In this week 13 match on Oct 22nd, Niort will host Dijon at Stade René Gaillard in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. Niort is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Grenoble Foot 38. Matthias Phaeton struck first for Grenoble Foot 38 in the 19th minute on a feed from Pape Meissa Ba, then Matthias Phaeton added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Manuel Perez In the end, Niort was frustrated by Grenoble Foot 38’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Grenoble Foot 38 ended the match with the shutout victory. Niort looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Dijon, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Quevilly Rouen. Dijon had 3 on net, and Quevilly Rouen had 2, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Dijon looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Dijon won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Dijon is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mickaël Le Bihan and Gurtner each only have 1 goal in their last five.