Ligue 2: Dijon are 5 points after Laval, but are motivated to go full force. Let's go!
- Laval have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Dijon form and stats
Dijon have played 8 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Stade Gaston-Gérard, but a victory now would be sweet for Dijon.
The home team returns to Stade Gaston-Gérard after drawing with Grenoble Foot 38 (placed 4th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Goalkeeper Allagbe got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.83 out of ten. Allagbe topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Dijon drew at home versus Guingamp.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 6 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 1.
There will be little rest for Dijon after this match as they are travelling to Rodez for a Ligue 2 game in only four days.
Dijon have scored {7 league goals} here from 8 matches, not a lot. 9 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Laval form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.
Laval had fun at their own home (Stade Gaston-Gérard) last time out, beating Valenciennes 1-0. Baudry scored. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Frapolli when Baudry scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 37th minute. Baudry was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.12. The defender Baudry scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 2 of 3 duels.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Niort.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Laval playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 5 Laval wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Laval are hosting Amiens SC in the Ligue 2 only four days away.
Laval are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Laval have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior ten meetings involving these two participants are: five wins for Dijon, two draws and three wins for Laval. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Maggiotti 7 goals |  Z. Naidji 4 goals |
Dijon missing players
Laval missing players
| Dijon | Laval | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 73% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 67% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 57% | 67% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 60% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 53% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 53% |
| 27% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 43% | 33% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 20% |
| 4 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7.3 | 7.1 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.7 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 24% | 29% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | 33% |
| 8.5 | 7.1 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.1 | 9.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
- Laval 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 | Le Havre | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | Caen | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Valenciennes | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Metz | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Pau | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Laval | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Paris | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Quevilly Rouen | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Bastia | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Annecy | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 16 | Nîmes | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 | Dijon | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Rodez | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Niort | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 11 |
