Match-goers at Stade Gaston-Gérard haven’t enjoyed many victories this season, with Dijon lying uncomfortably in the 17th place. The guesting Valenciennes will believe to guard their higher league spot in this match.
- Valenciennes is in the worst form (0-3-3)
It's no vacation for neither Dijon nor Valenciennes as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dijon form and stats
Dijon have collected 13 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 3-4-2.
Dijon are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Paris. Heartbreak for Dijon in their last match as Paris's Gueho scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Midfield player Silva got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Silva scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Heartbreak before that as Dijon lost 1-2 at Rodez's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dijon handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
Dijon are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Valenciennes form and stats
There's been little loot from Valenciennes's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Ligue 2. Valenciennes only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Valenciennes are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Valenciennes delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Annecy (placed 14th) in their previous fixture. Boutoutaou got a match rating of 9.04 in that game, top player of the team. Boutoutaou scored two goals.
A defeat, in the Coupe de France away at Paris, before that. Valenciennes are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 18 matches.
A tale of few goals? 9 of this club's last 11 league matches have seen two or less goals.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Valenciennes's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Valenciennes as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior ten meetings involving these two contenders are: five wins for Dijon, two draws and three wins for Valenciennes. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Le Bihan 5 goals |  A. Costa Silva 5 goals |  B. Soumaré 4 goals |
Dijon missing players
Valenciennes missing players
| Dijon | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 78% | 78% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 72% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 22% | 44% |
| 56% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 11% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 56% | 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 11% | 39% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 39% | 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 67% | 39% |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 32% | 40% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 12% | 26% |
| 8.3 | 6.9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 12.1 | 12 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
- Dijon have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Valenciennes have scored away.
- Valenciennes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| 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 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Metz | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Paris | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Caen | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Quevilly Rouen | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Bastia | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 13 | Pau | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Annecy | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 | Laval | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Rodez | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Dijon | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 18 | Niort | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 17 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 15 |
