DIJON. Niort beats Dijon 1-0 after J. Olaitan scored just 1 goal (22′). Dijon was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%).
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 Olivier Thual with the assistance of Yohann Larhant and Matthieu Lombard. The 4th official was Tawbane Kani. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Dijon had a superior ball possession 61% while Niort was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dijon was more pushing with 88 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Niort succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Dijon shot 17 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Niort shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Dijon didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Niort received 3 yellow cards (Moataz Zemzemi, Junior Olaitan and Bilal Boutobba).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Dijon will stay with 21 points like Saint-Étienne to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Niort will have 20 points like Rodez to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Dijon will play away with Saint-Étienne on the 11th of February with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Saint-Étienne (3 draws).
Niort will play away agasint Paris on the 25th of February with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Niort (5 draws).
Dijon – Formation
Dijon
67'
Dijon adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Omar Daf decided to play with the following team: Saturnin Allagbe , Cheik Traoré , Zargo Touré , Senou Coulibaly , Paul Joly , Didier N’Dong , Jessy Pi , Walid Nassi , Valentin Jacob , Xande Silva and Mickaël Le Bihan .
The home team had on the bench: Bryan Soumaré , Ousseynou Thioune , Idrissa Camara, Baptiste Reynet, Daniel Congré, Jordan Marié and Marley Aké .
Dijon could not rely on the presence of I. Camara (injured).
Substitutions
Dijon made 5 changes: W. Nassi Ouled Bentle for Marley Aké (46′), J. Pi for Jordan Marié (67′), V. Jacob for Bryan Soumaré (67′), Didier Ndong for Ousseynou Thioune (67′) and Ousseynou Thioune for Idrissa Camara (85′).
Best player: Zargo Touré
The player that probably impressed the most for Dijon was Zargo Touré.
His rating is with 58 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Niort – Formation
Niort
90'
22'
Also Niort adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rui Miguel Garcia Lopes de Almeida played with: Mathieu Michel , Dylan Durivaux , Bryan Passi , Ibrahima Sory Conté , Quentin Bernard , Oumar Ngom , Charles Kabore , Bilal Boutobba , Moataz Zemzemi , Junior Olaitan and Kevin Rocheteau .
They had on the bench: Bradley Matufueni M’bondo, Amadou Sagna , Samy Benchama, Joris Moutachy, Jean Louchet, Lenny Vallier and Ryan Bakayoko.
Niort could not rely on the presence of R. Bakayoko (injured).
Substitutions
Niort made 3 changes: Kévin Rocheteau for Amadou Sagna (73′), Junior Olaitan for Ibrahima Bakayoko (80′) and O. Ngom for Samy Benchama (86′).
Best player: Quentin Bernard
The player that probably impressed the most for Niort was Quentin Bernard even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 31 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Le Havre – Paris – 0-0
- Pau – Bordeaux – 0-2
- Caen – Bastia – 3-1
- Dijon – Niort – 0-1
- Valenciennes – Laval – 3-1
- Rodez – Sochaux – 1-2
- Quevilly Rouen – Guingamp – 2-0
- Nîmes – Grenoble Foot 38 – 0-2
