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Ligue 2 · Matchweek 8

Dijon

DIJ

Metz

MET

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Dijon38%
Draw24%
Metz39%

Expected goals

1.77 – 1.79

Over 2.5

67%

Both to score

70%

Fair handicap

0.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 119.4%
  • 128.0%
  • 217.9%
  • 227.2%
  • 015.6%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

47%Possession52%
31%Territory29%
16%From set plays24%
0.15Chance quality0.10
5.4%Directness9.7%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Dijon, 3 for Metz. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 24 of 54 matches, not the full season.