With their 4 point advantage in the league standings, Caen supporters aim to see their beloved team earn all points from this game against Dijon.
- Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dijon have the most conceded goals (15) in Ligue 2
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Caen and Dijon.
Caen form and stats
Caen have played 4 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Caen drew their last game, 1-1 away at Bastia (placed 14th). Jonathan Rivierez was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Rivierez hit one key pass and won 8 of 9 duels.
Preceding that match was the home game against Pau that was lost 1-2.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 Caen have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won three times, drawn four and lost one.
Caen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Michel d'Ornano with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Caen have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Dijon form and stats
No Ligue 2 points yet away for Dijon, from their first 3 matches. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Dijon are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
The supporters enjoyed Dijon's previous game versus Dunkerque (placed 19th), a Ligue 2 2-0 win played at home. The attacker Mickaël Le Bihan got a match rating of 7.63 in that game. Bihan scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Bastia.Dijon are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, three draws and five defeats. From a total of nine matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Valenciennes in just three days.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Dijon have conceded 6 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Caen won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Dijon have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  A. Mendy 6 goals |   A. Scheidler 3 goals |  Y. Benzia 2 goals |
Caen missing players
Dijon missing players
| Caen | Dijon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 38% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 5 | 6.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 1.1 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.6 | 12.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6.7 | 8.5 |
| 3.5 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 32% | 33% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 18% | 36% |
- All of Dijon's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Caen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dijon have scored away.
- Caen have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Caen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Dijon have lost all their away matches so far.
- Dijon have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Ligue 2
- Dijon have the most conceded goals (15) in Ligue 2
- Dijon have the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in Ligue 2
- Dijon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | Pau | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Nîmes | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Paris | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Rodez | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Caen | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Quevilly Rouen | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Niort | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Guingamp | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Bastia | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Dijon | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | Valenciennes | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -7 | 6 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 20 | Nancy | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 3 |