Preview: Auxerre likely to triumph over Dunkerque at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 28.Oct
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps (23467 seats)

Auxerre are chasing the top league places while Dunkerque are more involved in escaping relegation. Who will get the points?

Insights:
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals (24) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque have the most conceded goals (20) in Ligue 2

This should be an action-packed fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well renewed since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!

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Auxerre form and stats

The total Ligue 2 stats playing at home this season for Auxerre are 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Auxerre bring valid hopes of a third.

The home team returns to Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps after drawing with Caen (placed 11th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Hein (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.62/10. Hein hit six key passes and had 51 successful passes (of 58 total).

A strong away win before that one, visiting Paris and winning 2-0.

Auxerre are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 4 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 3, drew 1 and lost 0.

Auxerre have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Auxerre are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.

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Dunkerque form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. It's looking increasingly bleak for Dunkerque who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Grenoble Foot 38 was the last time a defeat was avoided.

The manager de Castro was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stade Marcel-Tribut. Dunkerque suffered a 1-3 loss to Paris (placed 16th). Midfielder Bardeli was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.94. Bardeli served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 44 successful passes (of 48 total).

A 3-4 defeat away at Concarneau before that.

The visiting Dunkerque have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. For Dunkerque, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Auxerre have won or drawn the last 5 matches (4-1-0) facing Dunkerque.

Top Goalscorers

AuxerreG. Hein
G. Hein
6 goals
AuxerreG. Perrin
G. Perrin
3 goals
AuxerreF. Aye
F. Aye
3 goals

Auxerre missing players

Dunkerque missing players

Auxerre Dunkerque
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 1 5 11
6 2 0 Won W 0 1 1
4 2 0 Drew D 0 1 3
1 1 0 Lost L 1 3 7
24 9 0 Scored S 0 6 10
11 4 0 Conceded C 2 11 20
91% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
82% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 64%
64% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 55%
55% 60% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 36%
18% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 9%
64% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 45%
27% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 18%
18% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 40% 45%
 
6.9 6.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 3.4 4.5
4.7 4.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 9 5 5.1
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
15.5 16 0 Shots (avg) S ( 14 9.8 11.1
4.5 3.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.3
49% 53% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 32% 21%
 
10.5 6.6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 20 14 14
3.5 2.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4 4.6
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Auxerre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Auxerre have scored more than double the goals of Dunkerque.
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals (24) in Ligue 2
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Ligue 2
  • Auxerre have the the best goal difference (+13) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dunkerque have the most conceded goals (20) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Dunkerque haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Dunkerque is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Laval 10 8 1 1 13 5 5 5 0 0 7 2 5 3 1 1 6 3 8 25
2 Angers SCO 11 7 2 2 17 8 6 4 2 0 10 2 5 3 0 2 7 6 9 23
3 Auxerre 11 6 4 1 24 11 5 2 2 1 9 4 6 4 2 0 15 7 13 22
4 Grenoble Foot 38 11 5 6 0 14 7 6 3 3 0 9 4 5 2 3 0 5 3 7 21
5 Rodez 11 5 3 3 20 16 6 4 1 1 14 8 5 1 2 2 6 8 4 18
6 Saint-Etienne 10 5 3 2 10 6 5 2 2 1 4 2 5 3 1 1 6 4 4 18
7 Ajaccio 11 4 5 2 10 10 6 3 3 0 9 4 5 1 2 2 1 6 0 17
8 Guingamp 11 4 4 3 18 12 6 2 3 1 11 5 5 2 1 2 7 7 6 16
9 Pau 11 4 3 4 16 18 5 3 1 1 8 5 6 1 2 3 8 13 -2 15
10 Amiens SC 11 4 3 4 10 13 6 3 2 1 8 6 5 1 1 3 2 7 -3 15
11 Caen 11 4 2 5 17 14 6 2 1 3 8 6 5 2 1 2 9 8 3 14
12 Annecy 11 2 6 3 13 15 6 1 4 1 8 8 5 1 2 2 5 7 -2 12
13 Bastia 11 3 3 5 11 17 5 3 0 2 9 10 6 0 3 3 2 7 -6 12
14 Concarneau 11 3 3 5 9 15 5 1 2 2 5 7 6 2 1 3 4 8 -6 12
15 Bordeaux 11 3 3 5 8 14 5 2 1 2 6 6 6 1 2 3 2 8 -6 11
16 Paris 11 3 1 7 12 16 5 2 0 3 6 5 6 1 1 4 6 11 -4 10
17 Troyes 11 1 6 4 12 14 5 1 2 2 6 6 6 0 4 2 6 8 -2 9
18 Valenciennes 11 1 5 5 7 15 5 0 2 3 3 8 6 1 3 2 4 7 -8 8
19 Quevilly Rouen 11 1 4 6 11 16 5 0 2 3 4 7 6 1 2 3 7 9 -5 7
20 Dunkerque 11 1 3 7 10 20 6 0 2 4 4 9 5 1 1 3 6 11 -10 6

Read more about Ligue 2

Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.