DIJON. Metz didn’t concede much to Dijon to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday..

The match was played at the Stade Gaston-Gérard stadium in Dijon on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Romain Lissorgue who had the assistance of Manuela Nicolosi and Eric Danizan. The 4th official was Julien Reynet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Dijon was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Metz that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Dijon was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Dijon to win the match​.

Dijon shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Metz shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Dijon received 2 yellow cards (Mattéo Ahlinvi and Adama Fofana). Talking about the opposition, Metz received 3 yellow cards (A. Atta, Habib Maïga and Ismaël Traoré).

Standings

After this contest, Dijon will have 22 points like Rodez to hold in the 19th place. On the other side, Metz will have 38 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Dijon will host Pau on the 18th of March with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Pau (1 draw).

Metz will play away agasint Quevilly Rouen on the 18th of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Metz (0 draws).

Dijon – Formation

Dijon started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Omar Daf decided to play with the following team: Baptiste Reynet (6.8), Paul Joly (7.1), Zargo Touré (7.1), Didier N’Dong (6.8), Adama Fofana (6.6), Ousseynou Thioune (6.7), Matteo Ahlinvi (6.7), Loum Tchaouna (6.8), Mickaël Le Bihan (6.5), Xande Silva (6.7) and Roger Assalé (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Idrissa Camara, Saturnin Allagbe, Cheik Traoré, Jessy Pi (6.7), Jordan Marié, Marley Aké, Walid Nassi and Bryan Soumaré (6.8).

Dijon could not rely on the presence of J. Pi (injured) and W. Nassi Ouled Bentle (injured).

Substitutions

Dijon made 5 changes: Roger Assalé for Bryan Soumaré (74′), Mattéo Ahlinvi for Jessy Pi (74′), Loum Tchaouna for Walid Nassi Ouled Bentle (81′), Xande Silva for Marley Aké (88′) and Adama Fofana for Cheik Traoré (88′).

Best player: Paul Joly​

The player that probably impressed the most for Dijon was Paul Joly.

His rating is (7.1) with 43 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.

Metz – Formation

Metz started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

László Bölöni played with: Alexandre Oukidja (6.9), Koffi Kouao (6.4), Ismaël Traoré (7.0), Fali Candé (7.3), Matthieu Udol (6.6), Habib Maïga (6.3), Lamine Gueye (6.8), Danley Jean Jacques (7.1), Arthur Atta (6.4), Lenny Joseph (6.3) and Georges Mikautadze (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Lilian Raillot, Xhuliano Skuka, Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (7.0), Aboubacar Lô, Joseph N’Duquidi, Youssef Maziz (6.5) and Ousmane Ba.

Substitutions

Metz made 3 changes: A. Atta for Youssef Maziz (46′), L. Joseph for Cheikh Sabaly (60′) and Georges Mikautadze for Xhuliano Skuka (78′).

Best player: Georges Mikautadze​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Metz was Georges Mikautadze.

His rating is (7.4) with 15 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Bordeaux – Paris – 2-1
• Annecy – Amiens SC – 2-0
• Caen – Grenoble Foot 38 – 2-1
• Le Havre – Niort – 1-0
• Pau – Laval – 0-1
• Dijon – Metz – 0-0
• Bastia – Guingamp – 1-1
• Valenciennes – Rodez – 0-0
• Quevilly Rouen – Sochaux – 0-0