Ligue 2 match prediction and preview for Dijon vs Rodez clash

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

Dijon welcome Rodez for another interesting Ligue 2 fixture here at Stade Gaston-Gérard.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Dijon form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Ligue 2 game of the season here at Stade Gaston-Gérard. Last season these fans witnessed 1 win, 6 draws and 12 losses from Dijon's 19 home games. Game days at Stade Gaston-Gérard have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Dijon as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Dijon faced defeat in their previous match, away at Nîmes (1-2). Senou Coulibaly, defender, was given a rating of 7.35/10 in that game, top of the team. Coulibaly hit one key pass and won 9 of 10 duels.

Ahead of that match, Dijon lost 1-3 at home to Sochaux.

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 four games. Dijon has won zero of these, drawn two and lost two.

Early season league goal statistics from Dijon's 1 home game: 1 goal, 3 conceded.

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Rodez form and stats

Rodez have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Ligue 2 were 2 victories, 10 draws and 7 defeats from 19 fixtures.

Rodez had fun at their own home (Stade Gaston-Gérard) last time out, beating Pau 1-0. Lucas Buades scored. Lionel M'Pasi was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.41. The agile goalkeeper M'Pasi stopped the opponent with two saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Caen wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rodez playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were two Rodez wins, eleven draws and two defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Rodez has managed 0 goals and let in 4 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

DijonR. Assalé Djapone
R. Assalé Djapone
2 goals

Dijon missing players

Rodez missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dijon Rodez
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 1 Lost L 0 1 1
2 1 1 Scored S 0 0 1
5 3 3 Conceded C 0 4 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
2 2 2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 8 6.5
5.5 2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 2.5
2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7 8 8 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 9
2 1 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 4.5
50% 100% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 11%
Dijon Last season Rodez
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
4 1   Won W   2 8
9 6   Drew D   10 19
25 12   Lost L   7 11
25 8   Scored S   15 38
73 31   Conceded C   24 44
89% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 97%
68% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 71%
45% 26%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   32% 34%
34% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 13%
13% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
39% 26%   BTTS BTTS   58% 58%
16% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 18%
55% 68%   Failed to Score F T   37% 26%
 
3.8 3.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.2
6.2 5.7   Corners against (avg) C A   3.5 3.3
2 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.1
5 3   Red cards R C   3 4
 
9.1 9.8   Shots (avg) S (   7.9 8.2
2.3 2.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.2
29% 19%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 6
2 Caen 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 6
3 Toulouse 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 4
4 Ajaccio 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4
5 Le Havre 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
6 Nîmes 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
7 Auxerre 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
8 Sochaux 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
9 Pau 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
10 Rodez 2 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 3
11 Guingamp 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
12 Valenciennes 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
13 Bastia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Quevilly Rouen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
15 Dunkerque 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
16 Niort 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
17 Amiens SC 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 0
18 Dijon 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
19 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
20 Nancy 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 38 24 11 3 64 23 19 10 7 2 28 11 19 14 4 1 36 12 41 83
2 Paris Saint Germain 38 26 4 8 86 28 19 13 1 5 44 14 19 13 3 3 42 14 58 82
3 Monaco 38 24 6 8 76 42 19 12 5 2 43 21 19 12 1 6 33 21 34 78
4 Olympique Lyonnais 38 22 10 6 81 43 19 11 3 5 42 23 19 11 7 1 39 20 38 76
5 Olympique Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 19 10 5 4 32 23 19 6 7 6 22 24 7 60
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 7 6 6 26 19 12 58
7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 19 7 7 5 28 26 19 8 5 6 27 28 1 57
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 19 7 4 8 34 35 19 7 8 4 26 27 -2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 19 7 3 9 25 30 19 8 4 7 25 23 -3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 19 5 5 9 19 26 19 7 6 6 25 22 -4 47
11 Saint-Etienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 19 5 6 8 20 29 19 7 4 8 22 25 -12 46
12 Bordeaux 38 13 6 19 42 56 19 7 4 8 19 21 19 6 2 11 23 35 -14 45
13 Angers SCO 38 12 8 18 40 58 19 6 3 10 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 31 -18 44
14 Reims 38 9 15 14 42 50 19 4 8 7 16 21 19 5 7 7 26 29 -8 42
15 Strasbourg 38 11 9 18 49 58 19 4 5 10 21 29 19 7 4 8 28 29 -9 42
16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 19 10 2 7 31 29 19 1 7 11 19 39 -18 42
17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 19 8 4 7 32 33 19 3 4 12 18 33 -16 41
18 Nantes 38 9 13 16 47 55 19 3 8 8 21 29 19 6 5 8 26 26 -8 40
19 Nîmes 38 9 8 21 40 71 19 3 5 11 22 39 19 6 3 10 18 32 -31 35
20 Dijon 38 4 9 25 25 73 19 1 6 12 8 31 19 3 3 13 17 42 -48 21
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 38 23 8 7 60 36 19 15 3 1 32 15 19 8 5 6 28 21 24 77
2 Clermont 38 21 9 8 61 25 19 13 5 1 37 9 19 8 4 7 24 16 36 72
3 Toulouse 38 20 10 8 71 42 19 13 4 2 44 18 19 7 6 6 27 24 29 70
4 Grenoble Foot 38 38 18 11 9 51 35 19 12 6 1 35 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 16 65
5 Paris 38 17 13 8 53 37 19 11 5 3 31 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 16 64
6 Auxerre 38 16 14 8 64 43 19 10 6 3 38 18 19 6 8 5 26 25 21 62
7 Sochaux 38 12 15 11 45 37 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 6 8 5 21 15 8 51
8 Nancy 38 11 14 13 53 53 19 6 8 5 28 28 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 47
9 Guingamp 38 10 17 11 41 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 19 6 7 6 22 20 -2 47
10 Amiens SC 38 11 14 13 34 40 19 7 8 4 15 12 19 4 6 9 19 28 -6 47
11 Valenciennes 38 12 11 15 50 59 19 7 6 6 24 23 19 5 5 9 26 36 -9 47
12 Le Havre 38 11 14 13 38 48 19 4 8 7 16 23 19 7 6 6 22 25 -10 47
13 Ajaccio 38 11 13 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 19 3 7 9 13 26 -9 46
14 Pau 38 11 11 16 42 49 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 2 6 11 16 30 -7 44
15 Rodez 38 8 19 11 38 44 19 6 9 4 23 20 19 2 10 7 15 24 -6 43
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 19 6 8 5 22 18 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 19 6 9 4 17 19 19 3 5 11 17 30 -15 41
18 Niort 38 9 14 15 34 58 19 6 6 7 17 25 19 3 8 8 17 33 -24 41
19 Chambly 38 9 11 18 41 64 19 7 3 9 21 27 19 2 8 9 20 37 -23 38
20 Chateauroux 38 4 11 23 32 58 19 3 5 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 23

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 Paris 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 6
2 Caen 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 6
3 Toulouse 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 4
4 Ajaccio 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 4
5 Le Havre 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
6 Nîmes 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
7 Auxerre 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
8 Sochaux 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
9 Pau 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
10 Rodez 2 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 3
11 Guingamp 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
12 Valenciennes 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
13 Bastia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Quevilly Rouen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
15 Dunkerque 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
16 Niort 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
17 Amiens SC 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 0
18 Dijon 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
19 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
20 Nancy 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -5 0

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