DIJON. Nîmes topped Dijon to win 2-1. It was Nîmes to strike first with an early goal of N. Eliasson at the 5′. Then J. Ponceau scored again for Nîmes in the 30′ minute. Eventually, R. Philippoteaux reduced the distance for Dijon (56′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Dijon was much better in terms of ball possession (66%).
Nîmes remained with 10 players after T. Sainte-Luce received a double yellow card in the 45′. Anyway, Nîmes still managed to win this match playing only in 10.
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 Mathieu Vernice assisted by Florian Gonçalves de Araujo and Julien Garrigues. The 4th official was Jordane Lomi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Dijon was in firm control of the ball 66% while Nîmes was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dijon was putting more pressure with 76 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Nîmes found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Dijon shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Nîmes shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Dijon received 3 yellow cards (V. Jacob, M. Ahlinvi and A. T. Ngouyamsa Nounchil). Regarding the opposition, Nîmes received 2 yellow cards (T. Sainte-Luce and P. K. Bratveit).
Also, Nîmes didn’t end the match with 11 players after T. Sainte-Luce (Nîmes) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Dijon will stay with 23 points like Bastia to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Nîmes will have 26 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Dijon will play away against Rodez on the 15th of January with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Nîmes will host Valenciennes on the 15th of January with a 7-0 head to head statistic in favor of Nîmes (3 draws).
Dijon – Formation
Dijon
66'
46'
56'
Dijon started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Patrice Garande decided to play with the following team: Baptiste Reynet , Erwan Belhadji , Zargo Touré , Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa , Christopher Rocchia , Wilitty Younoussa , Matteo Ahlinvi , Romain Philippoteaux , Valentin Jacob , Mihai Alexandru Dobre and Mickaël Le Bihan .
The home team had on the bench: Anthony Racioppi, Redda Benchaa , Said Saber , Frédéric Sammaritano , Aurelien Scheidler and Amir Arli.
Substitutions
Dijon made 4 changes: E. Belhadji for R. Benchaa (46′), M. Ahlinvi for S. Saber (63′), R. Philippoteaux for A. Scheidler (68′) and W. Younoussa for F. Sammaritano (74′).
Best player: Mickaël Le Bihan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dijon was Mickaël Le Bihan.
His rating is with 30 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Nîmes – Formation
Nîmes
45'
Nîmes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Nicolas Usaï played with: Per Kristian Bråtveit , Gaëtan Paquiez , Kelyan Guessoum , Pablo Martinez , Theo Sainte Luce , Julien Ponceau , Andrés Cubas , Lamine Fomba , Leon Delpech , Elías Már Ómarsson and Niclas Eliasson .
These were the players on the bench: Marowane Khalid, Lucas Dias, Sidy Sarr , Patrick Burner , Mahamadou Doucouré , Antoine Valerio , Marowane Khalid and Arthur Pontet.
Substitutions
Nîmes made 4 changes: E. Omarsson for P. Burner (46′), J. Ponceau for M. Doucoure (69′), A. Cubas for A. Valerio (71′) and L. Delpech for S. Sarr (87′).
Best player: Niclas Eliasson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nîmes was Niclas Eliasson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Bastia – Quevilly Rouen – 3-0
- Dijon – Nîmes – 1-2
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Auxerre – 0-1
- Le Havre – Sochaux – 0-1
- Pau – Rodez – 4-0
- Valenciennes – Guingamp – 1-1
