Le Havre vs Dijon: Match guide and preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 02.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Océane (25181 seats)

Le Havre warm up for Dijon with belief in acquiring all three points. Will they? Read our in-depth preview!

Insights:
  • Le Havre have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Ligue 2
  • Dijon have the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in Ligue 2

Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their previous game. Let's hope for an energetic fixture!

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Le Havre form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Le Havre at their home stadium (Stade Océane) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

The Le Havre goalkeeper Yahia Fofana is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 221 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 2.

A good away victory last time out for Le Havre, who won 1-0 against Nîmes (placed 9th). Midfielder Quentin Cornette was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.34 (out of ten) in that game. Cornette served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Quevilly Rouen in a game that was won 1-0.

Havre has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. From these home matches, Le Havre have conceded only 4 goals.

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Dijon form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Dijon have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far.

The manager P. Garande was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 2 match played at their home ground Stade Gaston-Gérard. Dijon suffered a 0-1 loss to Valenciennes (placed 12th). Yassine Benzia got a match rating of 7.9 in that game, top player of the team. Benzia hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Caen.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dijon as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Dijon have conceded 6 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings with these squads: Le Havre won four, Dijon were winners in two and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

DijonA. Scheidler
A. Scheidler
4 goals
Le HavreQ. Cornette
Q. Cornette
3 goals
Le HavreJ. Thiaré
J. Thiaré
3 goals

Le Havre missing players

Dijon missing players

Le Havre Dijon
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 0 4 10
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
5 2 1 Drew D 0 0 1
1 1 0 Lost L 0 3 6
9 5 0 Scored S 0 3 11
5 4 0 Conceded C 0 6 16
70% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 80%
20% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
40% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 60%
60% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 20%
30% 20% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 20%
 
3.6 5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.5 4.9
5 4.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.2 3.5
1.3 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.2 2.4
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.6 7.8 13 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6.8 9.1
3 2.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.2 3.5
30% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 23% 31%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Dijon have the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in Ligue 2
  • Dijon have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Dijon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Le Havre have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Le Havre have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Ligue 2
  • Le Havre have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Ligue 2
  • Le Havre have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 9 7 2 0 20 6 4 3 1 0 8 3 5 4 1 0 12 3 14 23
2 Sochaux 10 6 2 2 11 6 5 3 1 1 4 2 5 3 1 1 7 4 5 20
3 Auxerre 10 5 4 1 16 5 5 3 1 1 9 2 5 2 3 0 7 3 11 19
4 Ajaccio 9 5 4 0 12 4 5 4 1 0 7 1 4 1 3 0 5 3 8 19
5 Le Havre 10 4 5 1 9 5 5 2 2 1 5 4 5 2 3 0 4 1 4 17
6 Paris 10 5 1 4 13 11 4 2 1 1 5 3 6 3 0 3 8 8 2 16
7 Pau 10 4 3 3 12 9 6 3 1 2 8 5 4 1 2 1 4 4 3 15
8 Niort 10 4 3 3 10 9 5 3 1 1 7 2 5 1 2 2 3 7 1 15
9 Nîmes 10 3 4 3 12 10 5 1 3 1 5 5 5 2 1 2 7 5 2 13
10 Rodez 10 3 4 3 10 12 5 1 3 1 4 5 5 2 1 2 6 7 -2 13
11 Quevilly Rouen 10 3 3 4 11 12 5 1 2 2 5 6 5 2 1 2 6 6 -1 12
12 Valenciennes 10 3 3 4 8 13 5 1 1 3 4 10 5 2 2 1 4 3 -5 12
13 Caen 9 3 2 4 9 8 5 2 0 3 7 5 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 11
14 Guingamp 10 2 5 3 8 11 4 0 2 2 3 6 6 2 3 1 5 5 -3 11
15 Grenoble Foot 38 10 3 2 5 10 16 5 3 1 1 8 6 5 0 1 4 2 10 -6 11
16 Dijon 10 3 1 6 11 16 6 2 1 3 8 10 4 1 0 3 3 6 -5 10
17 Amiens SC 10 1 5 4 11 15 5 0 2 3 4 8 5 1 3 1 7 7 -4 8
18 Bastia 9 1 4 4 7 11 4 0 4 0 3 3 5 1 0 4 4 8 -4 7
19 Dunkerque 10 1 3 6 7 15 5 0 2 3 2 7 5 1 1 3 5 8 -8 6
20 Nancy 10 0 4 6 6 19 5 0 2 3 3 11 5 0 2 3 3 8 -13 4

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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.