DIJON. Dijon finds its way back against Caen with a goal on the A. Mendy 49′ and an own goal from C. Traore 87′.
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 Pierre Legat with the assistance of Mohamed Benkemouche and Youssef El Hamzaoui. The 4th official was Gabriel Henry. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.9 degrees Celsius or 87.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 15%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Dijon was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Caen that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Dijon was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Dijon to win the match.
Dijon shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Caen shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Dijon received 3 yellow cards (M. Le Bihan, D. Congre and O. Thioune). On the other side, Caen received 2 yellow cards (Q. Daubin and A. Abdi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Dijon has 4 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. On the other side, Caen has 3 points (10th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Dijon will host Annecy on the 30th of August with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Caen will host Pau on the 30th of August with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Pau (1 draw).
Dijon – Formation
Dijon
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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 , Cheik Traoré , Zargo Touré , Daniel Congré , Christopher Rocchia , Jordan Marié , Didier N’Dong , Bryan Soumaré , Mickaël Le Bihan , Walid Nassi and Idrissa Camara .
The home team had on the bench: Senou Coulibaly, Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa, Xande Silva , Roger Assalé , Ousseynou Thioune , Matteo Ahlinvi and Saturnin Allagbe.
Substitutions
Dijon made 5 changes: O. B. Walid N. for X. Silva (46′), I. Camara for O. Thioune (66′), J. Marie for M. Ahlinvi (67′), M. Le Bihan for R. Assale (86′) and B. Soumare for S. Coulibaly (90′).
Best player: Bryan Soumaré
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dijon was Bryan Soumaré.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 12 crosses.
Caen – Formation
Caen
Caen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Stéphane Moulin played with: Anthony Mandrea , Adolphe Teikeu , Ibrahim Cissé , Romain Thomas , Hugo Vandermersch , Quentin Daubin , Djibril Diani , Caleb Zady Sery , Ali Abdi , Samuel Essende and Alexandre Mendy .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Godson Kyeremeh , Bilal Brahimi , Yoann Court , Brahim Traoré, Johann Obiang, Benjamin Jeannot and Yannis Clementia.
Substitutions
Caen made 4 changes: C. Zady for G. Kyeremeh (61′), S. Essende for B. Brahimi (62′), A. Mendy for B. Jeannot (76′) and Q. Daubin for Y. Court (76′).
Best player: Hugo Vandermersch
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Caen was Hugo Vandermersch.
His rating is with 49 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Guingamp – Paris – 0-0
- Le Havre – Pau – 1-1
- Nîmes – Rodez – 1-0
- Dijon – Caen – 2-2
- Bastia – Grenoble Foot 38 – 3-0
- Metz – Valenciennes – 2-0
- Sochaux – Amiens SC – 0-1
- Annecy – Laval – 0-1
- Bordeaux – Niort – 1-0
