Our prediction for this Coupe de France match:
Schiltigheim
Match Time & Date:
05/01/2019
12:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Dijon
The 4th placed team in the National 2 table, Schiltigheim are in quite good form, with only one defeat in the last ten games. They will be taking on the visitors from Ligue 1, Dijon, who are in the relegation zone and looking to get a win after three games without a triumph. They will be playing at the Stade de I’Aar. This will be the first time the two teams meet each other on the football field. The last time Schiltigheim lost a match at home was in May 2018 against Moulins-Yzeure Foot. Since then, they’ve drawn five and won four. Dijon, after winning the opening three matches of the season, all in August, they had to wait for the last day of October for the next win and then for the beginning of December for only their fifth win this season, and fourth in the league. With their away record and the hosts’ home form, Schiltigheim might pull of a surprise win.
Highlighted Player (Laurent Ciman):
Laurent Ciman is a Belgium international who plays for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. The defender who was born in Farciennes on August 5, 1985 played for Charleroi from 2004 to 2008 and he made no less than 85 league appearances for the Belgian outfit.
During the 2007/2008 season he was on Club Brugge’s radar and in the summer of 2008 he joined the Blauw-Zwart. After ending his loan spell with Kortijk Laurent Ciman joined fellow Belgian club Standard Liege and he spent five seasons at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. On January 22, 2015 the defender signed a three-year contract with MLS club Montreal Impact and he has been playing for the Canadian outfit ever since.
Ciman represented Belgium at the 2008 Olympics and he did remarkably well to make Belgium 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. However, he was unused at the showpiece tournament in Brazil. The Montreal Impact footballer scored his first ever goal for Belgium in June, 2016 in a 3-2 victory over Norway.
Highlighted Team (Dijon):
Founded in 1998, Dijon is a result of a merger between two local clubs. The Mustards played their first ever match in the Ligue 1 on August 7, 2011, with the team suffering a heavy 5-1 loss on their debut in the French top flight. After suffering relegation to Ligue 2 at the end of the 2011/2012 season, the club returned to the French elite division in 2016.
The Mustards finished the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign in 16th place in the standings, only one point clear of the relegation zone. Dijon are well known for their red jerseys, while they wear white when playing on the road. The Mustards welcome their rivals at Stade Gaston Gerard, the venue which was both built and opened in 1934. In the 1998/1999 season the club recorded a historical 12-1 Coupe de France win over Mahault Baie and that is considered the club’s biggest ever win in a competitive match.
Stephane Mangione, who made 181 appearances for the club, is regarded as one of the team’s famous players.
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