Only a win will satisfy the Montpellier supporters in this Stade de la Mosson clash with Dijon, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Ligue 1 table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Montpellier form and stats
Montpellier are steadily winning Ligue 1 games and points here at Stade de la Mosson. 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade de la Mosson.
Montpellier's previous game was a Ligue 1 match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Dijon (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Montpellier had a Coupe de France home game versus Caen which ended with a victory 5-0.
A decent goal production from Montpellier in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 10 league matches. From these home matches, Montpellier have conceded only 8 goals.
Dijon form and stats
Dijon have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 1-2-7 (10 played).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Dijon, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Montpellier (placed 6th). Before that, Dijon secured a home win against Nîmes with the score 5-0.
Goals are few and far between in Dijon's away league games. Only 4 goals from 10 travels. Dijon have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Dijon - Montpellier 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Montpellier 2 wins, 6 draws and Dijon 2 victories. As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Delort 7 goals |  F. Mollet 5 goals |  G. Laborde 5 goals |
Montpellier missing players
Dijon missing players
| Montpellier | Dijon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 30 | 21 | 12 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 21 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 24 |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 62% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 55% | 57% |
| 52% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 38% |
| 29% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 5% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 52% | 45% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 43% |
| 29% | 45% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 24% |
| 29% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 64% | 48% |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 276 | 176 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 112 | 260 |
| 93 | 61 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 35 | 79 |
| 32% | 34% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 20% |
- Dijon has the fewest scored goals (4) away
- Dijon has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6)
- Dijon has the most matches under the total-line (13)
- Dijon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Dijon have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Montpellier have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Montpellier have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dijon have scored away.
| 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 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 36 | 49 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Rennes | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | Nantes | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 32 |
| 5 | Lille | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 9 | Reims | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Monaco | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Nice | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 26 |
| 14 | Brest | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Dijon | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Metz | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 18 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -18 | 15 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -23 | 12 |