Dijon vs Lorient Prediction, 11/1/2020 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/28/2020

Game: Dijon vs Lorient

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2020

Location: Stade Gaston Gérard in Dijon, France

TV: Viaplay Denmark

Odds/Point Spread: Dijon (+140) Lorient (+220)

Bersant Celina and Dijon (0-2-6, 20th in Ligue 1) host Lorient (2-1-5, 17th in Ligue 1) at Stade Gaston Gérard on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Saturnin Allagbe for Dijon and Paul Nardi for Lorient. Lorient are at at +220 while Dijon are at +140. The O/U opens at 2.25.

Dijon has controlled possession of the ball for 44.3% of contests while they successfully dribble 64.2% of the time (8th in Ligue 1). They have attempted 76 shots with 22 being on target, which is a 28.9% shots on target percentage. Dijon have accounted for 4 goals for the season, which has them 20th in Ligue 1. Their players have been on the receiving end of 2,925 passes from teammates on 3,387 attempts this year, making their receiving percentage 86.4%.

Bersant Celina is a player who should be able to impact this game for Dijon. He has totaled 15 assists while accumulating 8 yellow cards so far in his career. Celina has been a starter in 112 matchups in his career and he scores 0.17 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Kosovo has 19 goals scored in 9,943 professional minutes. Another guy who should impact this match is Moussa Konate, the forward from Senegal. He has assisted on a goal 19 times in his career while scoring 59 goals. Konate has been on the field for 13,726 minutes in 154 career starts and has been given 40 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.39 goals per 90 during his soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Dijon is Saturnin Allagbe. Allagbe has seen the pitch for 10,687 mins and has earned 234 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.26 (150 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of .723. The goalie from Benin has seen 339 shots attempted at him in 119 starts. Allagbe (38-42-40 mark during his career) has totaled 28 shutouts, which leaves him with a 23.5% clean sheet percentage.

The Merlucciidaes have dribbled successfully 53.4% of the time on the year while accumulating 11 goals. They hold a receiving percentage of 86.1% and they control possession of the ball 43.8% of the time. Lorient has totaled 2,866 targets for the campaign (19th in the league) and they have 2,468 completed passes. The have hit on 35.2% of their shots on target on 71 total shots.

Adrian Grbic will need to provide a spark for Lorient. He scores 0.53 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 51 outings during his pro soccer career. The forward born in Austria has been on the pitch for 5,088 minutes while scoring 30 goals. He has totaled 9 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 4 times. Be sure to watch out for Yoane Wissa, the forward hailing from France. Wissa has earned himself a total of 20 yellow card warnings in 8,581 mins (100 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.41. He has accumulated 39 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 13 times.

Paul Nardi will be residing in front of the net for the Merlucciidaes. Nardi has racked up 40 clean sheets while seeing 531 shots attempted against him in 14,921 career minutes. He sports a save % of .748 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 24.1%. He has surrendered 1.21 goals per 90 while earning a record of 71-44-51. During his pro soccer career, Nardi has surrendered 201 goals while he has racked up 395 stops in 166 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lorient (+220)

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