Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dunkerque & Amiens SC face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Dunkerque nor Amiens SC as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dunkerque form and stats
Last season, Dunkerque's Coupe de France journey ended in the 8th round.3 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Dunkerque have to build on here at Stade Marcel-Tribut in the Ligue 2.
Dunkerque are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 360 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by G. Bosca).
Dunkerque are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-5 away versus Clermont. In the match before that, Dunkerque hosted Troyes and drew the Ligue 2 game 0-0.
As you see from the result above, Dunkerque suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Dunkerque as they have a new game in only four days, a Ligue 2 match thankfully also at home. Ajaccio are visiting.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Dunkerque here at Stade Marcel-Tribut in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). Dunkerque have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Amiens SC form and stats
They also participated in Coupe de France last season. This ended in the 32nd finals.The visitors are W4-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.
The Amiens goalkeeper Matthieu Dreyer is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 233 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
There were no winners in Amiens SC's previous match, a Ligue 2 home game that ended 0-0 vs Le Havre. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Niort at their stadium, the result 2-0.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Amiens manager L. Elsner as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Paris.
Amiens find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Amiens are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last seven meetings between the teams: Dunkerque won three, Amiens SC won one and three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Diarra 5 goals |   J. Mendoza Valencia 4 goals |  I. Kebbal 2 goals |
Dunkerque missing players
Amiens SC missing players
| Dunkerque | Amiens SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Scored | S | 15 | 23 | ||
| 30 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6.9 | 5.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 9.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 39% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Troyes | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Clermont | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 37 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Paris | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Caen | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Niort | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Dunkerque | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 16 | Nancy | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Chambly | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Rodez | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Pau | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 13 |