Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Dijon (1st, 65 pts) and Valenciennes (10th, 38 pts). Recent form told a different story for Valenciennes: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Scoring rates set the scale: Valenciennes 1.09 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, Dijon 1.63 and 0.78, with the league averaging 1.21.
7 meetings are on record — 3 won by Valenciennes, 3 by Dijon, 1 drawn, at 3.43 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 71%.
The match was played at Stade du Hainaut (capacity 24,926). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Dijon: Julien Domingues (63')
Key stats
Possession: Valenciennes 49% · Dijon 51% · Total shots: 8-9 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 5-3