Nantes and Dijon FCO meet at Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau, in a match for the 35 th round of League 1. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 18-08-2018, Dijon FCO won at home for (2-0). The record of recent direct confrontations between these two teams could not be more balanced, since there was 1 draw and 2 wins for each team in the last 5 games they played. Attention to the house factor, since the Nantes usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Nantes:
After 12 wins, 7 draws and 15 losses, the home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 43 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Olympique Marseille by (1-2), after in the previous match they have won (3-2) at home, against Amiens SC. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 8 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 35 goals scored and 18 conceded. For the championship, Nantes won 19 points out of 30 possible, after 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 17 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 34 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 21 times and only managed 3 comebacks.
Nantes come into play with a 1-2 victory in the Marseille field trip, thus registering a positive series of four consecutive wins in the French championship: the goals of the team were scored by Andrei Girotto and Samuel Moutoussamy. It is important to emphasize that the home club recently won PSG and Lyon before their fans. Normally the trainer Vahid Halilhodzic acts in 4-3-3, benefiting the maintenance of the possession of ball and the organized attacks, mainly through the flanks. Kalifa Coulibaly is still the great highlight of Nantes, with 6 goals and 3 assists. For this game the local coach can not count on Kayembe, Tatarusanu and Krhin, players recovering from injury.
Dijon FCO:
The away team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 28 points won, after 7 wins, 7 draws and 20 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Rennes, by (3-2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Caen, by (1-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 21 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Dijon FCO has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 30 possible. In their home matches there are a few frequent results: at half-time 0-0 (7 out of 17 matches) and 1-0 (7 out of 17 matches) and at the end of the game 1-0 (6 out of 17 matches). The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, and its attack needs to improve, as it has not scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 17 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 34 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 22 times and only managed 2 comebacks. In the last 17 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 10 of their 24 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Dijon comes to this game with a defeat, 1-0, in the visit to Caen, placing a final point to the three games in a row without losing in this competition. The good series registered previously allowed the visitors to still dream of a possible maintenance in the French first division. In this away game, coach Antoine Kombouaré must opt for a more defensive strategy, with the lines together, exploring only the counterattack: Naim Slit is a very fast and dangerous player in the counterattack. Wesley Said is the best scorer of this team, with 4 goals scored. Out of this game for physical problems are Rosier, Abeid and Marié.
