Ligue 2 statistics and guide: Le Havre modest favourite to overwhelm Dijon

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 02.June
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Océane (25181 seats)

Le Havre are considered as favourites to win this home match against Dijon, if the league positions are to be trusted. Or are we eyeing a possible shock?

Insights:
  • Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Ligue 2
  • Dijon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

The season is still full of potential for Le Havre as they can still win the whole Ligue 2. Dijon are struggling to avoid relegation.

Le Havre and Dijon should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Le Havre form and stats

Le Havre are steadily winning Ligue 2 games and points here at Stade Océane. 10 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 18 games.

An away draw last time out for Le Havre, facing Bastia in a game that ended 1-1. Grandsir was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Bastia after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Hajjam, defender, was given a rating of 7.25/10 in that game, top of the team. Hajjam won 9 of 11 duels.

Ahead of that match, Le Havre lost 0-2 at home to Valenciennes.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Le Havre have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 7 and lost 2.

Low on goals? In this club's last 11 league matches, 9 have produced two goals or less.

The Havre fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Le Havre are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Océane in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 18 matches.

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Dijon form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dijon so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-10 (win-draw-lose).

Dijon's last game was the home draw against Paris (1-1). Midfielder Aké was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.25. Aké scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Prior to that result Dijon won their away game at Nîmes. The scoreline was 2-1.

We have checked recent matches where Dijon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 6 defeats.

The visitors have scored 17 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Dijon have conceded 25 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have battled previously this season: Dijon - Havre 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Le Havre wins - draws - Dijon wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

DijonM. Le Bihan
M. Le Bihan
12 goals
Le HavreV. Lekhal
V. Lekhal
6 goals
Le HavreN. Alioui
N. Alioui
6 goals

Le Havre missing players

Dijon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Le Havre Dijon
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
19 10 5 Won W 2 3 10
15 7 1 Drew D 0 5 12
3 1 0 Lost L 3 10 15
45 22 10 Scored S 6 17 38
19 9 3 Conceded C 6 25 42
81% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 86%
51% 56% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 78% 70%
24% 28% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 56% 46%
11% 11% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 11%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
38% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 61% 49%
54% 61% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 17% 27%
27% 28% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 33% 38%
 
5 4.7 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.8 4.8
3.4 3.2 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 4.9 4.6
2.4 2.1 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.2 2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 2 5 6
 
9.8 11.3 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 8.7 8.9
3.6 4.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.7 3.7
34% 30% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 26% 28%
 
7.1 6.3 5.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 10.1 8.8
2.4 2.3 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 4.2 3.6
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Dijon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Le Havre have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Le Havre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Ligue 2
  • Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Ligue 2
  • Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Ligue 2
  • Le Havre have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Ligue 2
  • Le Havre have the most clean sheets (20) in Ligue 2
  • Le Havre have the most matches under the total-line (28) in Ligue 2

  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 37 19 15 3 45 19 18 10 7 1 22 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 26 72
2 Metz 37 19 12 6 58 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 19 10 5 4 33 18 27 69
3 Bordeaux 37 20 9 8 51 27 18 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 37 17 9 11 50 42 19 11 4 4 26 15 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 60
5 Caen 37 16 11 10 52 42 19 11 6 2 33 17 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 59
6 Sochaux 37 15 7 15 53 38 19 9 4 6 31 18 18 6 3 9 22 20 15 52
7 Guingamp 37 14 10 13 49 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 3 52
8 Paris 37 14 10 13 44 43 18 7 3 8 23 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 1 52
9 Grenoble Foot 38 37 14 9 14 33 34 18 9 5 4 19 14 19 5 4 10 14 20 -1 51
10 Saint-Étienne 37 14 11 12 61 57 18 9 4 5 32 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 4 50
11 Quevilly Rouen 37 12 13 12 44 46 19 6 9 4 28 24 18 6 4 8 16 22 -2 49
12 Amiens SC 37 13 8 16 39 50 18 8 3 7 19 20 19 5 5 9 20 30 -11 47
13 Valenciennes 37 10 15 12 42 47 19 6 11 2 27 23 18 4 4 10 15 24 -5 45
14 Annecy 37 11 12 14 39 50 19 9 4 6 18 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -11 45
15 Pau 37 11 11 15 39 52 18 5 6 7 19 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -13 44
16 Rodez 37 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 18 6 6 6 20 17 -6 43
17 Laval 37 13 4 20 42 55 19 9 2 8 27 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -13 43
18 Dijon 37 10 12 15 38 42 19 7 7 5 21 17 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 42
19 Nîmes 37 9 6 22 41 61 18 8 2 8 24 22 19 1 4 14 17 39 -20 33
20 Niort 37 7 7 23 32 64 18 5 3 10 21 33 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 28

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 Le Havre 37 19 15 3 45 19 18 10 7 1 22 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 26 72
2 Metz 37 19 12 6 58 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 19 10 5 4 33 18 27 69
3 Bordeaux 37 20 9 8 51 27 18 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 37 17 9 11 50 42 19 11 4 4 26 15 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 60
5 Caen 37 16 11 10 52 42 19 11 6 2 33 17 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 59
6 Sochaux 37 15 7 15 53 38 19 9 4 6 31 18 18 6 3 9 22 20 15 52
7 Guingamp 37 14 10 13 49 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 3 52
8 Paris 37 14 10 13 44 43 18 7 3 8 23 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 1 52
9 Grenoble Foot 38 37 14 9 14 33 34 18 9 5 4 19 14 19 5 4 10 14 20 -1 51
10 Saint-Étienne 37 14 11 12 61 57 18 9 4 5 32 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 4 50
11 Quevilly Rouen 37 12 13 12 44 46 19 6 9 4 28 24 18 6 4 8 16 22 -2 49
12 Amiens SC 37 13 8 16 39 50 18 8 3 7 19 20 19 5 5 9 20 30 -11 47
13 Valenciennes 37 10 15 12 42 47 19 6 11 2 27 23 18 4 4 10 15 24 -5 45
14 Annecy 37 11 12 14 39 50 19 9 4 6 18 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -11 45
15 Pau 37 11 11 15 39 52 18 5 6 7 19 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -13 44
16 Rodez 37 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 18 6 6 6 20 17 -6 43
17 Laval 37 13 4 20 42 55 19 9 2 8 27 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -13 43
18 Dijon 37 10 12 15 38 42 19 7 7 5 21 17 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 42
19 Nîmes 37 9 6 22 41 61 18 8 2 8 24 22 19 1 4 14 17 39 -20 33
20 Niort 37 7 7 23 32 64 18 5 3 10 21 33 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 28

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