We have to say that both contenders are capable in this league, Sochaux having a 2 point advantage on Dijon in the tables. Get this show on the road!
- Dijon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sochaux have the most points from losing position (6) in Ligue 2
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.
Dijon form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Dijon at their home stadium (Stade Gaston-Gérard) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Dijon are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 210 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Bihan).
Dijon lost their last game at Bastia (placed 11th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Defender Congré got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.63/10. Congré won 11 of 13 duels.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Annecy (0-2).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.
Dijon have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Gaston-Gérard with 6 goals in 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Dijon defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sochaux form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the Ligue 2 away games so far for Sochaux with six points collected from three matches. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Sochaux hope to make it five in this match.
Sochaux had fun at their own home (Stade Gaston-Gérard) last time out, beating Laval 4-1. Weissbeck, Couto, Doumbia and Mauricio scored. Midfield player Mauricio was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.01/10. Mauricio scored one goal, served one assist, hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 40 successful passes (of 47 total).
Prior to that result Sochaux won their away game at Guingamp. The scoreline was 2-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Sochaux in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Sochaux, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
Sochaux has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Sochaux have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (1-3-0) when playing Dijon.Top Goalscorers
  G. Weissbeck 3 goals |
Dijon missing players
Sochaux missing players
| Dijon | Sochaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 57% |
| 57% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 57% |
| 14% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 3.7 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 5.3 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.4 | 10 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9 | 10.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 31% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 38% | 39% |
| 8.9 | 8.8 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 12.7 | 9.3 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5 | 3.9 |
- All of Dijon's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dijon have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Dijon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dijon haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sochaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sochaux have the most points from losing position (6) in Ligue 2
- Sochaux 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 | Bordeaux | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | Caen | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Valenciennes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Metz | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Dijon | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Bastia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Nîmes | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Paris | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Laval | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Quevilly Rouen | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Niort | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Annecy | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 18 | Rodez | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 5 |
| 19 | Saint-Etienne | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Pau | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 3 |
