On May 7th, Dijon hosts Nancy at Stade Gaston-gérard in a Ligue 2 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. 10th placed Dijon is fresh off their 3-1 win against Niort. Mihai Alexandru Dobre struck first for Dijon in the 44th minute on a feed from Romain Philippoteaux, then Joseph Mendes tied it up for Niort in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Dijon is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while nancy is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Nîmes. Sidy Sarr struck first for Nîmes in the 44th minute on a feed from Moussa Koné, but got the equalizer for Nancy in the 61st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
Nancy and Dijon last played eachother at the Stade Marcel-picot on Tue Dec 21st. Dijon was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Mihai Alexandru Dobre struck first for Dijon in the 23rd minute, then Valentin Jacob added another in the 78th minute In the end, Nancy was frustrated by Dijon’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dijon ended the match with the shutout victory.
Nancy is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Yeni N’Gbakoto and each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Dijon is fortunate enough to have Mihai Alexandru Dobre in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals.