DIJON. Dijon overcome Valenciennes to win 2-1. It was Dijon to strike first with a goal of M. Le Bihan at the 45′. Then it was a penalty in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, I. Camara gave the win to Dijon in the 76′ minute with a goal. Valenciennes lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stade Gaston-Gérard stadium in Dijon on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Gaël Angoula who was helped by Julien Garrigues and Nicolas Durand. The 4th official was Maxime Apruzzese. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Dijon

2 - 1

Valenciennes

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 88 Attack 78
  • 46 Dangerous attack 41
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Valenciennes was in firm control of the ball 57% while Dijon was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dijon had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dijon won the match​.

Dijon shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Valenciennes shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Dijon didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Valenciennes received 1 yellow card (A. Boutoutaou).

Match Timeline

Daniel Congré- sub ->A. Ngouyamsa
18'
45'
46'
50'
66'
A. Boutoutaou- sub ->L. Nomel
68'
Bryan Soumaré- sub ->W. Nassi Ouled Bentle
70'
76'
80'
86'
86'
Madou Toure- sub ->Jason Berthomier
89'
A. Boutoutaou- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Le Havre
75
38
Metz
72
38
Bordeaux
69
37
Bastia
60
38
Caen
59
38
Guingamp
55
38
Paris
55
38
Saint-Étienne
53
38
Sochaux
52
38
Grenoble Foot 38
51
38
Quevilly Rouen
50
38
Pau
47
38
Amiens SC
47
38
Laval
46
38
Valenciennes
45
38
Annecy
45
38
Rodez
43
37
Dijon
42
38
Nîmes
36
38
Niort
29
38

After playing this contest, Dijon will have 21 points to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Valenciennes will stay with 25 points like Caen and Quevilly Rouen to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Dijon will host Bordeaux on the 28th of January with a 10-2 head to head statistic in favor of Bordeaux (4 draws).

Valenciennes will play away agasint Sochaux on the 31st of January with a 12-8 head to head stats in favor of Valenciennes (15 draws).

Dijon – Formation

Dijon
G
Baptiste Reynet 30.France
6.2
D
Z. Touré 32.Senegal
6.4
D
Christopher Rocchia 13.France
6.9
D
Senou Coulibaly 5.Mali
7.1
D
Ahmad Ngouyamsa 92.Cameroon
6.2
18'
M
Jessy Pi 25.France
7.1
M
Valentin Jacob 11.France
7.4
80'
M
D. Ndong 20.Gabon
6.8
M
Walid Nassi 22.France
6.6
70'
M
Xande Silva 10.Portugal
6.4
46'
F
Mickaël Le Bihan 8.France
7.1
45'
Substitutes
G
Saturnin Allagbé 16.Benin
D
Daniel Congré 3.France
6.6
18'
M
Bryan Soumaré 28.France
6.2
70'
M
Jordan Marié 14.France
M
Ousseynou Thioune 93.Senegal
F
Loum Tchaouna 9.France
80'
F
I. Camara 18.Senegal
7.2
46' 76'

Dijon adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Omar Daf decided to play with the following team: Baptiste Reynet (6.2), Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa (6.6), Zargo Touré (6.4), Senou Coulibaly (7.1), Christopher Rocchia (6.9), Jessy Pi (7.1), Didier N’Dong (6.8), Walid Nassi (6.6), Valentin Jacob (7.4), Xande Silva (6.4) and Mickaël Le Bihan (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Loum Tchaouna, Saturnin Allagbe, Daniel Congré (6.8), Idrissa Camara (7.2), Bryan Soumaré (6.2), Jordan Marié and Ousseynou Thioune.

Substitutions

Dijon made 4 changes: A. Ngouyamsa for Daniel Congré (18′), Xande Silva for I. Camara (46′), W. Nassi Ouled Bentle for B. Soumaré (70′) and V. Jacob for Loum Tchaouna (80′).

Best player: Valentin Jacob​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dijon was Valentin Jacob even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 22 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Valenciennes – Formation

Valenciennes
G
Hillel Konaté 16.Burkina Faso
5.5
D
Mathieu Debuchy 26.France
7.1
D
Jonathan Buatu 39.Angola
6.8
D
Quentin Lecoeuche 28.France
6.1
D
A. Linguet 24.France
6.5
M
Jason Berthomier 5.France
7.9
86' 50'
M
Mathis Picouleau 27.France
6.7
M
Noah Diliberto 8.France
6.7
M
Mohamed Kaba 21.France
6.3
86'
M
Landry Nomel 18.France
6.6
66'
F
Ugo Bonnet 11.France
6.6
68'
Substitutes
G
L. Diabaté 30.Mali
D
Nassim Innocenti 19.Burkina Faso
D
Matteo Rabuel 37.France
M
Florian Martin 10.France
86'
M
Madou Toure 25.France
86'
M
A. Boutoutaou 17.Algeria
7.0
66' 89'
F
M. Noubissi 9.Cameroon
6.5
68'

Also Valenciennes adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nicolas Rabuel played with: Hillel Konaté (5.5), Allan Linguet (6.5), Mathieu Debuchy (7.1), Jonathan Buatu-Mananga (6.8), Quentin Lecoeuche (6.1), Noah Diliberto (6.7), Mohamed Kaba (6.3), Mathis Picouleau (6.7), Jason Berthomier (7.9), Landry Nomel (6.6) and Ugo Bonnet (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lassana Sy, Florian Martin, Madou Toure, Aymen Boutoutaou (7.0), Marius Noubissi (6.5), Nassim Innocenti and Matteo Rabuel.

Valenciennes could not rely on the presence of Marius Noubissi (injured).

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 4 changes: L. Nomel for A. Boutoutaou (66′), Ugo Bonnet for Marius Noubissi (68′), M. Kaba for F. Martin (86′) and Jason Berthomier for M. Touré (86′).

Best player: Jason Berthomier​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valenciennes was Jason Berthomier.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 74 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​