January 8th features a match where Dijon plays host to Nîmes in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Dijon sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Nancy. Mihai Alexandru Dobre scored the first goal for Dijon in the 23rd minute, then Valentin Jacob added another in the 78th minute In the end, Nancy couldn’t muster any offence and Dijon ran away with the shutout win. Dijon is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Nîmes recorded a 1-2 loss against Toulouse. Rasmus Nicolaisen scored the first goal for Toulouse in the 3rd minute, then Rhys Healey added another in the 60th minute. Nîmes is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Nîmes won by a score of 2 to 1. Yassine Benrahou scored the first goal for Nîmes in the 28th minute on a penalty, then in the 79th minute, Yassine Benzia sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Roger Assalé.
Yassine Benrahou and Julien Ponceau are the top scorers for Nîmes in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Both Arli and Bruno Ecuele Manga have been the hottest scorers for Dijon in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.