Possible nail-biting contest in Dijon - Paris game

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 30.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard (16098 seats)

Ligue 2: Two sides in good shape get together for this fixture. Paris could have a tiny edge with their 6th place in the standings?

Insights:
  • Dijon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Paris have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Ligue 2

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Dijon form and stats

3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Dijon have to build on here at Stade Gaston-Gérard in the Ligue 2.

A good away victory last time out for Dijon, who won 2-1 against Grenoble Foot 38 (placed 14th). Midfielder Yassine Benzia was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.32 (out of ten) in that game. Benzia scored one goal, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 49 successful passes (of 60 total).

Before that, Dijon had a home game versus Amiens SC which ended with a victory 1-0.

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 four matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost one.

Dijon has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Dijon have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Paris form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Paris have produced an overall stat of 3-0-4 so far. Bitter travels for Paris as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Quevilly Rouen match.

Paris's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Toulouse that finished 2-2. It looked so good for Paris vs Toulouse, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. The attacker Moustapha Name got a match rating of 7.15 in that game. Name served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 0-1 defeat away at Pau before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Paris in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Paris, three draws and six defeats.

Paris have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Paris have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last four meetings between these contenders: Dijon won three, Paris triumphed in zero and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Dijon missing players

Paris missing players

Dijon Paris
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 7 2 Played P 3 7 13
5 3 0 Won W 1 3 5
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 3
7 3 2 Lost L 2 4 5
14 9 3 Scored S 2 8 16
19 10 7 Conceded C 5 9 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 57% 69%
46% 43% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 43% 38%
15% 29% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 23%
8% 14% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 14% 8%
54% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 29% 46%
23% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 23%
23% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 43% 31%
 
4.6 5.3 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 5.4 6.1
3.5 3 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 1.3 2.9 3.3
2.1 2.3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.1 1.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.2 10.3 11 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 9.1 9.6
3.8 3.7 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.3 4.9
28% 35% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 27% 25%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Dijon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Paris have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Paris have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Ligue 2
  • Paris 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 13 8 4 1 30 11 6 4 1 1 16 6 7 4 3 0 14 5 19 28
2 Sochaux 13 8 3 2 14 7 7 4 2 1 6 3 6 4 1 1 8 4 7 27
3 Ajaccio 13 7 4 2 16 7 7 5 1 1 9 2 6 2 3 1 7 5 9 25
4 Le Havre 13 6 6 1 14 7 7 4 2 1 8 4 6 2 4 0 6 3 7 24
5 Auxerre 12 5 5 2 18 13 6 3 2 1 11 4 6 2 3 1 7 9 5 20
6 Paris 13 5 3 5 16 15 6 2 3 1 8 6 7 3 0 4 8 9 1 18
7 Niort 13 5 3 5 13 12 6 3 1 2 7 4 7 2 2 3 6 8 1 18
8 Pau 13 5 3 5 13 12 7 4 1 2 9 5 6 1 2 3 4 7 1 18
9 Guingamp 13 4 5 4 14 15 6 2 2 2 8 8 7 2 3 2 6 7 -1 17
10 Caen 13 4 4 5 16 15 7 2 1 4 10 9 6 2 3 1 6 6 1 16
11 Rodez 13 4 4 5 13 15 6 1 3 2 4 6 7 3 1 3 9 9 -2 16
12 Quevilly Rouen 13 4 4 5 13 16 6 1 2 3 5 9 7 3 2 2 8 7 -3 16
13 Dijon 13 5 1 7 14 19 7 3 1 3 9 10 6 2 0 4 5 9 -5 16
14 Grenoble Foot 38 13 4 3 6 13 18 7 4 1 2 11 8 6 0 2 4 2 10 -5 15
15 Valenciennes 13 4 3 6 11 20 6 1 1 4 5 13 7 3 2 2 6 7 -9 15
16 Nîmes 13 3 5 5 15 17 6 1 3 2 5 7 7 2 2 3 10 10 -2 14
17 Dunkerque 13 3 4 6 13 17 7 1 3 3 5 8 6 2 1 3 8 9 -4 13
18 Amiens SC 13 2 6 5 14 16 7 1 3 3 7 8 6 1 3 2 7 8 -2 12
19 Bastia 12 2 5 5 9 13 6 1 5 0 5 3 6 1 0 5 4 10 -4 11
20 Nancy 13 1 5 7 9 23 6 1 2 3 5 12 7 0 3 4 4 11 -14 8

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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.