Most would pick Valenciennes in this game vs Dijon, but the away team will battle to the end. Here's the Tipsway match guide!
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 2
- Dijon have the fewest points (5) away in Ligue 2
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Valenciennes form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes have managed 5 wins, 7 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 12 games.
Valenciennes drew their last game, also a home match. Rodez (placed 20th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Midfield player Kaba got a match rating of 7.4 in that game, the max score being 10. Kaba dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Guingamp.The Valenciennes fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. Valenciennes have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
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 1-2-8 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Dijon as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Grenoble Foot 38 match.
The attacking players of Dijon have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 465 minutes.
Dijon's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Metz that finished 0-0. Joly, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.65. Joly hit one key pass and won 10 of 16 duels.
A 0-2 defeat away at Saint-Etienne before that.Some info for sports bettors looking to bet on only one (or no) side scoring in this fixture: This club have played 5 consecutive league matches with just one or no side finding the net.
The attacking power of Dijon when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Dijon have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Fancy a bet on both teams to score (or not)? Uncannily enough, the last occasion both teams scored in one of the away team's league matches was the last time they played today's opponent Valenciennes! Dijon - Valenciennes 2-1, six matches ago. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Valenciennes wins - draws - Dijon wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Costa Silva 5 goals |   J. Cuffaut 4 goals |
Valenciennes missing players
Dijon missing players
| Valenciennes | Dijon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 22 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 27 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 88% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 79% |
| 54% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 67% |
| 33% | 42% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 55% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 4% | 8% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 46% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 55% | 46% |
| 29% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 25% |
| 38% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 45% | 50% |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 7.8 | 7.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 26% | 35% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 21% | 27% |
| 11.6 | 11.4 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.3 | 8.8 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
- Dijon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Dijon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dijon have the fewest points (5) away in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have not yet lost a game at home.
- Valenciennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Valenciennes have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dijon have scored away.
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) 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 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Metz | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Caen | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Quevilly Rouen | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Bastia | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 35 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Annecy | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | Laval | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 31 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -5 | 30 |
| 14 | Paris | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -6 | 28 |
| 15 | Pau | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 27 |
| 16 | Saint-Etienne | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 24 |
| 17 | Nimes | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Niort | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 23 |
| 19 | Dijon | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Rodez | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -10 | 22 |
