France - NationalData current as of September 12, 2026

Villefranche vs Dijon: match statistics

Villefranche crest
Villefranche
1 : 2half-time 0:1
Dijon crest
Dijon
130%(4.20)
X30%(3.30)
240%(1.81)

Dijon displays significantly better form and league position (2nd place) compared to Villefranche (11th place). The visitors boast an impressive away record with 50% wins, 50% draws, and no losses on the road this season, confirming their solidity in away matches. Villefranche, despite a decent home form (55% wins at home), has a negative overall goal difference (20:27) and lower offensive efficiency. Dijon stands out defensively, conceding on average only 0.4 goals per away match and keeping clean sheets in 60% of games. xG statistics also favor the visitors (1.34 xG For vs 1.14 xG Against away), while Villefranche has nearly balanced values (1.11 xG For vs 1.21 xG Against at home). Considering Dijon's superior team quality, their unbeaten away run, and solid defense, we predict an away win, although a draw is also a realistic scenario due to Dijon's high number of away draws.

Villefranche vs Dijon: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Villefranche played against Dijon in National (France). The game was played on February 20, 2026. Final score: 1:2.

Recent form

Villefranche has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Dijon has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Villefranche scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.35. Dijon scores 1.65 and allows 0.65. Games in this league average 2.34 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 55% of Villefranche's games and 45% of Dijon's. The Over 2.5 rates are 60% and 40%, compared with league averages of 52% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Dijon has the higher season xG average, 1.53 to 1.14 per game. Villefranche takes 10.1 shots per game, while Dijon takes 12.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Villefranche leads at halftime in 10% of its games and scores 0.60 goals per game after halftime. Dijon leads at halftime in 35% and scores 0.90 after halftime.

When the teams score

Villefranche's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). For Dijon, it is minutes 76-90+ (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

National games average 2.34 goals. Both teams score in 52% of games, and 46% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Dijon displays significantly better form and league position (2nd place) compared to Villefranche (11th place). The visitors boast an impressive away record with 50% wins, 50% draws, and no losses on the road this season, confirming their solidity in away matches. Villefranche, despite a decent home form (55% wins at home), has a negative overall goal difference (20:27) and lower offensive efficiency. Dijon stands out defensively, conceding on average only 0.4 goals per away match and keeping clean sheets in 60% of games. xG statistics also favor the visitors (1.34 xG For vs 1.14 xG Against away), while Villefranche has nearly balanced values (1.11 xG For vs 1.21 xG Against at home). Considering Dijon's superior team quality, their unbeaten away run, and solid defense, we predict an away win, although a draw is also a realistic scenario due to Dijon's high number of away draws.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

50Possession (%)50
VillefrancheDijon
8Shots19
VillefrancheDijon
2Shots on target7
VillefrancheDijon
0.96xG1.98
VillefrancheDijon
3Corners4
VillefrancheDijon
43Dangerous attacks40
VillefrancheDijon
16Fouls10
VillefrancheDijon
5Cards1
VillefrancheDijon

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

VillefrancheDijon
1Goals scored / game1.65
VillefrancheDijon
1.35Goals allowed / game0.65
VillefrancheDijon
50%Average possession56%
VillefrancheDijon
3.1Shots on target / game4.45
VillefrancheDijon

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.1Shots per game12.85
VillefrancheDijon
3.1Shots on target4.45
VillefrancheDijon
9.9%Shot conversion12.8%
VillefrancheDijon
50%Possession56%
VillefrancheDijon
1.14xG for1.53
VillefrancheDijon
1.35xG against0.95
VillefrancheDijon

Shooting quality

Villefranche: BalancedDijon: Balanced
VillefrancheDijon
Accuracy (shots on target)31%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Villefranche is 11% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Villefranche · 1.8 pts / game - Dijon

Villefranche
LWWWD
Season result split
35% W20% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-4-9
1.25 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Dijon
WDDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
50% W45% D5% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-1
1.95 pts / game · goal difference +20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-5-0
Last 5 away
3-2-0
WWDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 0.79BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Dijon is 65% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Villefranche · 1.65 goals / game - Dijon

Dijon is 108% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.35 goals / game - Villefranche · 0.65 goals / game - Dijon

Villefranche scoring profile: mixed

Villefranche scores in 65% of games (13 of 20 meczów), while Dijon keeps a clean sheet in 50% (10 of 20 meczów).

Dijon scoring profile: very strong

Dijon scores in 65% of games (13 of 20 meczów), while Villefranche keeps a clean sheet in 20% (4 of 20 meczów).

