• Charleroi will want to continue from where they left last time out — a 0-3 First Division A success over Oostende.
• Corinthians fans will want a repeat of their previous result, a 1-2 Serie ‘A’ victory versus Cuiabá.
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Nimes vs Dijon Saturday 4pm
Eighteenth placed Nimes and bottom placed Dijon face a tense and nervy ninety minutes on Saturday evening as the sides face off in a relegation six-pointer.
The teams have just four wins and a huge 19 defeats between them in their 32 combined matches so far this season, and the odds are that both will be embroiled in a relegation scrap until the last knockings of the campaign.
Nonetheless, this fixture represents a decent chance for both teams to bag a rare victory and to sign-off for the Christmas break on a high.
The last six meetings between the pair have seen one or both sides fail to strike and we can only see that trend continuing here, considering Dijon have drawn a blank in 10/16 games this term, while Nimes have failed to trouble the scoreboard in 8/16 starts.
Nimes won eight matches. Dijon won 10 matches and drew five. On average, both teams have scored 2.87 goals per match.
Head to head
14/02/21 L1 Dijon Nimes 0 : 2
23/12/20 L1 Nimes Dijon 1 : 3
05/02/20 L1 Nimes Dijon 2 : 0
19/01/20 CDF Dijon Nimes 5 : 0
14/09/19 L1 Dijon Nimes 0 : 0
Charleroi vs St. Truiden Saturday 5:15pm
Charleroi will want to continue from where they left last time out — a 0-3 First Division A success over Oostende.
In that game, Charleroi managed 46 per cent possession and seven attempts at goal with four on target. For Charleroi, the goalscorers were Chris Bedia (7’), Anass Zaroury (50’) and Joris Kayembe (85’). Oostende had nine attempts at goal with three of them on target.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Charleroi have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Les Zèbres have seen their defence breached in five of their previous six games, leaking 11 goals along the way.
The last time St Truiden won away in the league was 2 games ago against W-Beveren. The last time S.Charleroi lost a home league game was 1 match ago against Eupen.
S.Charleroi last kept a clean sheet at home 4 games ago, and have kept 8 clean sheets in their last 20 home games. St Truiden last failed to score away in the league 1 games ago and have missed the net in 8 of their last 20 away league games.
Of the 8 league games S.Charleroi has won at home, they scored first 8 times. Of the 10 away games St Truiden has lost, they conceded first 10 times.
Head to head
05/03/21 JL Charleroi St. Truiden 0 : 0
12/12/20 JL St. Truiden Charleroi 1 : 2
24/11/19 JL St. Truiden Charleroi 1 : 3
21/09/19 JL Charleroi St. Truiden 0 : 3
04/05/19 JL Charleroi St. Truiden 2 : 0
Corinthians vs Flamengo RJ Sunday 10pm
Corinthians fans will want a repeat of their previous result, a 1-2 Serie ‘A’ victory versus Cuiabá.
In that game, Corinthians had 48 per cent possession and four attempts on goal with two of them on target. Cuiabá had 16 attempts on goal with seven on target. In their past six games, Sylvio Sylvinho’s Corinthians have scored five times, which is an average of 0.83 per match.
Flamengo RJ have won all of their last 3 matches against Corinthians in Serie A. Six of Flamengo’s previous seven away games at the top table of the Serie A seeing at least one of the two goalkeepers emerge with a clean sheet.
Eight of the last nine Corinthians home matches at this level, including six in a row recently, have followed the same pattern. Heading into this fixture, Flamengo haven’t been beaten by Corinthians in away games against them for the last 4 league matches. Away fans have certainly had plenty to cheer about.
Head to head
14/02/21 SA Flamengo RJ Corinthians 2 : 1
18/10/20 SA Corinthians Flamengo RJ 1 : 5
03/11/19 SA Flamengo RJ Corinthians 4 : 1
21/07/19 SA Corinthians Flamengo RJ 1 : 1
05/06/19 COP Flamengo RJ Corinthians 1 : 0