On the 18th of February, in this week 24 match, Dijon plays host to Metz in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 19th placed Dijon is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Saint-Étienne. Jean-Philippe Krasso scored the first goal for Saint-Étienne in the 12th minute, then Benjamin Bouchouari added another in the 39th minute on a feed from Jean-Philippe Krasso At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dijon couldn’t manage to score, and Saint-Étienne took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while metz is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Caen. Neither Metz nor Caen could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Metz looks to continue their winning ways, having 6 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 27th of August, Dijon won by a score of 2 to 1. Xande Silva struck first for Dijon in the 29th minute on a feed from Bryan Soumaré, then Mickaël Le Bihan added another in the 60th minute.
Metz’s top weapon lately has been Georges Mikautadze, who has three goals in the last five matches. Dijon is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Idrissa Camara and Mickaël Le Bihan each only have 1 goal in their last five.