Here are some of the key facts and numbers ahead of Nice's game against Dijon (Saturday 4 March at 20:00 CET).

Head to Head :

- In the first meeting between the sides this season, both teams scored from the penalty spot in the first half (Balotelli in the 32nd minute and Tavares in the 37th). Super Mario completed his brace to secure the win for OGC Nice (2-1).

- Dijon FCO have committed at least 20 fouls in 3 matches in Ligue 1 this season : SC Bastia in W11 (25 fouls), AS Nancy Lorraine in W13 (23 fouls) and OGC Nice in W18 (21 fouls).

- The Aiglons have lost only one of their four games against Dijon FCO in all competitions (1W, 1W in a penalty shoot-out, 1D, 1L). Their lone defeat was in their only match at the Stade Gaston Gérard (3-0 on February 18, 2012).

DIJON FCO : 

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- Dijon have lost 4 of their last 5 Ligue 1 matches (1W, 4L). They had avoided defeat in their previous 4 games (2W, 2D).

- Dijon FCO have scored in 13 of their last 14 matches in Ligue 1 (only failing to score in DFCO 0-0 LOSC in W21), but they have won only 3 matches over this period. Dijon FCO had scored in seven of their first 13 games this season in Ligue 1, winning 3 games over that period.

- Dijon have scored in 9 of their last 10 home Ligue 1 matches. Only LOSC kept a clean sheet in this period at the Stade Gaston Gérard (DFCO 0-0 LOSC in W21).

- Dijon have kept 6 clean sheets at home in Ligue 1 this season, equalling their total over the course of their previous season in this competition in 2011-12 season (6 clean sheets at home in 19 games).

- Dijon FCO have kept 3 clean sheets in their last 4 home Ligue 1 matches. Only Paris SG have scored at the Stade Gaston Gerard in these 4 games (DFCO 1-3 PSG in W23).

OGC Nice :

- OGC Nice have won their last 2 matches in Ligue 1 (FCL 0-1 OGCN in W26 and OGCN 2-1 MHSC in W27). They have won more than two consecutive games in this competition only once this season (6 wins from September 21 to October 30, 2016).

- Le Gym have won 4 of their last 6 Ligue 1 matches (4W, 1D, 1L), including 3 wins in their last 4 games (3W, 1D).

- Nice (8W, 6D, 1L) and Monaco (11W, 3D, 1L) are the only teams who have lost only one match since week 13 in Ligue 1.

- Six of OGC Nice’s last 8 wins in Ligue 1 were by a single goal, including their last three wins.

COMMON STATISTICS :

- Nice and Dijon have the fourth and sixth best attack respectively in Ligue 1 this season. However, Dijon (fourth worst defensive record with 44 goals conceded) have conceded more than double the number of goals conceded by The Aiglons in this competition (second best defensive record with 21 goals conceded).

- OGC Nice and Dijon FCO have both scored 11 goals in the last fifteen minutes in Ligue 1 this season.
 

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