DIJON. Dijon beats Caen 1-0 after M. Le scored just 1 goal (37′).
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 Frank Schneider with the help of Frédéric Hebrard and Matthieu Lombard. The 4th official was Ahmed Taleb. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Dijon was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Caen that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Dijon was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dijon won the match.
Dijon shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Caen shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Dijon received 1 yellow card (L. Deaux). On the other side, Caen received 1 yellow card (H. Vandermersch).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Dijon will have 33 points like Amiens SC to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Caen will stay with 32 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Dijon will play away with Valenciennes on the 12th of March with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Dijon (1 draw).
Caen will host Toulouse on the 12th of March with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Caen (8 draws).
Dijon – Formation
Dijon
77'
61'
37'
Dijon started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Patrice Garande decided to play with the following team: Baptiste Reynet , Cheik Traoré , Senou Coulibaly , Daniel Congré , Adama Fofana , Jessy Pi , Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa , Mickaël Le Bihan , Lucas Deaux , Aurelien Scheidler and Romain Philippoteaux .
The home team had on the bench: Erwan Belhadji, Frédéric Sammaritano, Wilitty Younoussa , Saturnin Allagbe, Enji Ali Saïd, Amir Arli and Bruno Ecuele Manga.
Substitutions
Dijon made 2 changes: L. Deaux for W. Younoussa (77′) and R. Philippoteaux for S. Saber (90′).
Best player: Jessy Pi
The player that probably impressed the most for Dijon was Jessy Pi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 59 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Caen – Formation
Caen
Caen started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Stéphane Moulin played with: Rémy Riou , Hugo Vandermersch , Adolphe Teikeu , Ibrahim Cissé , Prince Oniangué , Ali Abdi , Yoann Court , Franklin Wadja , Djibril Diani , Steve Shamal and Nuno Da Costa .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Yannis Clementia, Benjamin Jeannot , Yoel Armougom, Jonathan Rivierez, Ilyes Najim , Brahim Traore and Andreas Hountondji .
Caen could not rely on the presence of B. Traore (injured).
Substitutions
Caen made 4 changes: A. Teikeu for B. Traore (18′), Y. Court for I. Najim (66′), S. Shamal for B. Jeannot (66′) and F. Wadja for A. Hountondji (79′).
Best player: Ali Abdi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Caen was Ali Abdi.
His rating is with 57 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Sochaux – Guingamp – 1-0
- Nancy – Grenoble Foot 38 – 0-1
- Rodez – Auxerre – 1-3
- Quevilly Rouen – Le Havre – 0-2
- Dijon – Caen – 1-0
- Niort – Ajaccio – 0-1
- Nîmes – Paris – 1-1
- Bastia – Valenciennes – 1-1
- Pau – Amiens SC – 2-1
