Possible nail-biting contest in Dijon - Grenoble Foot 38 game

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard (16098 seats)

Dijon are trying to ignore the league table ahead of this match versus Grenoble Foot 38. Here's all you should know before the game!

Insights:
  • Dijon is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Coupe de France game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Olympique Lyonnais. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Dijon form and stats

Dijon have played 13 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).

An away draw last time out for Dijon, facing Valenciennes in a game that ended 2-2. The forward Bihan won the honour of being "man of the match" for Dijon with a rating of 7.6/10. Bihan scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Metz that ended 0-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Dijon perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Dijon as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Dijon has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.

The Dijon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Dijon have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

Playing away, Grenoble Foot 38 have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.

Two away matches in a row for Grenoble, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 against Olympique Lyonnais in the Coupe de France.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Le Havre in the Ligue 2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Grenoble Foot 38 in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Grenoble Foot 38, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

Low on goals? 11 of this team's last 13 league fixtures have contained two goals or less.

Grenoble Foot 38 find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Dijon have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (3-1-0) versus Grenoble Foot 38.

Dijon and Grenoble Foot 38 have met before this season: Grenoble Foot 38 - Dijon 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

DijonA. Costa Silva
A. Costa Silva
6 goals
Grenoble Foot 38M. Phaeton
M. Phaeton
6 goals

Dijon missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dijon Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 13 3 Played P 5 12 25
5 4 1 Won W 3 4 10
8 5 1 Drew D 2 4 8
12 4 1 Lost L 0 4 7
23 14 3 Scored S 8 13 25
31 14 4 Conceded C 2 12 21
80% 77% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 75% 76%
68% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 58% 44%
52% 46% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 42% 32%
12% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 16%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
48% 38% 67% BTTS BTTS 20% 25% 28%
24% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 80% 50% 52%
48% 54% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 50% 44%
 
4.3 3.7 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.3 3.7
4.9 4.4 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.5 4.7
2.2 2.2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
8 8 6 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 6.2 7.4
3.4 3.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.6 3.2
27% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 42% 31%
 
8.9 7.5 7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.6 9.9 10.2
3.8 3.4 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 4.4 4.1
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Dijon is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Le Havre 25 14 10 1 34 10 12 8 4 0 17 4 13 6 6 1 17 6 24 52
2 Bordeaux 25 13 6 6 36 21 12 7 3 2 17 8 13 6 3 4 19 13 15 45
3 Sochaux 25 13 5 7 42 22 13 8 3 2 27 10 12 5 2 5 15 12 20 44
4 Metz 25 11 8 6 37 24 13 6 5 2 18 11 12 5 3 4 19 13 13 41
5 Caen 25 10 9 6 30 25 12 7 4 1 19 8 13 3 5 5 11 17 5 39
6 Quevilly Rouen 25 10 8 7 29 25 12 5 5 2 19 13 13 5 3 5 10 12 4 38
7 Grenoble Foot 38 25 10 8 7 25 21 13 6 4 3 12 9 12 4 4 4 13 12 4 38
8 Bastia 25 11 5 9 25 26 13 7 2 4 12 8 12 4 3 5 13 18 -1 38
9 Amiens SC 24 9 6 9 27 28 12 5 3 4 14 12 12 4 3 5 13 16 -1 33
10 Annecy 25 8 8 9 28 28 12 6 2 4 12 9 13 2 6 5 16 19 0 32
11 Paris 24 8 7 9 22 25 11 3 3 5 11 14 13 5 4 4 11 11 -3 31
12 Guingamp 25 8 7 10 31 35 13 3 3 7 15 20 12 5 4 3 16 15 -4 31
13 Valenciennes 25 7 10 8 24 29 13 5 8 0 19 13 12 2 2 8 5 16 -5 31
14 Laval 25 9 4 12 29 36 13 5 2 6 18 18 12 4 2 6 11 18 -7 31
15 Saint-Etienne 25 9 6 10 37 39 13 6 3 4 21 19 12 3 3 6 16 20 -2 30
16 Pau 25 6 9 10 20 30 12 3 5 4 10 14 13 3 4 6 10 16 -10 27
17 Dijon 25 5 8 12 23 31 13 4 5 4 14 14 12 1 3 8 9 17 -8 23
18 Nimes 25 6 5 14 24 38 12 5 1 6 11 14 13 1 4 8 13 24 -14 23
19 Niort 25 6 5 14 22 40 12 4 2 6 12 18 13 2 3 8 10 22 -18 23
20 Rodez 25 4 10 11 20 32 13 1 5 7 10 21 12 3 5 4 10 11 -12 22

Dijon:
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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Havre 25 14 10 1 34 10 12 8 4 0 17 4 13 6 6 1 17 6 24 52
2 Bordeaux 25 13 6 6 36 21 12 7 3 2 17 8 13 6 3 4 19 13 15 45
3 Sochaux 25 13 5 7 42 22 13 8 3 2 27 10 12 5 2 5 15 12 20 44
4 Metz 25 11 8 6 37 24 13 6 5 2 18 11 12 5 3 4 19 13 13 41
5 Caen 25 10 9 6 30 25 12 7 4 1 19 8 13 3 5 5 11 17 5 39
6 Quevilly Rouen 25 10 8 7 29 25 12 5 5 2 19 13 13 5 3 5 10 12 4 38
7 Grenoble Foot 38 25 10 8 7 25 21 13 6 4 3 12 9 12 4 4 4 13 12 4 38
8 Bastia 25 11 5 9 25 26 13 7 2 4 12 8 12 4 3 5 13 18 -1 38
9 Amiens SC 24 9 6 9 27 28 12 5 3 4 14 12 12 4 3 5 13 16 -1 33
10 Annecy 25 8 8 9 28 28 12 6 2 4 12 9 13 2 6 5 16 19 0 32
11 Paris 24 8 7 9 22 25 11 3 3 5 11 14 13 5 4 4 11 11 -3 31
12 Guingamp 25 8 7 10 31 35 13 3 3 7 15 20 12 5 4 3 16 15 -4 31
13 Valenciennes 25 7 10 8 24 29 13 5 8 0 19 13 12 2 2 8 5 16 -5 31
14 Laval 25 9 4 12 29 36 13 5 2 6 18 18 12 4 2 6 11 18 -7 31
15 Saint-Etienne 25 9 6 10 37 39 13 6 3 4 21 19 12 3 3 6 16 20 -2 30
16 Pau 25 6 9 10 20 30 12 3 5 4 10 14 13 3 4 6 10 16 -10 27
17 Dijon 25 5 8 12 23 31 13 4 5 4 14 14 12 1 3 8 9 17 -8 23
18 Nimes 25 6 5 14 24 38 12 5 1 6 11 14 13 1 4 8 13 24 -14 23
19 Niort 25 6 5 14 22 40 12 4 2 6 12 18 13 2 3 8 10 22 -18 23
20 Rodez 25 4 10 11 20 32 13 1 5 7 10 21 12 3 5 4 10 11 -12 22

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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.