Dijon supporters put their faith in manager Garande to deliver victory against Nancy

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard (16098 seats)

Turn on the lights for Dijon - Nancy! Never mind the highs and lows so far, this fixture could be a riot!

Insights:
  • Dijon have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Nancy have the most conceded goals (61) in Ligue 2

Dijon can neither be promoted or relegated from Ligue 2. Nancy are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Dijon form and stats

Overall Ligue 2 results playing at home this season for Dijon are 8-3-7 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Dijon, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Niort away with the result 3-1. Bihan and Dobre (2) found the net in that victory. Midfield player Dobre got a match rating of 8.81 in that game, the max score being 10. Dobre scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 3-3 versus Guingamp.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dijon handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, zero draws and two defeats.

Dijon has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Dijon have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Nancy form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nancy so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-12 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Nancy have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Niort game.

Nancy failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Nimes (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-3. Midfielder Haag was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.05. Haag hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 48 successful passes (of 50 total).

Before that, Nancy travelled to Rodez and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

We have checked recent matches where Nancy have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were zero victories, three draws and six defeats.

The attacking power of Nancy when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 18 league matches away. Nancy's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 34 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Dijon and Nancy have faced each other earlier this season: Nancy - Dijon 0-3. Dijon-Nancy H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Dijon three wins, Nancy five wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

DijonA. Scheidler
A. Scheidler
12 goals
DijonM. Dobre
M. Dobre
9 goals
NancyM. Biron
M. Biron
7 goals

Dijon missing players

Nancy missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dijon Nancy
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 35
13 8 4 Won W 1 1 5
7 3 1 Drew D 0 5 9
16 7 1 Lost L 5 12 21
44 23 7 Scored S 5 13 27
48 23 3 Conceded C 8 34 61
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
69% 61% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 72% 77%
50% 44% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 43%
25% 28% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 28% 23%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 9%
50% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 61% 51%
31% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 11%
25% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 39% 43%
 
5.2 6.6 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.9 4.7
4.3 3.7 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.3 5.1
1.8 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 2 7 12
 
9.4 10.3 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 8.4 10.2
3.6 3.8 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 3.9
34% 34% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 23% 20%
 
8.9 8.6 6.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 10.9 10.3
3.6 3.5 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.8 4.7
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Dijon have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Dijon haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Nancy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Nancy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nancy have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the fewest points (8) away in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the most conceded goals (34) away in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the most conceded goals (61) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the the worst goal difference (-21) away in Ligue 2
  • Nancy have the the worst goal difference (-34) in Ligue 2
  • Nancy 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 Toulouse 35 22 10 3 80 30 18 13 4 1 50 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 50 76
2 Ajaccio 36 21 8 7 37 18 18 12 3 3 20 8 18 9 5 4 17 10 19 71
3 Auxerre 36 19 11 6 57 37 18 10 4 4 31 18 18 9 7 2 26 19 20 68
4 Sochaux 36 19 10 7 45 31 18 10 5 3 20 12 18 9 5 4 25 19 14 67
5 Paris 36 18 10 8 50 34 18 10 7 1 28 13 18 8 3 7 22 21 16 64
6 Guingamp 36 13 13 10 47 46 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 7 6 18 23 1 52
7 Le Havre 36 13 11 12 36 37 18 6 5 7 16 18 18 7 6 5 20 19 -1 50
8 Nimes 36 14 7 15 43 47 18 6 4 8 22 26 18 8 3 7 21 21 -4 49
9 Caen 36 12 11 13 49 40 18 8 3 7 28 18 18 4 8 6 21 22 9 47
10 Dijon 36 13 7 16 44 48 18 8 3 7 23 23 18 5 4 9 21 25 -4 46
11 Niort 36 12 9 15 36 38 18 7 5 6 20 15 18 5 4 9 16 23 -2 45
12 Pau 36 13 6 17 36 45 18 10 1 7 23 18 18 3 5 10 13 27 -9 45
13 Amiens SC 36 9 17 10 41 37 18 7 6 5 25 14 18 2 11 5 16 23 4 44
14 Bastia 36 9 16 11 36 35 18 5 12 1 19 11 18 4 4 10 17 24 1 43
15 Grenoble Foot 38 36 12 7 17 31 41 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 43
16 Valenciennes 36 8 14 14 31 46 18 4 5 9 18 28 18 4 9 5 13 18 -15 38
17 Rodez 35 7 13 15 28 42 17 3 9 5 13 16 18 4 4 10 15 26 -14 34
18 Quevilly Rouen 35 8 10 17 27 47 18 4 7 7 15 21 17 4 3 10 12 26 -20 34
19 Dunkerque 36 8 7 21 26 47 18 5 6 7 13 18 18 3 1 14 13 29 -21 31
20 Nancy 35 5 9 21 27 61 17 4 4 9 14 27 18 1 5 12 13 34 -34 24

Dijon:
Table
  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 35 22 10 3 80 30 18 13 4 1 50 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 50 76
2 Ajaccio 36 21 8 7 37 18 18 12 3 3 20 8 18 9 5 4 17 10 19 71
3 Auxerre 36 19 11 6 57 37 18 10 4 4 31 18 18 9 7 2 26 19 20 68
4 Sochaux 36 19 10 7 45 31 18 10 5 3 20 12 18 9 5 4 25 19 14 67
5 Paris 36 18 10 8 50 34 18 10 7 1 28 13 18 8 3 7 22 21 16 64
6 Guingamp 36 13 13 10 47 46 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 7 6 18 23 1 52
7 Le Havre 36 13 11 12 36 37 18 6 5 7 16 18 18 7 6 5 20 19 -1 50
8 Nimes 36 14 7 15 43 47 18 6 4 8 22 26 18 8 3 7 21 21 -4 49
9 Caen 36 12 11 13 49 40 18 8 3 7 28 18 18 4 8 6 21 22 9 47
10 Dijon 36 13 7 16 44 48 18 8 3 7 23 23 18 5 4 9 21 25 -4 46
11 Niort 36 12 9 15 36 38 18 7 5 6 20 15 18 5 4 9 16 23 -2 45
12 Pau 36 13 6 17 36 45 18 10 1 7 23 18 18 3 5 10 13 27 -9 45
13 Amiens SC 36 9 17 10 41 37 18 7 6 5 25 14 18 2 11 5 16 23 4 44
14 Bastia 36 9 16 11 36 35 18 5 12 1 19 11 18 4 4 10 17 24 1 43
15 Grenoble Foot 38 36 12 7 17 31 41 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 43
16 Valenciennes 36 8 14 14 31 46 18 4 5 9 18 28 18 4 9 5 13 18 -15 38
17 Rodez 35 7 13 15 28 42 17 3 9 5 13 16 18 4 4 10 15 26 -14 34
18 Quevilly Rouen 35 8 10 17 27 47 18 4 7 7 15 21 17 4 3 10 12 26 -20 34
19 Dunkerque 36 8 7 21 26 47 18 5 6 7 13 18 18 3 1 14 13 29 -21 31
20 Nancy 35 5 9 21 27 61 17 4 4 9 14 27 18 1 5 12 13 34 -34 24

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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.