Home advantage could prove decisive in Saint-Étienne - Dijon battle

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 11.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (42000 seats)

This fixture features two participants living in the lower section of the Ligue 2, Saint-Étienne at 18th position and Dijon sitting at 17th. A decent opportunity for one of the contenders to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals (38) in Ligue 2
  • Dijon is in the worst form (1-0-5)

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

Saint-Étienne, who have the most conceded goals (38) in Ligue 2, have played 11 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).

The Saint-Étienne club members enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Annecy and win 3-2. Midfield player Nkounkou got a match rating of 8.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Nkounkou signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Bastia.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Saint-Étienne handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Saint-Étienne have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard with 17 goals in 11 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded. Saint-Étienne has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.

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Dijon form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dijon so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-7 (win-draw-lose). Recent form does not give Dijon much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Saint-Étienne will be a tough nut to crack.

Camara was the last player to score for the away team. Dijon haven't scored a league goal in the last 285 minutes.

The manager Daf was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stade Gaston-Gérard. Dijon suffered a 0-1 loss to Niort (placed 20th). Touré was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.45. The defender Touré hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.

Prior to that match, the Dijon manager Daf faced defeat when travelling to Laval and losing 0-1.

We have checked recent matches where Dijon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dijon as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. Dijon have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the contenders faced each other previously this season; Dijon - Saint-Étienne 2-1. Previous ten meetings with these squads: Saint-Étienne won five, Dijon were winners in three and we saw two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

DijonA. Costa Silva
A. Costa Silva
5 goals

Saint-Étienne missing players

Dijon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Saint-Étienne Dijon
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 4 10 22
6 4 1 Won W 0 1 5
6 3 1 Drew D 1 2 6
10 4 1 Lost L 3 7 11
31 17 2 Scored S 2 7 21
38 19 3 Conceded C 5 13 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 80% 82%
86% 91% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 68%
59% 45% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 55%
41% 45% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 9%
23% 36% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
59% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 50%
23% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 23%
18% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 45%
 
5.5 6.5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 4.7 4.2
4.9 4.9 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.6 4.9
2.7 2.5 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.3
8 4 1 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
11.6 11.9 13 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 7.4 7.8
4.7 4.7 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.1 3.3
30% 33% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 23% 29%
 
8.3 7.5 6 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 10.5 8.7
4 3.4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.4 3.9
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Dijon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dijon have the fewest points (5) away in Ligue 2
  • Dijon is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Saint-Étienne have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dijon have scored away.
  • Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals (19) at home in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals (38) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 22 13 8 1 32 9 11 7 4 0 16 4 11 6 4 1 16 5 23 47
2 Sochaux 22 12 3 7 36 20 11 7 2 2 21 8 11 5 1 5 15 12 16 39
3 Bordeaux 22 11 6 5 31 16 11 6 3 2 15 7 11 5 3 3 16 9 15 39
4 Grenoble Foot 38 22 10 6 6 23 18 11 6 2 3 11 8 11 4 4 3 12 10 5 36
5 Bastia 22 10 4 8 22 24 11 7 1 3 11 6 11 3 3 5 11 18 -2 34
6 Metz 21 9 6 6 33 24 11 5 4 2 16 11 10 4 2 4 17 13 9 33
7 Amiens SC 21 9 6 6 26 22 10 5 3 2 13 8 11 4 3 4 13 14 4 33
8 Caen 22 8 8 6 26 23 11 6 4 1 17 7 11 2 4 5 9 16 3 32
9 Quevilly Rouen 22 8 7 7 27 25 11 5 4 2 19 13 11 3 3 5 8 12 2 31
10 Valenciennes 22 7 8 7 21 24 11 5 6 0 17 11 11 2 2 7 4 13 -3 29
11 Annecy 22 7 7 8 24 22 11 5 2 4 10 9 11 2 5 4 14 13 2 28
12 Paris 22 7 7 8 18 23 10 2 3 5 8 14 12 5 4 3 10 9 -5 28
13 Guingamp 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 2 3 6 11 17 11 5 3 3 15 14 -5 27
14 Laval 22 8 3 11 27 34 11 5 1 5 17 16 11 3 2 6 10 18 -7 27
15 Pau 22 6 8 8 19 26 11 3 5 3 10 13 11 3 3 5 9 13 -7 26
16 Nimes 22 6 4 12 22 33 11 5 1 5 10 12 11 1 3 7 12 21 -11 22
17 Dijon 22 5 6 11 21 27 12 4 4 4 14 14 10 1 2 7 7 13 -6 21
18 Saint-Étienne 22 6 6 10 31 38 11 4 3 4 17 19 11 2 3 6 14 19 -7 21
19 Rodez 22 4 8 10 19 29 11 1 4 6 9 18 11 3 4 4 10 11 -10 20
20 Niort 22 5 5 12 19 35 11 3 2 6 9 17 11 2 3 6 10 18 -16 20

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  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 22 13 8 1 32 9 11 7 4 0 16 4 11 6 4 1 16 5 23 47
2 Sochaux 22 12 3 7 36 20 11 7 2 2 21 8 11 5 1 5 15 12 16 39
3 Bordeaux 22 11 6 5 31 16 11 6 3 2 15 7 11 5 3 3 16 9 15 39
4 Grenoble Foot 38 22 10 6 6 23 18 11 6 2 3 11 8 11 4 4 3 12 10 5 36
5 Bastia 22 10 4 8 22 24 11 7 1 3 11 6 11 3 3 5 11 18 -2 34
6 Metz 21 9 6 6 33 24 11 5 4 2 16 11 10 4 2 4 17 13 9 33
7 Amiens SC 21 9 6 6 26 22 10 5 3 2 13 8 11 4 3 4 13 14 4 33
8 Caen 22 8 8 6 26 23 11 6 4 1 17 7 11 2 4 5 9 16 3 32
9 Quevilly Rouen 22 8 7 7 27 25 11 5 4 2 19 13 11 3 3 5 8 12 2 31
10 Valenciennes 22 7 8 7 21 24 11 5 6 0 17 11 11 2 2 7 4 13 -3 29
11 Annecy 22 7 7 8 24 22 11 5 2 4 10 9 11 2 5 4 14 13 2 28
12 Paris 22 7 7 8 18 23 10 2 3 5 8 14 12 5 4 3 10 9 -5 28
13 Guingamp 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 2 3 6 11 17 11 5 3 3 15 14 -5 27
14 Laval 22 8 3 11 27 34 11 5 1 5 17 16 11 3 2 6 10 18 -7 27
15 Pau 22 6 8 8 19 26 11 3 5 3 10 13 11 3 3 5 9 13 -7 26
16 Nimes 22 6 4 12 22 33 11 5 1 5 10 12 11 1 3 7 12 21 -11 22
17 Dijon 22 5 6 11 21 27 12 4 4 4 14 14 10 1 2 7 7 13 -6 21
18 Saint-Étienne 22 6 6 10 31 38 11 4 3 4 17 19 11 2 3 6 14 19 -7 21
19 Rodez 22 4 8 10 19 29 11 1 4 6 9 18 11 3 4 4 10 11 -10 20
20 Niort 22 5 5 12 19 35 11 3 2 6 9 17 11 2 3 6 10 18 -16 20

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