The glass has been half empty for Dijon so far, and you could say the same about Dunkerque. These struggling sides hope for some important points here.
- Dijon have the most conceded goals (15) in Ligue 2
- Dunkerque have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Ligue 2
This has all the signs of an interesting game with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well refreshed since they last played a game. Game on!
Dijon form and stats
Dijon have collected 4 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 1-1-2.
Dijon's previous game was a Ligue 2 match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Bastia (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Attacking player Yassine Benzia outshone all teammates in that match and got a match rating of 8.83 out of 10. Benzia scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Prior to that, an away loss at Pau.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.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Dijon as they are travelling to their away game against Caen in the Ligue 2. That match is two days after this one.
A decent goal production from Dijon in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Dijon have conceded 9 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Dunkerque form and stats
The Ligue 2 season is young and Dunkerque have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
There were no winners in Dunkerque's previous match, a Ligue 2 home game that ended 0-0 vs Nancy (placed 20th). Jeremy Vachoux was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.33. The agile goalkeeper Vachoux stopped the opponent with seven saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Jeremy Vachoux had red hot gloves after the game against Nancy, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made.
A 2-2 draw at Rodez's stadium before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Dunkerque in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Dunkerque, one draw and one defeat.
A new game in only two days for Dunkerque, the Ligue 2 home match versus Toulouse. Busy days.
Dunkerque have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 3 goals have been scored. Dunkerque's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Scheidler 3 goals |  Y. Benzia 2 goals |  M. Le Bihan 1 goals |
Dijon missing players
Dunkerque missing players
| Dijon | Dunkerque | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.9 | 8.8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.3 | 7.7 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 35% | 50% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 25% |
- All of Dijon's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dijon have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Dijon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dijon have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Dijon have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) 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.
- Dunkerque have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Ligue 2
- Dunkerque have yet to win a 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 | Auxerre | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Paris | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Pau | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Ajaccio | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Nîmes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Rodez | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Caen | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Quevilly Rouen | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Le Havre | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Niort | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Bastia | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Amiens SC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 5 |
| 18 | Dijon | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Nancy | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 2 |