Match Information
Match Overview
Cholet host Dijon at Cholet Arena on November 7 in an LNB fixture that pairs ninth-placed Cholet against a Dijon side sitting second in the table. The seven-place gap frames the contest as a test of whether a mid-table home team can slow one of the league's leading sides.
The most telling factor is the contrast in current form. Dijon have won three of their last four LNB matches in the data provided, including 91-81 at Saint Quentin on October 23, 92-83 at Gravelines-Dunkerque on October 18 and 108-96 over Limoges on October 9. Their most recent league outing, on October 30, was a 108-94 defeat at home to Nancy, which shows that their defense can be stretched. Cholet's league run has been harder: an 86-69 loss at Nanterre on October 24 and an 86-77 home defeat to Chalon/Saone on October 17, set against an 85-79 home win over Pau-Orthez on October 10.
Schedule is a second consideration. Cholet also played a Champions League fixture on October 28, losing 69-65 to Spartak Subotica at home, and had beaten Vechta 84-66 in the same competition on October 14. Dijon's non-league game in the data was a 82-71 French Cup win at St Etienne on October 13. Both sides have balanced league play with other competitions, though Cholet's fixture list includes the more recent midweek commitment.
The head-to-head record favors Cholet. They have won six of the last ten meetings, including a 111-74 home victory on April 11, 2026, although Dijon took the most recent meeting before that, 76-64 on October 11, 2025.
Neither side has reported injuries, so both managers, A. Gunnlaugsson for Cholet and T. Tuchel for Dijon, should have full squads available. With selection unaffected by absences, the contest rests on whether Cholet's home record against Dijon can offset the league-position and form gap.
Predicted Lineups
Cholet
H. Valdimarsson; V. Pálsson, S. Þórðarson, H. Magnússon, D. Grétarsson; G. Sigurðsson, Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson, H. Haraldsson, A. Guðjohnsen, M. Anderson; O. Óskarsson
Dijon
Jordan Pickford; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarell Quansah, Marc Guéhi, Lewis Hall; Elliot Anderson, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Morgan Rogers, Jude Bellingham, Eberechi Eze; Harry Kane
Team Form Analysis
Cholet
League Position: 9Cholet Form Analysis
Cholet's recent results show a team struggling for consistency. Across their last five matches they have won two and lost three, with both wins at home: 85-79 over Pau-Orthez in the LNB on October 10 and 84-66 over Vechta in the Champions League on October 14.
The league picture is the main concern. After beating Pau-Orthez, Cholet lost 86-77 at home to Chalon/Saone on October 17 and 86-69 away at Nanterre on October 24, conceding 86 points in both games. The Nanterre loss was also their lowest scoring output of the sample, 69 points, which was matched in the Champions League defeat to Spartak Subotica on October 28, a 69-65 home loss.
Their best attacking display came against Vechta, when they scored 84 and held the opposition to 66, the best defensive performance in the run. Pau-Orthez was the only other game in which they scored above 80 in the league.
With a 9th-place league position, Cholet have yet to turn home games into reliable results, having dropped two of their three home matches across both competitions in this sample.
Dijon
League Position: 2Dijon Form Analysis
Dijon arrive with four wins from their last five matches, a record that fits their second-place league position. Three of those wins came on the road, at St Etienne in the French Cup on October 13 (82-71), at Gravelines-Dunkerque on October 18 (92-83) and at Saint Quentin on October 23 (91-81).
Their attack has been productive throughout the sample. They scored 108 against Limoges on October 9, 82 or more in every win, and 94 even in defeat to Nancy on October 30. That 108-94 loss at home to Nancy is the one blemish and the only game in which they conceded more than 96 points.
The defensive record is less secure than the scoring. Dijon allowed 96 to Limoges and 108 to Nancy, suggesting that high-scoring games are part of how they win and lose. Their three away league and cup wins each came with the opposition held to 83 or fewer.
The Nancy defeat is the most recent result in the data, so Dijon travel to Cholet looking to respond after their first loss in this five-game stretch.
Head-to-Head
Cholet
Dijon
Recent Meetings
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | Cholet | 111 - 74 | Dijon |
| 2025-10-11 | Dijon | 76 - 64 | Cholet |
| 2025-03-08 | Dijon | 67 - 93 | Cholet |
| 2024-12-17 | Cholet | 95 - 89 | Dijon |
| 2024-04-30 | Cholet | 79 - 88 | Dijon |
| 2023-09-24 | Dijon | 60 - 62 | Cholet |
| 2023-04-08 | Dijon | 102 - 82 | Cholet |
| 2022-12-17 | Cholet | 107 - 79 | Dijon |
| 2022-03-19 | Dijon | 80 - 87 | Cholet |
| 2021-12-27 | Cholet | 85 - 76 | Dijon |
Memorable Matches
The recent history between these clubs has produced several lopsided and tightly contested results. The most striking is Cholet's 111-74 home win on April 11, 2026, a 37-point margin and the largest in the ten-game record. Dijon's heaviest defeat before that came on March 8, 2025, when they lost 93-67 at home.
Dijon have had their own statement results, including a 102-82 home win over Cholet on April 8, 2023, and a 76-64 home win on October 11, 2025.
The closest game was on September 24, 2023, when Cholet won 62-60 away in a defensive struggle. Overall, Cholet have won six of the ten meetings since December 2021, with the home side prevailing in most of the more decisive results.
Venue Factor
Cholet Arena provides the setting for Saturday's fixture, and the home side's history against Dijon suggests it has been a favorable ground. Cholet have won each of their last three home meetings with Dijon on the record provided: 111-74 on April 11, 2026,
Injury Concerns
Cholet
Dijon
