Aug 20th features a match where Dijon plays host to Nîmes in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 8th placed Dijon, recorded a 2-2 draw against Caen. Alexandre Mendy scored the first goal for Caen in the 49th minute, then in the 60th minute, Bryan Soumaré sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Xande Silva . Dijon is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Nîmes is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Rodez. Elías Már Ómarsson scored the first goal for Nîmes in the 62nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Rodez was frustrated by Nîmes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nîmes ended the match with the shutout victory. Nîmes is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Dijon was victorious by a score of 5 to 0 in front of almost eight thousand jubilant spectators. Jhonder Cadiz struck first for Dijon in the 18th minute on a penalty shot, then Stephy Mavididi added another in the 75th minute In the end, Nîmes was frustrated by Dijon’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dijon ended the match with the shutout victory.
Nîmes is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Lamine Fomba and Labonne each only have 1 goal in their last five. For Dijon, their top scorers are Mickaël Le Bihan and Bryan Soumaré, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.