Saturday , 14 November 2026

SM Caen vs Dijon Football Cote d'Or, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
SM Caen
2 – 1
Full Time
Dijon Football Cote d'Or
Sat 1 Apr 2023 · 17:00 UTC Stade Michel d'Ornano HT 45' · FT 45'
Alex Mendy 54' Y
Y 68' Zargo Toure
Y 69' Zargo Toure

Overview

Match Preview

SM Caen vs Dijon Football Cote d'Or — Ligue 2 at Stade Michel d'Ornano.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

3
1
2
SM Caen 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Dijon Football Cote d'Or
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-01 SM Caen 2–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2022-08-13 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–2 SM Caen 2022-03-05 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 1–0 SM Caen 2021-09-21 SM Caen 0–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2019-04-28 SM Caen 1–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or

Recent Form

SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 2–1 W
18 Mar Valenciennes FC H 2–1 W
11 Mar Rodez Aveyron Football A 2–3 L
06 Mar FC Sochaux-Montbeliard H 0–0 D
25 Feb En Avant Guingamp A 2–1 W
18 Feb Grenoble Foot 38 H 2–1 W
Dijon Football Cote d'Or
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr SM Caen A 1–2 L
18 Mar Pau FC H 0–1 L
11 Mar En Avant Guingamp A 0–2 L
04 Mar Grenoble Foot 38 H 1–0 W
25 Feb Valenciennes FC A 2–2 D
18 Feb FC Metz H 0–0 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Dijon Football Cote d'Or this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Dijon Football Cote d'Or
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
3/5
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/3
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Dijon Football Cote d'Or
Julio Tavares 5 G 1 A
Yanis Barka 4 G
Samy Chouchane 3 G 1 A
Adel Lembezat 2 G 2 A
Emmanuel Lago 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between SM Caen and Dijon Football Cote d\'Or is underway.
  • 2' Magnificent from Zargo Toure! That is 2 goals in 442 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 7' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SM Caen and Dijon Football Cote d\'Or are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 12' France international Quentin Daubin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 13' The supporters are chanting for Xande Silva. He replaces Roger Assale on 13 minute.
  • 18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SM Caen that had 399 games and scored 298 goals.
  • 23' The home supporters are growing impatient. SM Caen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 28' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' SM Caen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 36' It is a substitution in Dijon Football Cote d'Or team. Saturnin Allagbe is replaced by Baptiste Reynet on 36 minute.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' SM Caen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Dijon Football Cote d\'Or backline.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SM Caen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 54' Alex Mendy picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' Brilliant from the ! Bilal Brahimi makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 60.
  • 61' Moussa Sylla makes way for Mohamed Hafid at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from SM Caen.
  • 63' Time for substitution for SM Caen. Quentin Daubin is replaced by Hugo Vandermersch.
  • 68' Zargo Toure was booked on 68.
  • 69' A moment of madness from Zargo Toure on 69 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Dijon Football Cote d'Or will be frustrated.
  • 71' The Guinea-Bissau centre-forward Alex Mendy breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 2-1!
  • 76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 77' Djibril Diani is replacing Yoann Court for the SM Caen side.
  • 78' Cheik Traore gets the nod from Dijon Football Cote d'Or. He replaces Christopher Rocchia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' The Dijon Football Cote d'Or manager makes a substitution. Xande Silva departs to be replaced by Walid Nassi.
  • 84' Roger Assale is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SM Caen tonight.
  • 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' Fresh legs for SM Caen! Noe Lebreton comes on to replace Bilal Brahimi.
  • SM Caen celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephane Moulin

Dijon Football Cote d\'Or Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Mendy 2
Aurelien Scheidler 1
Mickael Le Bihan 1
Xande Silva 1
Bryan Soumare 1
Cheik Traore 1
Enzo Crivelli 1
Zargo Toure 1

Head to Head

2023-04-01 SM Caen 2–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2022-08-13 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–2 SM Caen 2022-03-05 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 1–0 SM Caen 2021-09-21 SM Caen 0–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2019-04-28 SM Caen 1–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or

SM Caen Form

2023-04-01 SM Caen 2–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W 2023-03-18 SM Caen 2–1 Valenciennes FC W 2023-03-11 Rodez Aveyron Football 3–2 SM Caen L 2023-03-06 SM Caen 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2023-02-25 En Avant Guingamp 1–2 SM Caen W 2023-02-18 SM Caen 2–1 Grenoble Foot 38 W

Dijon Football Cote d\'Or Form

2023-04-01 SM Caen 2–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or L 2023-03-18 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–1 Pau FC W 2023-03-11 En Avant Guingamp 2–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or L 2023-03-04 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2023-02-25 Valenciennes FC 2–2 Dijon Football Cote d'Or D 2023-02-18 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–0 FC Metz D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.42 SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Dijon Football Cote d\'Or xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SM Caen49% Draw27% Dijon Football Cote d\'Or24%
Actual: SM Caen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

SM Caen or Draw
76%
Draw or Dijon Football Cote d\'Or
51%
SM Caen or Dijon Football Cote d\'Or
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen32% Draw49% Dijon Football Cote d\'Or19%
Actual: Dijon Football Cote d\'Or win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 0
11%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — SM Caen

Handicap SM Caen covers Push Dijon Football Cote d\'Or covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SM Caen keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Dijon Football Cote d\'Or keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.