Ligue 1 match preview: Dijon versus Montpellier

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 27.September
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard (16098 seats)

It's still early in the Ligue 1 season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Dijon - Montpellier preview!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Dijon form and stats

Dijon are yet to win a home game, having collected 0 points from their first two Ligue 1 games here at Stade Gaston-Gérard. 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. Dijon are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stade Gaston-Gérard, having lost their two previous games here.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 256 minutes without scoring a league goal. A. Scheidler was the last player to find the net.

Dijon faced defeat in their previous match, away at Strasbourg (0-1). Ahead of that match, Dijon lost 0-2 at home to Brest.

Early season league goal statistics from Dijon's 2 home games: 0 goals, 3 conceded.

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Montpellier form and stats

Montpellier have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Ligue 1 were 1 victory, 5 draws and 8 defeats from 14 fixtures.

Impressive finishing from Andy Delort (2), Florent Mollet and Arnaud Souquet secured the home win 4-1 against Angers SCO in their previous game. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Olympique Lyonnais.

It's early days yet, but Montpellier has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Dijon-Montpellier H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Dijon two wins, Montpellier two wins, six draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

MontpellierD. Congré
D. Congré
2 goals
MontpellierT. Savanier
T. Savanier
2 goals
MontpellierA. Delort
A. Delort
2 goals

Dijon missing players

Montpellier missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dijon Montpellier
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 1 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
4 2 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 1 10
8 3 0 Conceded C 0 2 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
75% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
29 18 0 Total Shots T S 0 10 54
7 4 0 Shots on Target S O 0 2 24
14% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 42%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Dijon has the fewest scored goals (1) in Ligue 1
  • Dijon has the the worst goal difference (-3) at home in Ligue 1
  • Dijon has the the worst goal difference (-7) in Ligue 1
  • Dijon is in the worst form (0-0-4)
  • Montpellier has the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Ligue 1
  • Montpellier has the most matches over the total-line (4) in Ligue 1
  • Montpellier has the most scored goals (10) in Ligue 1
Dijon Last season Montpellier
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   14 28
7 6   Won W   1 11
9 6   Drew D   5 7
12 2   Lost L   8 10
27 20   Scored S   9 35
37 15   Conceded C   24 34
89% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 93%
68% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 61%
46% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 50%
18% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 29%
4% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 11%
46% 57%   BTTS BTTS   43% 43%
21% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   7% 29%
43% 21%   Failed to Score F T   57% 36%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2
2 1   Red cards R C   3 5
 
342 201   Total Shots T S   138 357
107 61   Shots on Target S O   38 121
25% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 29%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Saint-Étienne 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 6 10
2 Rennes 4 3 1 0 9 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 10
3 Montpellier 4 3 0 1 10 5 3 3 0 0 9 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 9
4 Lens 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 9
5 Lille 4 2 2 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
6 Monaco 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 7
7 Olympique Marseille 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 7
8 Paris Saint Germain 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 6
9 Brest 4 2 0 2 7 9 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 6
10 Nice 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
11 Angers SCO 4 2 0 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 -3 6
12 Olympique Lyonnais 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 5
13 Bordeaux 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 5
14 Nantes 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
15 Nîmes 4 1 1 2 7 6 2 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4
16 Lorient 4 1 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 5 -2 3
17 Metz 4 1 0 3 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 3
18 Strasbourg 4 1 0 3 2 7 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -5 3
19 Reims 4 0 1 3 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 -3 1
20 Dijon 4 0 0 4 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 -7 0
Last season 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 27 22 2 3 75 24 14 12 1 1 44 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 51 68
2 Olympique Marseille 28 16 8 4 41 29 14 8 4 2 21 14 14 8 4 2 20 15 12 56
3 Rennes 28 15 5 8 38 24 14 9 2 3 25 14 14 6 3 5 13 10 14 50
4 Lille 28 15 4 9 35 27 15 11 2 2 24 9 13 4 2 7 11 18 8 49
5 Reims 28 10 11 7 26 21 14 5 7 2 12 7 14 5 4 5 14 14 5 41
6 Nice 28 11 8 9 41 38 15 8 4 3 28 20 13 3 4 6 13 18 3 41
7 Olympique Lyonnais 28 11 7 10 42 27 13 5 4 4 17 7 15 6 3 6 25 20 15 40
8 Montpellier 28 11 7 10 35 34 14 10 2 2 26 10 14 1 5 8 9 24 1 40
9 Monaco 28 11 7 10 44 44 14 8 2 4 29 22 14 3 5 6 15 22 0 40
10 Angers SCO 28 11 6 11 28 33 15 8 3 4 20 13 13 3 3 7 8 20 -5 39
11 Strasbourg 27 11 5 11 32 32 13 7 3 3 22 14 14 4 2 8 10 18 0 38
12 Bordeaux 28 9 10 9 40 34 13 4 5 4 19 12 15 5 5 5 21 22 6 37
13 Nantes 28 11 4 13 28 31 14 6 2 6 11 11 14 5 2 7 17 20 -3 37
14 Brest 28 8 10 10 34 37 14 6 6 2 21 11 14 2 4 8 13 26 -3 34
15 Metz 28 8 10 10 27 35 14 5 4 5 18 17 14 3 6 5 9 18 -8 34
16 Dijon 28 7 9 12 27 37 14 6 6 2 20 15 14 1 3 10 7 22 -10 30
17 Saint-Étienne 28 8 6 14 29 45 14 4 6 4 15 18 14 4 0 10 14 27 -16 30
18 Nîmes 28 7 6 15 29 44 14 6 2 6 17 15 14 1 4 9 12 29 -15 27
19 Amiens SC 28 4 11 13 31 50 14 3 5 6 17 23 14 1 6 7 14 27 -19 23
20 Toulouse 28 3 4 21 22 58 13 3 0 10 11 24 15 0 4 11 11 34 -36 13

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

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