Match summary
Dijon beat Red Star 1-0.
Yanis Barka put Dijon ahead in the 73rd minute.
Dijon hosted Red Star in Ligue 2 matchday 12, controlling the territorial battle and dominating the shot count in a closely contested fixture. The hosts registered 15 shots against the visitors' 7, while testing the opposition with 3 shots on target compared to 0 for Red Star. Both sides shared 50 percent of the possession, but Dijon created more danger through 44 dangerous attacks and 12 key passes to the visitors' 23 and 4 respectively. Discipline favoured the hosts as they committed 14 fouls and received 0 yellow cards, whereas Red Star picked up 1 yellow card from 7 fouls.
The first half ended goalless after early missed opportunities from Kevin Cabral, Júlio Tavares, and Ange Lago. Following a goalless opening period and multiple substitutions by both teams, Red Star's Godson Kyeremeh received a yellow card for a foul in the 71st minute. The decisive moment arrived immediately after when Yanis Barka scored for Dijon in the 72nd minute, making the score 1-0. Neither team could alter the scoreline through the remaining substitutions, and the match concluded with a final score of 1-0 in favour of Dijon.