3 2 1 0 7 4 4 0 1 3 2 6 -1 8
16 Nimes 7 2 2 3 9 11 4 1 1 2 7 9 3 1 1 1 2 2 -2 8
17 Lorient 8 2 1 5 12 15 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 1 0 3 6 9 -3 7
18 Strasbourg 7 1 0 6 6 16 4 1 0 3 3 8 3 0 0 3 3 8 -10 3
19 Reims 7 0 2 5 6 13 3 0 0 3 1 6 4 0 2 2 5 7 -7 2
20 Dijon 8 0 2 6 4 18 4 0 2 2 3 6 4 0 0 4 1 12 -14 2

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.