Clermont 1-1 Dijon result, stats and report

Boulogne and Dijon shared the spoils in a 1-1 Ligue 2 draw on Friday evening, with Théo Epailly's first-half goal cancelled out by Tyris Dong's header after the break. For Boulogne, it is another dropped result from a side that has not won in five Ligue 2 matches.

Dunkerque controlled 62 per cent of the ball and created the better chances but could not find a winner, as Opa Sangante's first-half goal earned Clermont a point they will take all day long.

A match that looked like ending goalless produced two goals in the final minute, with Clermont equalising through a substitute's right-foot finish after Dijon had taken the lead from their own late strike.

Two sides sitting in the bottom half of the early Ligue 2 standings meet on Friday night, with Grenoble's stubborn home record offering a genuine platform and Clermont yet to keep a single clean sheet on the road.

Annecy arrive at this fixture in solid home form and sitting fourth in the early Ligue 2 standings, while Dijon carry a negative momentum slope and just two points from their opening three games. Friday's match has the shape of a contest where structure and preparation could prove decisive.

Neither Clermont nor Boulogne have won a Ligue 2 match this season, and Friday night at Clermont brings together two sides who badly need three points. The patterns in the data tell a clearer story than the raw results suggest.

Two sides carrying defensive concerns meet in Dijon on Friday evening, with the hosts needing a home win to arrest a worrying overall run and Laval arriving with the worst defensive record of their two teams over the last five games.

Two Ligue 2 sides separated by a single point on the table meet on Friday evening, but the real story is Boulogne's alarming inability to win at home and whether Dijon have the quality on the road to take advantage.