DIJON. Dijon prevails over Rodez 1-0 after M. Le scored just 1 goal (75′). Dijon made the most of its better ball possession (60%).

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 Abdelatif Kherradji assisted by Nicolas Rodrigues and Gilles Lang. The 4th official was Yann Gazagnes. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Dijon had a superior ball possession 60% while Rodez was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dijon was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dijon won the match​.

Dijon shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Rodez shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Dijon received 1 yellow card (Mattéo Ahlinvi). On the opposite side, Rodez didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Dijon will have 29 points like Nîmes to hold in the 18th place. On the other side, Rodez will stay with 34 points like Pau to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Dijon will play away against Quevilly Rouen on the 15th of April with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Rodez will host Saint-Étienne on the 29th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Rodez (1 draw).

Dijon – Formation

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

The manager Pascal Dupraz decided to play with the following team: Baptiste Reynet (7.1), Paul Joly (7.5), Zargo Touré (7.0), Daniel Congré (6.9), Christopher Rocchia (6.4), Ousseynou Thioune (6.3), Matteo Ahlinvi (6.6), Loum Tchaouna (7.4), Valentin Jacob (6.8), Xande Silva (7.5) and Mickaël Le Bihan (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Senou Coulibaly (6.6), Walid Nassi Ouled Bentle, Adrien Moncet, Jordan Marié, Cheik Traoré, Jessy Pi and Bryan Soumaré (6.3).

Dijon could not rely on the presence of J. Marié (injured).

Substitutions

Dijon made 6 changes: V. Jacob for Bryan Soumaré (67′), Mattéo Ahlinvi for Joseph Mendes (70′), Mattéo Ahlinvi for Senou Coulibaly (74′), C. Rocchia for Cheik Traoré (88′), Loum Tchaouna for Jordan Marié (89′) and Xande Silva for Jessy Pi (89′).

Best player: Paul Joly​

The player that probably impressed the most for Dijon was Paul Joly even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 59 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

Rodez – Formation

Rodez started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Didier Santini played with: Lionel M’Pasi (6.4), Kévin Boma (6.5), Bradley Danger (7.4), Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao (6.5), Marvin Senaya (7.6), Wilitty Younoussa (6.2), Remy Boissier (7.0), Lorenzo Rajot (6.6), Abdel Hakim Abdallah (6.9), Sambou Soumano (6.6) and Killian Corredor (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Louis Torres, Eric Vandenabeele, Joseph Mendes (6.6), Clément Depres (6.2), Antoine Valério, Thomas Secchi and Lucas Buadés.

Substitutions

Rodez made 4 changes: W. Younoussa for Clément Depres (83′), Marvin Senaya for Louis Torres (90′), Akim Abdallah for Lucas Buades (90′) and Lorenzo Rajot for Antoine Valerio (90′).

Best player: Marvin Senaya​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rodez was Marvin Senaya.

His rating is (7.6) with 21 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Paris – Saint-Étienne – 2-4
• Le Havre – Guingamp – 0-0
• Pau – Metz – 1-1
• Dijon – Rodez – 1-0
• Niort – Sochaux – 0-3
• Amiens SC – Nîmes – 1-0
• Laval – Grenoble Foot 38 – 0-1
• Quevilly Rouen – Caen – 2-1
• Bordeaux – Bastia – 2-0