Dijon vs Angers Ligue 1 Match Preview or Key Statistics ⚽
None of the last seven Ligue 1 meetings between Dijon and Angers have ended level (two wins for Djon, five for Angers). Angers have scored in each of their seven Ligue 1 matches with Dijon; they have only faced Red Star (14) more often whilst also scoring in 100% of those top-flight matches (14 games). Dijon have won just one of their last six Ligue 1 matches (D3 L2), with that victory coming in their most recent match last season against Toulouse (2-1at home in March). Angers have won their last three Ligue 1 matches (1-0 vs Montpellier, 1-0 vs Brest, 2-0 vs Nantes), their longest run in the top-flight since February 2019 (also 3). Dijon are unbeaten in 12 home games in Ligue 1 (W6 D6), their longest run in the top-flight since their first season back in 2011/12, and also the longest current run of all sides in Ligue 1. Angers have won just twice in their last 10 matches away from home in Ligue 1 (D3 L5) but did win in their last such trip to Brest in February (1-0). Angers haven't won back-to-back away games in the top- flight since September 2018 (two vs Dijon and Monaco). Dijon have only won one of their five opening weekend matches in Ligue 1 (L4). Julio Tavares has scored 31 of Dijon's 197 goals in Ligue 1 (16%), 18 more than any other player. Recruited this summer, Paul Bernardoni is the fourth former Nimes' player who has signed for Angers since the beginning of last season, alongside Thioub, Alioui and Bobichon. Stéphane Moulin will start his 10th season as Angers' head coach (four in Ligue 2 and six in Ligue 1). Indeed, having been in charge since June 2011, he is currently the longest serving manager for a team currently in the top five European leagues.
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