Dijon played out a 2:2 draw with Troyes Étoile in a Club Friendly on Thursday, October 2nd. The match brought together two sides with contrasting recent fortunes, though neither could find a winner. By then, both clubs were still in preparation mode ahead of the new campaign.
Dijon arrived with momentum from their last five games. They had beaten Annecy 2:1, seen off Laval 3:2, and held Boulogne to a 1:1. Their only defeat in that run came against Saint-Étienne 2:3, while Clermont Foot drew 1:1. To be fair, the pattern showed a team finding its rhythm.
Troyes' recent record told a different story. They lost 0:2 to Angers, then 0:2 again against Lille. Their previous match had been a heavy 2:6 defeat to Strasbourg. They had picked up a 2:1 win over Lorient and held Paris Saint-Germain to a 0:0 draw. And here's the thing — beating PSG away says something, even if the rest of that run was difficult.
The result keeps both sides in search of matches that will test them fully. Dijon will want to build on their recent form, while Troyes need to recover from that poor run. A draw at least stops Troyes' downward spiral, but neither side can claim they got what they came for.
