Dijon vs RED Star FC 93 prediction

So far in the Ligue 2, Dijon have won four, drawn three and lost four of 11, with 20 goals scored and 19 conceded, good for 8th place and 15 points.

Over the last six matches it has been three wins, one draw and two defeats, averaging 2.3 goals for and 2.0 against. Last time out they beat Grenoble 3-1 away; before that came a 2-1 defeat at home to Rodez and a 4-2 defeat away at Reims.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. At home they've won one of three recently (7 scored, 6 conceded).

RED Star FC 93 have won five, drawn two and lost four of their 11 Ligue 2 games so far, scoring 14 and letting in 16. That has them 6th on 17 points.

Their last six in all competitions read three wins, no draws and three defeats, at 1.5 goals scored and 1.7 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 4-1 to Nancy at home; before that came a 2-1 defeat away at Montpellier and a 1-0 defeat at home to St Etienne.

RED Star FC 93 haven't won in three. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last five. On the road they've won two of three recently (7 scored, 5 conceded).

Home and away form points to RED Star FC 93: Dijon have won one of their last three at home, RED Star FC 93 two of their last three on the road. Two points separate the two sides in the table. Dijon also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Dijon favourites at 42%, with RED Star FC 93 on 29% and the draw at 29%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 2.8 in the game: 1.5 for Dijon and 1.3 for RED Star FC 93. Over 2.5 goals is 52% and both teams scoring 56%. When they last met, on 6 May 2016, Red Star won 3-2.