Gravelines-Dunkerque host Dijon at the Gravelines-Dunkerque Arena on October 18 in a regular LNB fixture. The league table shows a wide gap between the sides. Dijon sit first and the hosts are 14th, so the match pairs the top of the standings with a team in the lower half.

The most telling factor is recent form. Dijon have won all three of their listed LNB matches: 81-72 over Strasbourg on September 25, 89-61 away at Pau-Orthez on October 3, and 108-96 over Limoges on October 9. Their average winning margin across those games is about 16 points. Gravelines-Dunkerque have lost all four of their listed matches. Three were in the LNB: 97-103 against Le Mans on September 26, 65-70 against Lyon-Villeurbanne on October 4, and 73-101 at Nanterre on October 10. The fourth was an 81-106 defeat at Denain-Voltaire in the French Cup on October 6. In those four games the hosts conceded an average of 95 points.

The head-to-head record adds a counterpoint. Dijon have won seven of the last ten meetings, but Gravelines-Dunkerque won the most recent one, 93-85 at home on January 24, 2026. Gravelines-Dunkerque have won three of their four listed home meetings with Dijon. That record shows the hosts have been able to beat this opponent on their own floor, even though recent results point the other way. The French Cup match on October 6 also left the hosts with only four days before their October 10 trip to Nanterre, which is worth noting