Dijon v Angers prediction

The match

Dijon host Angers in Ligue 1 on Saturday 18 April (kick-off 01:00 UK).

Form and the table

11 of Dijon’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in 10 of Dijon’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). At home, Dijon have four wins, three draws and one defeat in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.88 points per game, scoring 2.25 and conceding 1.63. Dijon have scored 27 goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs (2019/20 so far). Dijon have conceded 37 goals, the eighth-most (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Six of Angers’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in seven of Angers’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). Away from home, Angers have four wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.63 points per game, scoring 1.38 and conceding 0.88. Angers have scored 28 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs (2019/20 so far). Angers have conceded 33 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 20 clubs.

Angers have won their last three matches in all competitions. Angers have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions. Dijon (16th) and Angers (10th) are nine points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Angers the stronger side, 178 rating points above Dijon (Angers 1415, Dijon 1236, after at least 142 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

Angers are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Dijon. The most recent meeting, on 31 August 2019, finished Angers 2–0 Dijon.

Team news

Predicted Dijon XI (4-1-3-2): P. Delecroix, L. Lacroix, Q. Bernard, W. Diouf, M. Faty, A. Lembezat, B. Ndezi, J. Marié, P. Bellon, A. Lago, J. Tavares — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, M. Chouiar (3.8 per match over 11 appearances, two goals) and Wesley Lautoa (3.2 per match over 11 appearances, one assist) have been Dijon’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Dijon (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), M. Chouiar averages 3.2 key passes per 90 over 939 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances. Wesley Lautoa averages 0.3 key passes per 90 over 919 minutes, with a key pass in one of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Angers XI (4-4-2): A. Lopes, J. Kalulu, C. Arcus, J. Lefort, O. Camara, B. van den Boomen, Y. Belkhdim, A. Sbaï, J. Allevinah, A. El Ouazzani, P. Peter — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven.