Match report
Reims beat Dijon 4-2 to stay unbeaten and climb to second
Reims won 4-2 against Dijon at Stade Auguste-Delaune on Ligue 2 matchday 9, scoring three times in the first half and holding off a late response. The result left them second in the table on 17 points, having started the evening fourth on 14, and extended their unbeaten run to 16 games.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Dijon took the lead through Adel Lembezat in the 12th minute, converting a pass from Ange Lago. Reims needed only seven minutes to level, Yaya Fofana scoring from a seydou dembele assist, and Mohamed Daramy put them ahead in the 22nd minute from Daouda Guindo's delivery. Guindo then scored himself in the 36th minute to make it 3-1 at the break.
A. Gadou extended the lead in the 54th minute, finishing a chance created by Fofana. Dijon pulled one back in the 85th minute through Yanis Barka, assisted by B. Ndezi, but could not find another goal. Reims had seven shots on target to Dijon's four, even though the visitors had 64% of the possession against 36% for the hosts.
Dijon, who started the day seventh, dropped to eighth on 12 points. Dijon host Rodez in Ligue 2 on Saturday 24 October, while Reims travel to Boulogne in the league on Monday 26 October.
Yaya Fofana scored once and set up A. Gadou's goal, earning the top rating in the match at 8.5. He also supplied the pass for Reims' equaliser's successor in the sequence of goals, his own strike coming in the 19th minute.
Reims managed seven shots on target to Dijon's four despite having just 36% of the possession.
Reims beat Dijon 4–2 (half-time 3–1).
Reims met Dijon in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 9). Kick-off was Friday, 16 October 2026, 18:00 UTC at Stade Auguste-Delaune. Referee: Eddy Rosier.
Key moments
- 12' Goal: Adel Lembezat (assist: Ange Lago) — 0–1 · Watch Adel Lembezat's goal video (12')
- 19' Goal: Yaya Fofana (assist: S. Dembele) — 1–1 · Watch Yaya Fofana's goal video (19')
- 22' Goal: Mohamed Daramy (assist: Daouda Guindo) — 2–1 · Watch Mohamed Daramy's goal video (22')
- 36' Goal: Daouda Guindo — 3–1 · Watch Daouda Guindo's goal video (36')
- 54' Goal: A. Gadou (assist: Yaya Fofana) — 4–1 · Watch A. Gadou's goal video (54')
- 85' Goal: Yanis Barka (assist: B. Ndezi) — 4–2 · Watch Yanis Barka's goal video (85')
Starting line-ups
Reims (4-1-4-1)
Dijon (4-1-3-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Reims 58%, the draw 23%, Dijon 19%. It finished Reims 4–2 Dijon.
Reims lead on our strength rating — We give Reims 58% mainly because they sit 118 points higher on our strength rating, 1600 to 1482, and they also start with the usual home advantage. The draw sits at 23%, a little below the usual 25% for a gap this size, because both teams' own recent games average 3.2 goals.
Why Reims at 58%?
Reims sit 118 points higher on our strength rating — 1600 to 1482. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge at home won 56.7% of 13,355 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 61–22–17.
Why only 58%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 58% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and Dijon at 19%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.9%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,931. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Reims are unbeaten in their last 8 home Ligue 2 games: 3 wins and 5 draws. The run began on 4 April 2026. Last recorded home league defeat: 14 March 2026 — Reims 1–2 Rodez. Latest home league result: 18 September 2026 — Reims 1–1 Montpellier. Across 13,722 historical matches following an unbeaten home league run of at least six games, hosts won 56.0%, compared with 54.8% expected from team strength. Reims have rebuilt the eleven — fewer of last season's regular starters are still starting. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Reims vs Dijon final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Ligue 2 fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Adel Lembezat's goal against Reims (12').
- Watch Yaya Fofana's goal against Dijon (19').
- Watch Mohamed Daramy's goal against Dijon (22').
- Watch Daouda Guindo's goal against Dijon (36').
- Watch A. Gadou's goal against Dijon (54').
- Watch Yanis Barka's goal against Reims (85').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Reims 4–2 Dijon. Explore more on the Reims and Dijon team pages or the Ligue 2 page.