20Goals scored (season)33
VillefrancheDijon
27Goals conceded (season)13
VillefrancheDijon
2.35Average goals per game2.3
VillefrancheDijon
7Goals scored (last 5)9
VillefrancheDijon
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
VillefrancheDijon

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal65%
VillefrancheDijon
30%2 goals50%
VillefrancheDijon
5%3 goals30%
VillefrancheDijon
0%4 goals20%
VillefrancheDijon

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal50%
VillefrancheDijon
40%2 goals10%
VillefrancheDijon
15%3 goals5%
VillefrancheDijon
0%4 goals0%
VillefrancheDijon

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

30%BTTS at half-time15%
VillefrancheDijon
0%BTTS in both halves0%
VillefrancheDijon
20%Scored in both halves25%
VillefrancheDijon

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
VillefrancheDijon
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
VillefrancheDijon
60%BTTS - last 540%
VillefrancheDijon

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

55%Min. 1 goal before half-time55%
VillefrancheDijon
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
VillefrancheDijon
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
VillefrancheDijon

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time45%
VillefrancheDijon
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
VillefrancheDijon
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time30%
VillefrancheDijon

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Dijon is 52% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.05 pts / game - Villefranche · 1.6 pts / game - Dijon

Villefranche - half-time state
10% leading75% draw15% trailing
Dijon - half-time state
35% leading55% draw10% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.05Points per game (1st half)1.6
VillefrancheDijon
0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.75
VillefrancheDijon
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
VillefrancheDijon
0.9Average goals (1st half)1
VillefrancheDijon
55%Clean sheet before half-time75%
VillefrancheDijon
60%No goal before half-time55%
VillefrancheDijon

After half-time (2nd half)

1.2Points per game (2nd half)1.8
VillefrancheDijon
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)0.9
VillefrancheDijon
0.85Goals conceded (2nd half)0.4
VillefrancheDijon
1.45Average goals (2nd half)1.3
VillefrancheDijon
50%Clean sheet after half-time70%
VillefrancheDijon
55%No goal after half-time55%
VillefrancheDijon

Villefranche - second-half results

30% W30% D40% L
21
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding350%

Leads at halftime in 10% of games and wins 35%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Dijon - second-half results

40% W60% D0% L
32
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.60
PPG before half-time
Lead holding143%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Villefranche - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.60
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.20.8
Average goals per game0.61.8
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Dijon - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.202.20
Goals scored / game0.41.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game0.62.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Villefranche
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
1
2
16-30
2
4
31-45
2
4
46-60
4
8
61-75
6
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Dijon
ScoredConceded
8
2
0-15
1
1
16-30
6
2
31-45
4
2
46-60
4
0
61-75
10
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Villefranche

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Dijon

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.58
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
150%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
52%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (National).

Teams vs league

VillefrancheLigaDijon
Average goals per game 2.352.34 2.30
Both teams scored 55%52% 45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%46% 40%
Clean sheets 20%30% 50%
Goal before half-time 55%68% 55%
Goal after half-time 80%71% 45%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.34
Average goals per game
52%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.24
Home goals / game
1.10
Away goals / game
+13%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defensive advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. DijonYellow cardYanis Barka
  2. VillefrancheYellow cardMalick Assef
  3. VillefrancheYellow cardVincent Marcel
  4. VillefrancheYellow cardCyrille Loic Onana Etoga
  5. VillefrancheSubstitutionOn: Kenny Meddy MixturOff: Cyrille Loic Onana Etoga
  6. VillefrancheGoalBabacar LeyeAssist: Raouf Mroivili
  7. DijonGoalYanis BarkaAssist: Paul Bellon
  8. DijonSubstitutionOn: Samy ChouchaneOff: Jordan Marié
  9. DijonSubstitutionOn: Lenny Stéphane LacroixOff: Ismail Diallo
  10. VillefrancheYellow cardMathis Touho
  11. VillefrancheYellow cardMalick Assef

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Benjamin LepaysantMatches officiated: 10
3.9Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 240%Home wins20%Draws40%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Villefranche's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Dijon. Games average 0.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Dijon FCO
0 : 0
FC Villefranche-Beaujolais

FAQ

What was the result of Villefranche vs Dijon?

The National match finished Villefranche 1:2 Dijon. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Villefranche vs Dijon?

Villefranche score 1.00 goals per game on average and Dijon 1.65. The National average is 2.34 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Villefranche's matches and 45% of Dijon's.

What form are Villefranche and Dijon in?

Over the last 5 games Villefranche have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Dijon 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Villefranche vs Dijon?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.