Dijon vs Laval prediction, odds and how to watch

Red Star came from a man-down situation to hold on for a 2-1 victory at Laval in Ligue 2, with Samuel Renel and Damien Durand scoring before the break to hand the visitors three points they deserved.

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.

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.

Metz came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw against Laval at home in Ligue 2, with a substitute's headed goal in the 78th minute cancelling out a Laval penalty. The game told a more complicated story than the scoreline suggests.

Laval carry a perfect home record into this Friday night Ligue 2 fixture, but Sochaux arrive with a defensive away pattern that could make this a tighter contest than the standings suggest.

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.

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.

Laval have been a different beast on their own patch this season, but Red Star travel to Mayenne on Friday night in decent nick away from home. Something has to give.