Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Metz 2nd with 72 points, Dijon 18th with 42, 30 apart. The last five rounds placed Dijon 7th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Per game in the league, Dijon were scoring 1 and conceding 1.13, Metz 1.61 and 0.87, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Dijon had been beaten in four straight games. Metz's last three games had all finished level.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Dijon have 1 win to Metz's 2, with 4 draws, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 14% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 86% of the meetings.
Stade Gaston-Gérard in Dijon staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,459. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.