Ligue 2 game research: Sochaux versus Dijon

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 14.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal (20005 seats)

Sochaux have outperformed Dijon this season, but every match opens at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you require prior to kickoff:

Insights:
  • Dijon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Dijon is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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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Sochaux form and stats

Sochaux have collected 35 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 10-5-3.

The followers are hoping that Sochaux will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Valenciennes (placed 16th). Weissbeck, a natural forward, was the best player for the side in that game, collecting a rating of 7.53 (out of 10). Weissbeck hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 64 successful passes (of 74 total).

Before that, Sochaux had a home game versus Bastia which ended with a victory 2-1.

The Sochaux fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 18 matches. From these home matches, Sochaux have conceded only 12 goals.

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Dijon form and stats

5 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of Dijon playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

Dijon might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Nancy proved too strong as Dijon slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Gaston-Gérard. Manga was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.64. The defender Manga scored one goal and won 10 of 12 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Niort with the score of 3-1.

Dijon are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 18 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Dijon have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The latest H2H encounter ended Dijon - Sochaux 1-3, earlier this season. Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Sochaux, four draws and two wins for Dijon. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

DijonA. Scheidler
A. Scheidler
12 goals
SochauxA. Kalulu Kyatengwa
A. Kalulu Kyatengwa
10 goals
DijonM. Dobre
M. Dobre
9 goals

Sochaux missing players

Dijon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sochaux Dijon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
19 10 3 Won W 0 5 13
10 5 1 Drew D 1 4 7
8 3 2 Lost L 4 9 17
45 20 7 Scored S 6 21 46
32 12 7 Conceded C 12 25 51
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
57% 56% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 78% 70%
32% 17% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 56% 51%
22% 6% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 22% 27%
8% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 11% 14%
46% 39% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 56% 51%
41% 44% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 28% 30%
24% 22% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 28% 24%
 
5.3 6.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 3.7 5.3
4.1 3.4 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.9 4.3
2.1 2.1 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 1.8 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.3 9.5 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.4 8.5 9.4
3.9 4.3 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.5 3.7
31% 26% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 33%
 
7.8 6.5 6.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.3 8.9
2.9 2.7 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 3.7 3.6
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Dijon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dijon 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 Toulouse 37 23 10 4 82 32 19 14 4 1 52 14 18 9 6 3 30 18 50 79
2 Ajaccio 37 21 9 7 38 19 18 12 3 3 20 8 19 9 6 4 18 11 19 72
3 Auxerre 37 20 11 6 59 38 18 10 4 4 31 18 19 10 7 2 28 20 21 71
4 Paris 37 19 10 8 52 35 18 10 7 1 28 13 19 9 3 7 24 22 17 67
5 Sochaux 37 19 10 8 45 32 18 10 5 3 20 12 19 9 5 5 25 20 13 67
6 Guingamp 37 14 13 10 50 47 18 8 6 4 29 23 19 6 7 6 21 24 3 55
7 Caen 37 13 11 13 51 40 19 9 3 7 30 18 18 4 8 6 21 22 11 50
8 Le Havre 37 13 11 13 37 39 19 6 5 8 17 20 18 7 6 5 20 19 -2 50
9 Nîmes 37 14 7 16 44 49 18 6 4 8 22 26 19 8 3 8 22 23 -5 49
10 Niort 37 12 10 15 38 40 18 7 5 6 20 15 19 5 5 9 18 25 -2 46
11 Dijon 37 13 7 17 46 51 19 8 3 8 25 26 18 5 4 9 21 25 -5 46
12 Pau 37 13 7 17 38 47 19 10 2 7 25 20 18 3 5 10 13 27 -9 46
13 Amiens SC 37 9 17 11 42 39 19 7 6 6 26 16 18 2 11 5 16 23 3 44
14 Grenoble Foot 38 37 12 8 17 32 42 19 7 5 7 21 21 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 44
15 Bastia 37 9 16 12 36 36 19 5 12 2 19 12 18 4 4 10 17 24 0 43
16 Valenciennes 37 9 14 14 32 46 19 5 5 9 19 28 18 4 9 5 13 18 -14 41
17 Rodez 37 9 13 15 30 42 18 4 9 5 14 16 19 5 4 10 16 26 -12 40
18 Quevilly Rouen 37 9 10 18 30 49 18 4 7 7 15 21 19 5 3 11 15 28 -19 37
19 Dunkerque 37 8 7 22 27 50 19 5 6 8 14 21 18 3 1 14 13 29 -23 31
20 Nancy 37 6 9 22 30 66 18 4 4 10 14 30 19 2 5 12 16 36 -36 27

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 Toulouse 37 23 10 4 82 32 19 14 4 1 52 14 18 9 6 3 30 18 50 79
2 Ajaccio 37 21 9 7 38 19 18 12 3 3 20 8 19 9 6 4 18 11 19 72
3 Auxerre 37 20 11 6 59 38 18 10 4 4 31 18 19 10 7 2 28 20 21 71
4 Paris 37 19 10 8 52 35 18 10 7 1 28 13 19 9 3 7 24 22 17 67
5 Sochaux 37 19 10 8 45 32 18 10 5 3 20 12 19 9 5 5 25 20 13 67
6 Guingamp 37 14 13 10 50 47 18 8 6 4 29 23 19 6 7 6 21 24 3 55
7 Caen 37 13 11 13 51 40 19 9 3 7 30 18 18 4 8 6 21 22 11 50
8 Le Havre 37 13 11 13 37 39 19 6 5 8 17 20 18 7 6 5 20 19 -2 50
9 Nîmes 37 14 7 16 44 49 18 6 4 8 22 26 19 8 3 8 22 23 -5 49
10 Niort 37 12 10 15 38 40 18 7 5 6 20 15 19 5 5 9 18 25 -2 46
11 Dijon 37 13 7 17 46 51 19 8 3 8 25 26 18 5 4 9 21 25 -5 46
12 Pau 37 13 7 17 38 47 19 10 2 7 25 20 18 3 5 10 13 27 -9 46
13 Amiens SC 37 9 17 11 42 39 19 7 6 6 26 16 18 2 11 5 16 23 3 44
14 Grenoble Foot 38 37 12 8 17 32 42 19 7 5 7 21 21 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 44
15 Bastia 37 9 16 12 36 36 19 5 12 2 19 12 18 4 4 10 17 24 0 43
16 Valenciennes 37 9 14 14 32 46 19 5 5 9 19 28 18 4 9 5 13 18 -14 41
17 Rodez 37 9 13 15 30 42 18 4 9 5 14 16 19 5 4 10 16 26 -12 40
18 Quevilly Rouen 37 9 10 18 30 49 18 4 7 7 15 21 19 5 3 11 15 28 -19 37
19 Dunkerque 37 8 7 22 27 50 19 5 6 8 14 21 18 3 1 14 13 29 -23 31
20 Nancy 37 6 9 22 30 66 18 4 4 10 14 30 19 2 5 12 16 36 -36 27

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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.