Soccer betting preview: Dijon welcomes Bastia in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 11.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard (16098 seats)

Dijon are welcoming Bastia for another important game after their 0-2 result against 7th-placed Pau.

Insights:
  • Dijon have the most conceded goals (14) in Ligue 2

Both participants have had plenty of rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an energetic match!

It's quite the trip for Bastia when visiting Dijon as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

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Dijon form and stats

Dijon have played three Ligue 2 home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. Dijon has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager P. Garande and the players.

Dijon are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Pau. Midfielder Lucas Deaux was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Deaux hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 43 successful passes (of 49 total).

Preceding that match was the home game against Toulouse that was lost 2-4.

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 Dijon have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won zero, drawn three and lost two.

Dijon has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Dijon have allowed the opposition to score 8 goals here at Stade Gaston-Gérard.

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Bastia form and stats

Things could have gone better for Bastia in their Ligue 2 away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.

The attacking players of Bastia have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 210 minutes.

Bastia's last game was the home draw against Le Havre (0-0). The attacker Anthony Robic got a match rating of 7.65 in that game. Robic hit two key passes.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Pau's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bastia playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were three Bastia wins, zero draws and two defeats.

The attacking power of Bastia when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. 4 goals have been conceded by Bastia in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Dijon victories, five draws and one Bastia win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

DijonA. Scheidler
A. Scheidler
3 goals
DijonR. Assalé Djapone
R. Assalé Djapone
2 goals
BastiaM. Diongue
M. Diongue
2 goals

Dijon missing players

Bastia missing players

Dijon Bastia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 0 3 6
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 3
5 2 0 Lost L 0 2 2
6 4 0 Scored S 0 2 4
14 8 0 Conceded C 0 4 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 83%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 67%
67% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 17%
33% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
17% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
83% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 50%
 
3.3 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.7 4.7
3.8 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.3 3.3
2.3 2.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8 9.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.3 8.3
3.3 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.7 3
30% 44% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 22%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • All of Dijon's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Dijon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Dijon have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Dijon have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Ligue 2
  • Dijon have the most conceded goals (14) in Ligue 2
  • Dijon have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 2
  • Dijon have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Ligue 2
  • Dijon have yet to win a game.
  • 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 6 5 1 0 13 4 3 2 1 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 9 2 9 16
2 Paris 5 4 1 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 7 1 7 13
3 Sochaux 6 4 1 1 7 4 3 2 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 13
4 Nîmes 6 3 3 0 8 2 3 1 2 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 6 1 6 12
5 Auxerre 6 3 2 1 11 5 3 1 1 1 4 2 3 2 1 0 7 3 6 11
6 Caen 6 3 1 2 7 4 3 2 0 1 6 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 10
7 Pau 6 3 1 2 6 3 4 3 0 1 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 10
8 Ajaccio 5 2 3 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 0 3 0 3 3 4 9
9 Le Havre 6 2 3 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 9
10 Rodez 6 2 3 1 8 8 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 5 6 0 9
11 Niort 6 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 8
12 Quevilly Rouen 6 2 1 3 7 8 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 -1 7
13 Guingamp 6 1 4 1 4 5 3 0 2 1 2 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 -1 7
14 Bastia 6 1 3 2 4 6 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 6
15 Amiens SC 6 1 2 3 5 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 -3 5
16 Valenciennes 6 1 2 3 3 9 3 0 1 2 1 7 3 1 1 1 2 2 -6 5
17 Grenoble Foot 38 6 1 1 4 2 9 3 1 1 1 2 4 3 0 0 3 0 5 -7 4
18 Dunkerque 6 0 2 4 5 10 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 0 1 2 3 5 -5 2
19 Dijon 6 0 1 5 6 14 3 0 1 2 4 8 3 0 0 3 2 6 -8 1
20 Nancy 6 0 1 5 3 13 3 0 0 3 1 9 3 0 1 2 2 4 -10 1

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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.