Dijon vs Strasbourg

Our third preview for the day is on the crucial French Première Ligue match Dijon vs Strasbourg to be played on January 18th at 4 PM at The Stade Gaston Gérard. What makes this is crucial fixture is the fact that Dijon needs to win such matches against teams of the bottom half to keep their chances of playing the Champions League next season alive while Strasbourg urgently needs a win to get out of the relegation zone. The stakes are high on both sides, so, let’s take a look at the stats to make an informed bet.

Dijon FCO: The Favorite

Currently 4th on the table with 20 points, Dijon won 6, drew 2, and lost 3 of their last 11 matches and have a +2 goal difference, which is significantly low for a team eying European spot.

In their last outing, they recorded a big loss 0-4 to Paris FC, which doesn’t come as a great surprise given their overall poor away form notably against better-ranked teams (let’s recall they were also trashed by PSG 6-1).

The key strength of S. Joseph’s team is their attack. V. Pinter, Wu Changshu, and K. Jedlińska have scored 6, 4, and 4 goals respectively this season and playing against a weaker side like Strasbourg is a great opportunity for them to improve their respective tallies.

Before facing Strasbourg at home on the 18th, Dijon will be away to Olympique Lyonnais in the Première Ligue and then away to Clermont in the French Cup. Given the recent poor performances away from home, I anticipate them to have a tough time against League leaders Lyon especially.

Strasbourg – The Underdog

Currently 10th in the league, Strasbourg has so far managed to obtain only 7 points out of a possible 33 (1 match won, 4 lost, and 6 drawn). They have a goal difference of -15, which speaks volumes about their attack and defense lines.

We can say Strasbourg hasn’t been very lucky this season, because they drew matches, they ought to have won. 6 draws in 11 matches is too much! To make things even worse, they scored less than 1 goal on average in their last 3 matches. The scoreline for their last 6 games look as follows:

Vincent Nogueira needs to come up with the right strategy to hope to get even a point out of this very important game against Dijon.

Before this matchup, Strasbourg will be at home to Montpellier in the French Première Ligue then away to VGA Saint-Maur in the French Cup next week.

Head-to-Head Statistics

In recent periods, they’ve faced each other once and Dijon carried the day with a 4-1 scoreline.

The Prediction

The clear favorite here is Dijon, thus I’m not making a straight bet on the winner but rather I’m considering the goals market here as I anticipate many goals. First, let’s wait and see how both teams will perform in the next two fixtures.

Update

On matchday 12 of the French Première Ligue, Dijon recorded away defeat against league leaders Lyon 0-2. But they come to this encounter against Strasbourg in high spirits after thrashing Clermont in the French Cup 6-0. The league defeat to Lyon meant that Dijon stays at the 4th spot, 7 points behind 3rd-placed Paris FC who will be at home to Guingamp on matchday 13. If Dijon is to make progress on the league table, they must win such matches against lower-ranked teams as Strasbourg.

Strasbourg also recorded a defeat on matchday 12! They lost 1-2 at home against Montpellier, then went on to win 4-0 on the turf of VGA Saint-Maur in the French Cup. Another league defeat can send Strasbourg into relegation zone and Vincent Nogueira is fully aware of this.

For this match, I’m expecting to see many goals scored due to the disparity in quality of the two teams. Therefore, I’m betting on the over 2.5 goals market. The best football odds are only available at VIP-IBC, so, register for an account on the best betting platform today and start winning big.