Ligue 1 match preview: Dijon believed to be the weaker party when Olympique Lyonnais pays a visit

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 03.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard (16098 seats)

Struggling Dijon will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Olympique Lyonnais in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Dijon has the fewest scored goals (15) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Lyonnais has the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Ligue 1

The hosts Dijon saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Ligue 1. That game was an away game at Lille, so at least Dijon are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Dijon form and stats

With {0 Ligue 1 wins}, 6 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Dijon, who have the fewest scored goals (15) in Ligue 1, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Dijon are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade Gaston-Gérard with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eleven attempts. The last victory here came in the Angers SCO match.

No payout for Dijon in their previous match, an away game at Lille that ended in defeat 0-1. Heartbreak before that as Dijon lost 2-3 at Lorient's place.

The manager D. Linarès will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Montpellier in only 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 11 games. 11 goals have been conceded.

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Olympique Lyonnais form and stats

Olympique Lyonnais, who have the most points (22) away in Ligue 1, have an excellent away record in the Ligue 1 so far with 6-4-1 from 11 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Montpellier game have they lost an away game, meaning Olympique Lyonnais has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

Olympique Lyonnais go into this game after a win, the home game against Bordeaux that ended 2-1. Prior to that result Olympique won their away game at Saint-Étienne. The scoreline was 5-0.

The end of the last match, against Bordeaux, was very satisfying as Léo Dubois scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Strasbourg in just three days.

The Olympique manager R. Garcia has got the team scoring on the road, with 22 away goals in 11 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Olympique Lyonnais as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Olympique Lyonnais - Dijon 4-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Dijon won two, Olympique Lyonnais won six and two draws. nine games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Olympique LyonnaisM. Depay
M. Depay
11 goals
Olympique LyonnaisK. Toko Ekambi
K. Toko Ekambi
10 goals
Olympique LyonnaisT. Kadewere
T. Kadewere
9 goals

Dijon missing players

Olympique Lyonnais missing players

Dijon Olympique Lyonnais
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 3 11 22
2 0 0 Won W 2 6 13
9 6 1 Drew D 1 4 7
11 5 2 Lost L 0 1 2
15 4 1 Scored S 9 22 46
31 11 4 Conceded C 3 10 20
82% 73% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 91%
59% 45% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 77%
32% 9% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 55% 64%
27% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 45% 41%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 27% 27%
41% 27% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 64% 64%
18% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 36% 32%
59% 73% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.7 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 4 5
 
9.1 9.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 16.7 14.2 15.7
2.4 2.2 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7.3 5.4 5.5
29% 17% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 37% 38%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Dijon has the fewest scored goals (15) in Ligue 1
  • Dijon has the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Ligue 1
  • Dijon has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Ligue 1
  • Dijon has the most matches under the total-line (15) in Ligue 1
  • Dijon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dijon have yet to win a game at home.
  • Olympique Lyonnais has the most points (22) away in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Lyonnais has the most scored goals (22) away in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Lyonnais has the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Lyonnais have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Olympique Lyonnais have scored more than double the goals of Dijon.

  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 22 14 6 2 37 15 12 8 3 1 21 7 10 6 3 1 16 8 22 48
2 Olympique Lyonnais 22 13 7 2 46 20 11 7 3 1 24 10 11 6 4 1 22 10 26 46
3 Paris Saint Germain 22 14 3 5 50 14 11 8 1 2 29 5 11 6 2 3 21 9 36 45
4 Monaco 22 13 3 6 44 31 11 7 3 1 26 14 11 6 0 5 18 17 13 42
5 Rennes 21 10 6 5 30 23 11 5 2 4 14 14 10 5 4 1 16 9 7 36
6 Metz 22 9 7 6 27 20 11 5 3 3 14 10 11 4 4 3 13 10 7 34
7 Lens 22 10 4 8 32 31 10 4 2 4 15 15 12 6 2 4 17 16 1 34
8 Angers SCO 22 10 3 9 29 34 11 5 1 5 12 14 11 5 2 4 17 20 -5 33
9 Olympique Marseille 20 9 5 6 27 22 10 4 3 3 15 12 10 5 2 3 12 10 5 32
10 Bordeaux 22 9 5 8 26 24 11 5 3 3 12 9 11 4 2 5 14 15 2 32
11 Montpellier 22 8 4 10 34 41 12 4 1 7 20 25 10 4 3 3 14 16 -7 28
12 Reims 22 7 6 9 30 31 10 4 2 4 10 11 12 3 4 5 20 20 -1 27
13 Nice 21 7 5 9 23 29 11 2 2 7 10 22 10 5 3 2 13 7 -6 26
14 Brest 22 8 2 12 33 41 11 6 1 4 22 20 11 2 1 8 11 21 -8 26
15 Strasbourg 22 7 3 12 30 34 11 3 2 6 12 15 11 4 1 6 18 19 -4 24
16 Saint-Étienne 22 5 7 10 21 35 10 2 4 4 9 16 12 3 3 6 12 19 -14 22
17 Nantes 22 3 9 10 21 36 11 2 6 3 12 17 11 1 3 7 9 19 -15 18
18 Lorient 21 5 3 13 26 42 11 4 1 6 17 21 10 1 2 7 9 21 -16 18
19 Dijon 22 2 9 11 15 31 11 0 6 5 4 11 11 2 3 6 11 20 -16 15
20 Nîmes 21 4 3 14 17 44 10 1 1 8 9 23 11 3 2 6 8 21 -27 15

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Read more about Ligue 1

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.