An important duel in the bottom section of the Ligue 1, with both Nimes and Dijon experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic \"six-pointer\" with the home team placed 19th and the visitors in 16th place.
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.
Nîmes form and stats
Nîmes have played 11 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Nîmes's last game was hosting Monaco (placed 13th) and winning 3-1. Heartbreak before that as Nîmes lost 1-2 at Saint-Étienne's place.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Nîmes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three Drawn four Lost three.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nîmes as they are travelling to their away game against Nice in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.
The Nîmes fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. Nîmes's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dijon form and stats
There's been little loot from Dijon's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 11 away games in the Ligue 1. Dijon only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws.
The supporters enjoyed Dijon's previous game versus Brest (placed 14th), a Ligue 1 3-0 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Limonest.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Dijon playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were zero Dijon wins, one draw and two defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Nantes in just three days.
Dijon are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 11 away games. As opposed to that, Dijon have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Dijon - Nîmes 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nîmes four wins, four draws and Dijon two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Baldé 5 goals |   R. Ripart 4 goals |  R. Philippoteaux 4 goals |
Nîmes missing players
Dijon missing players
| Nîmes | Dijon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 19 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 36 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 64% | 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 59% |
| 50% | 36% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 41% |
| 32% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 36% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 41% |
| 23% | 27% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 27% |
| 45% | 36% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 64% | 45% |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 284 | 168 | 93 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 115 | 275 |
| 84 | 52 | 29 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 36 | 85 |
| 23% | 23% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 6% | 14% | 22% |
- Dijon has the fewest scored goals (5) away
- Dijon has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8)
- Dijon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Dijon have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Nîmes have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dijon have scored away.
- Nîmes haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 43 | 55 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 43 |
| 3 | Rennes | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Lille | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 32 |
| 7 | Reims | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| 8 | Nice | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Nantes | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | Monaco | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 29 |
| 14 | Brest | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Metz | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 17 | Dijon | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -17 | 19 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 18 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -26 | 13 |