Football Bet of the Day: Treat yourself to a bit of red-hot Dijon

Mustard, anyone?

Kevin Hatchard takes us to France today for an odds-on selection that he just can't pass up...

Dijon v Tours
Friday January 09, 19:00

As it turned out, maybe sinking our money into a pyramid scheme wouldn't have been a terrible idea after all. The Mango Boys of Ismaily let us down yesterday, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by El Daklyeh in the Egyptian top flight. We wanted a home win, but we were left crying for our mummies. 

See that horse over there? We're getting right back on it, and heading to France for a Ligue 2 showdown between Dijon and Tours.

Dijon are only being separated from top spot in the French second tier by goal difference, and they have won six of their last seven matches in all competitions. They are absolutely red-hot at home - they have won all eight of their Ligue 2 games this season at the Stade Gaston Gerard - and in fact you could say Dijon have been as hot as mustard (I'm so sorry). Dijon have built their impressive home form on rock-solid defending - they have kept six clean sheets in eight home games, and have leaked just two goals.

Tours are in the relegation zone, but they have found some form in recent weeks, collecting eight points from their last four games. However, it's worth noting that three of those results were against teams in the bottom half of the table. It's also worth considering that Tours have the joint-worst away record in the division, having taken just two points from their nine away games this term. They have scored just six goals on the road, and as such it's hard to see them getting a result out of this encounter.

Dijon are 1.68/13 to secure the home win, and although I wouldn't normally push such a skinny price, the statistics suggest it's a wager we shouldn't pass up. We could back Dijon -1.0 on the Asian Handicap at 1.991/1, but I'm discouraged by the fact that of Dijon's eight home wins this term, just one of them has been by more than one goal.

Recommended Bet
Back Dijon at 1.68/13

2015 P/L (1pt per bet)

Points Staked: 4

Points Returned: 2.81

P/L: -1.19 points