Auxerre supporters put their faith in manager Furlan to deliver victory against Dijon

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Tue 19.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps (23467 seats)

A quick peek at the Ligue 2 table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but there's a lot more data to take in. Check out our Auxerre - Dijon match preview!

Insights:
  • Auxerre have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Ligue 2
  • Dijon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Auxerre nor Dijon as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Auxerre form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Auxerre at their home stadium (Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps) is 8 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

A good away victory last time out for Auxerre, who won 4-1 against Pau (placed 12th). Hein (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.52/10. Hein scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 69 successful passes (of 75 total).

Ahead of that match, Auxerre won a home game hosting Valenciennes (1-0).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Auxerre have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won six times, drawn six and lost five.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Auxerre as they are travelling to their away game against Caen in the Ligue 2. That match is four days after this one.

A decent goal production from Auxerre in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 16 league matches. On the other hand, Auxerre have conceded 17 goals.

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Dijon form and stats

Dijon have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 4-4-8 (16 played). One point away has become something of a habit for Dijon who have played out draws in their last three away games.

The manager Garande was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Stade Gaston-Gérard. Dijon suffered a 0-3 loss to Ajaccio (placed 2nd). The attacker Bihan got a match rating of 7.14 in that game. Bihan hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 7 of 9 times.

Before that, Dijon travelled to Paris and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

We have checked recent matches where Dijon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were one victory, four draws and four defeats.

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

Dijon are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 16 games (in the league). Dijon have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent recorded history between these teams is the Dijon - Auxerre 3-1 played not long ago this season. Last ten meetings with these contenders: Auxerre won four, Dijon were winners in three and we saw three draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

AuxerreG. Charbonnier
G. Charbonnier
14 goals
DijonA. Scheidler
A. Scheidler
10 goals
AuxerreG. Hein
G. Hein
8 goals

Auxerre missing players

Dijon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Auxerre Dijon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 4 16 33
17 8 2 Won W 0 4 12
10 4 2 Drew D 1 4 6
6 4 1 Lost L 3 8 15
53 28 13 Scored S 3 17 37
35 17 7 Conceded C 9 22 42
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
70% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 75% 67%
55% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 45%
33% 38% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 19% 21%
18% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 12% 9%
58% 56% 80% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 45%
39% 44% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 33%
15% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 27%
 
4.5 4.7 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.7 5.3
4.1 3.4 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.9 4.1
1.5 1.5 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.8
6 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.3 10.4 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 8.2 9.3
5.2 5.2 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.4 3.6
31% 33% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 31%
 
8.2 8.2 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 9.1 8.6
3.5 3 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 3.7 3.5
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Auxerre have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Auxerre have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Ligue 2
  • Dijon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dijon have won significantly less corners away then 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 Toulouse 33 21 9 3 77 29 17 12 4 1 48 13 16 9 5 2 29 16 48 72
2 Ajaccio 33 19 7 7 33 16 16 10 3 3 16 6 17 9 4 4 17 10 17 64
3 Auxerre 33 17 10 6 53 35 16 8 4 4 28 17 17 9 6 2 25 18 18 61
4 Paris 33 17 9 7 47 31 16 9 6 1 26 12 17 8 3 6 21 19 16 60
5 Sochaux 33 17 9 7 41 29 16 9 4 3 17 10 17 8 5 4 24 19 12 60
6 Le Havre 33 12 11 10 33 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 16 6 6 4 17 17 -1 47
7 Caen 33 12 10 11 47 36 17 8 2 7 27 17 16 4 8 4 20 19 11 46
8 Guingamp 33 11 12 10 39 42 16 6 6 4 24 22 17 5 6 6 15 20 -3 45
9 Niort 33 12 8 13 34 32 16 7 4 5 18 11 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 44
10 Amiens SC 33 9 15 9 40 34 17 7 6 4 25 12 16 2 9 5 15 22 6 42
11 Dijon 33 12 6 15 37 42 17 8 2 7 20 20 16 4 4 8 17 22 -5 42
12 Pau 33 12 6 15 34 40 17 10 1 6 23 17 16 2 5 9 11 23 -6 42
13 Nîmes 33 11 7 15 36 44 17 5 4 8 19 24 16 6 3 7 17 20 -8 40
14 Bastia 33 8 15 10 32 31 17 4 12 1 17 10 16 4 3 9 15 21 1 39
15 Valenciennes 33 8 12 13 30 42 17 4 4 9 18 28 16 4 8 4 12 14 -12 36
16 Grenoble Foot 38 33 10 6 17 26 40 16 6 3 7 16 19 17 4 3 10 10 21 -14 36
17 Quevilly Rouen 33 8 10 15 26 44 16 4 7 5 14 18 17 4 3 10 12 26 -18 34
18 Rodez 33 7 12 14 25 38 16 3 8 5 12 15 17 4 4 9 13 23 -13 33
19 Dunkerque 33 8 6 19 25 44 17 5 5 7 13 18 16 3 1 12 12 26 -19 30
20 Nancy 33 5 8 20 25 57 16 4 4 8 13 24 17 1 4 12 12 33 -32 23

Dijon:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Toulouse 33 21 9 3 77 29 17 12 4 1 48 13 16 9 5 2 29 16 48 72
2 Ajaccio 33 19 7 7 33 16 16 10 3 3 16 6 17 9 4 4 17 10 17 64
3 Auxerre 33 17 10 6 53 35 16 8 4 4 28 17 17 9 6 2 25 18 18 61
4 Paris 33 17 9 7 47 31 16 9 6 1 26 12 17 8 3 6 21 19 16 60
5 Sochaux 33 17 9 7 41 29 16 9 4 3 17 10 17 8 5 4 24 19 12 60
6 Le Havre 33 12 11 10 33 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 16 6 6 4 17 17 -1 47
7 Caen 33 12 10 11 47 36 17 8 2 7 27 17 16 4 8 4 20 19 11 46
8 Guingamp 33 11 12 10 39 42 16 6 6 4 24 22 17 5 6 6 15 20 -3 45
9 Niort 33 12 8 13 34 32 16 7 4 5 18 11 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 44
10 Amiens SC 33 9 15 9 40 34 17 7 6 4 25 12 16 2 9 5 15 22 6 42
11 Dijon 33 12 6 15 37 42 17 8 2 7 20 20 16 4 4 8 17 22 -5 42
12 Pau 33 12 6 15 34 40 17 10 1 6 23 17 16 2 5 9 11 23 -6 42
13 Nîmes 33 11 7 15 36 44 17 5 4 8 19 24 16 6 3 7 17 20 -8 40
14 Bastia 33 8 15 10 32 31 17 4 12 1 17 10 16 4 3 9 15 21 1 39
15 Valenciennes 33 8 12 13 30 42 17 4 4 9 18 28 16 4 8 4 12 14 -12 36
16 Grenoble Foot 38 33 10 6 17 26 40 16 6 3 7 16 19 17 4 3 10 10 21 -14 36
17 Quevilly Rouen 33 8 10 15 26 44 16 4 7 5 14 18 17 4 3 10 12 26 -18 34
18 Rodez 33 7 12 14 25 38 16 3 8 5 12 15 17 4 4 9 13 23 -13 33
19 Dunkerque 33 8 6 19 25 44 17 5 5 7 13 18 16 3 1 12 12 26 -19 30
20 Nancy 33 5 8 20 25 57 16 4 4 8 13 24 17 1 4 12 12 33 -32 23

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Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.