France - Ligue 2Stade Gaston-GérardData current as of 30 August 2026

Dijon vs Saint-Étienne: match statistics

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Dijon vs Saint-Étienne: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Dijon play Saint-Étienne in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 31 August 2026. Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard.

Current form

Dijon: 0-2-1, 0.67 points/match. Saint-Étienne: 3-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Dijon scores 0.67 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Saint-Étienne scores 3.33 and concedes 0.33. League average: 2.40 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Dijon 67%, Saint-Étienne 33%. Over 2.5: Dijon 0%, Saint-Étienne 100%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 40%.

xG, shots and style

Saint-Étienne has higher xG: 1.90 vs 1.84. Dijon: 15.3 shots per match, Saint-Étienne: 18.0.

Match halves

Dijon: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.67. Saint-Étienne: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Dijon: 76-90+ (2 goals). Saint-Étienne: 16-30 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.40 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 40%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(4.00)
(3.50)
(1.84)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.67Goals scored / match3.33
DijonSaint-Étienne
1Goals conceded / match0.33
DijonSaint-Étienne
57%Average possession58%
DijonSaint-Étienne
6.33Shots on target / match7
DijonSaint-Étienne

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.33Shots per match18
DijonSaint-Étienne
6.33Shots on target7
DijonSaint-Étienne
4.3%Shot conversion18.5%
DijonSaint-Étienne
57%Possession58%
DijonSaint-Étienne
1.84xG for1.9
DijonSaint-Étienne
1.35xG against0.83
DijonSaint-Étienne

Shooting quality

Dijon: DominantSaint-Étienne: Dominant
DijonSaint-Étienne
Accuracy (shots on target)41%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.110.48

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Saint-Étienne is 348% better for: last-5 form.

0.67 pts / match - Dijon · 3 pts / match - Saint-Étienne

Dijon
DLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W67% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-1
0.67 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-1
0.67 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.7Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.84Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 0%
Saint-Étienne
WWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 away
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.3Goals conceded: 0.3xG: 1.90Opponent xG: 0.83BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Saint-Étienne is 397% better for: goals scored per match.

0.67 goals / match - Dijon · 3.33 goals / match - Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne is 203% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Dijon · 0.33 goals / match - Saint-Étienne

Dijon scoring profile: mixed

Dijon scores in 67% of matches (2 of 3 matches), while Saint-Étienne keeps a clean sheet in 67% (2 of 3 matches).

Saint-Étienne scoring profile: very strong

Saint-Étienne scores in 100% of matches (3 of 3 matches), while Dijon keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 matches).

2Goals scored (season)10
DijonSaint-Étienne
3Goals conceded (season)1
DijonSaint-Étienne
1.67Average goals in match3.67
DijonSaint-Étienne
2Goals scored (last 5)10
DijonSaint-Étienne
3Goals conceded (last 5)1
DijonSaint-Étienne

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal100%
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%2 goals100%
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%3 goals100%
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%4 goals33%
DijonSaint-Étienne

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal33%
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%2 goals0%
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%3 goals0%
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%4 goals0%
DijonSaint-Étienne

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

46%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%BTTS in both halves0%
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%Scored in both halves67%
DijonSaint-Étienne

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS67%
DijonSaint-Étienne
67%BTTS - last 533%
DijonSaint-Étienne

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

0%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time67%
DijonSaint-Étienne

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
DijonSaint-Étienne
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
DijonSaint-Étienne

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Saint-Étienne is 200% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Dijon · 3 pts / match - Saint-Étienne

Dijon - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
Saint-Étienne - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)3
DijonSaint-Étienne
0Goals scored (1st half)2.33
DijonSaint-Étienne
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
DijonSaint-Étienne
0Average goals (1st half)2.33
DijonSaint-Étienne
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
DijonSaint-Étienne
100%No goal before half-time0%
DijonSaint-Étienne

After half-time (2nd half)

0.67Points per match (2nd half)2.33
DijonSaint-Étienne
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)1
DijonSaint-Étienne
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
DijonSaint-Étienne
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.33
DijonSaint-Étienne
0%Clean sheet after half-time67%
DijonSaint-Étienne
33%No goal after half-time33%
DijonSaint-Étienne

Dijon - second-half results

0% W67% R33% P
3
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Saint-Étienne - second-half results

67% W33% R0% P
9
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 100%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dijon - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.67
Goals scored / match0.00.7
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.01.7
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%67%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal100%33%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 67% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Saint-Étienne - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.002.33
Goals scored / match2.31.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.3
Average goals in match2.31.3
1 goal100%67%
2 goals67%33%
3 goals67%33%
Clean sheet100%67%
No goal0%33%
Goal difference+7+2
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 67% won - 33% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Saint-Étienne
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
4
0
16-30
2
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.5 : 2.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Dijon

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.82
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
54%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

Saint-Étienne

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.93
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.43
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
285%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
27%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.3
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 2).

Teams vs league

DijonLigaSaint-Étienne
Average goals in match 1.672.40 3.67
Both teams scored 67%46% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%40% 100%
Clean sheets 0%36% 67%
Goal before half-time 0%51% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%71% 67%

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

2.40
Average goals per match
46%
Both teams scored
40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
36%
Clean sheets
1.23
Home goals / match
1.17
Away goals / match
+5%
Home attack advantage
+5%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
51%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Dijon and Saint-Étienne play?

Dijon face Saint-Étienne on 31 August 2026 in Ligue 2 at Stade Gaston-Gérard. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Dijon vs Saint-Étienne?

Dijon score 0.67 goals per game on average and Saint-Étienne 3.33. The Ligue 2 average is 2.40 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 40% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Dijon's matches and 33% of Saint-Étienne's.

What form are Dijon and Saint-Étienne in?

Over the last 5 games Dijon have a 0-2-1 record (0.67 points per game) and Saint-Étienne 3-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Dijon vs Saint-Étienne?

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.