Auxerre welcome Dunkerque as clear favourites: Full football preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps (23467 seats)

Auxerre are thought of as favourites to win this home game vs Dunkerque, if the league table is to be trusted. Or could we be eyeing a possible shock?

Insights:
  • Auxerre have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque is in the worst form (0-1-5)

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Auxerre form and stats

9-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Auxerre so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Auxerre after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The Auxerre coach Furlan and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Caen (placed 8th). Touré (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.14/10. Touré had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).

Ahead of that match, Auxerre won a home game hosting Dijon (2-1).

The Auxerre fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 30 goals in 17 league matches. 18 goals have been conceded.

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Dunkerque form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dunkerque so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-13 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Dunkerque, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.

Dunkerque's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Amiens SC that finished 0-0. Defender Ba was the best team player with a rating of 8.05. Ba won 8 of 8 duels.

Prior to that match, the Dunkerque manager Revelli faced defeat when travelling to Ajaccio and losing 1-2.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dunkerque as they have only managed to score 13 times from 17 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Dunkerque have conceded 28 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The newest recorded meeting featuring both these sides is the Dunkerque - Auxerre 0-2 played earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's three Auxerre victories, zero draws and zero Dunkerque wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AuxerreG. Charbonnier
G. Charbonnier
15 goals
AuxerreG. Hein
G. Hein
9 goals
DunkerqueM. Tchokounté
M. Tchokounté
9 goals

Auxerre missing players

Dunkerque missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Auxerre Dunkerque
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
18 9 5 Won W 0 3 8
11 4 1 Drew D 0 1 7
6 4 0 Lost L 5 13 20
56 30 11 Scored S 3 13 26
37 18 2 Conceded C 9 28 46
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
71% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 76% 71%
54% 65% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 37%
31% 35% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 6%
17% 18% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 59% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 47% 40%
37% 41% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 23%
14% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 47% 46%
 
4.5 4.7 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 3.8 3.9
4.1 3.4 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.4 4.6
1.5 1.5 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 1.9
7 3 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
10.3 10.5 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 5.9 6.8
5.1 5.3 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 2.4 2.7
31% 33% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 32% 27%
 
8.4 8.1 7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.6 10.5 9.5
3.4 2.9 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.4 4.6
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Auxerre have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Auxerre have scored more than double the goals of Dunkerque.
  • Auxerre have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Dunkerque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Ligue 2
  • 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 Toulouse 34 21 10 3 78 30 17 12 4 1 48 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 48 73
2 Ajaccio 35 20 8 7 35 17 17 11 3 3 18 7 18 9 5 4 17 10 18 68
3 Auxerre 35 18 11 6 56 37 17 9 4 4 30 18 18 9 7 2 26 19 19 65
4 Sochaux 35 18 10 7 43 30 17 9 5 3 18 11 18 9 5 4 25 19 13 64
5 Paris 35 18 9 8 49 33 17 10 6 1 27 12 18 8 3 7 22 21 16 63
6 Le Havre 35 13 11 11 35 35 18 6 5 7 16 18 17 7 6 4 19 17 0 50
7 Guingamp 35 12 13 10 45 45 17 7 6 4 27 22 18 5 7 6 18 23 0 49
8 Caen 35 12 11 12 48 38 18 8 3 7 28 18 17 4 8 5 20 20 10 47
9 Nîmes 35 13 7 15 40 46 18 6 4 8 22 26 17 7 3 7 18 20 -6 46
10 Niort 34 12 9 13 35 33 17 7 5 5 19 12 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 45
11 Amiens SC 35 9 16 10 40 36 18 7 6 5 25 14 17 2 10 5 15 22 4 43
12 Bastia 35 9 16 10 35 33 18 5 12 1 19 11 17 4 4 9 16 22 2 43
13 Dijon 35 12 7 16 41 47 18 8 3 7 23 23 17 4 4 9 18 24 -6 43
14 Pau 35 12 6 17 34 44 18 10 1 7 23 18 17 2 5 10 11 26 -10 42
15 Grenoble Foot 38 35 12 6 17 30 40 17 7 3 7 19 19 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 42
16 Valenciennes 35 8 13 14 30 45 18 4 5 9 18 28 17 4 8 5 12 17 -15 37
17 Rodez 35 7 13 15 28 42 17 3 9 5 13 16 18 4 4 10 15 26 -14 34
18 Quevilly Rouen 34 8 10 16 26 45 17 4 7 6 14 19 17 4 3 10 12 26 -19 34
19 Dunkerque 35 8 7 20 26 46 18 5 6 7 13 18 17 3 1 13 13 28 -20 31
20 Nancy 34 5 9 20 26 58 16 4 4 8 13 24 18 1 5 12 13 34 -32 24

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Toulouse 34 21 10 3 78 30 17 12 4 1 48 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 48 73
2 Ajaccio 35 20 8 7 35 17 17 11 3 3 18 7 18 9 5 4 17 10 18 68
3 Auxerre 35 18 11 6 56 37 17 9 4 4 30 18 18 9 7 2 26 19 19 65
4 Sochaux 35 18 10 7 43 30 17 9 5 3 18 11 18 9 5 4 25 19 13 64
5 Paris 35 18 9 8 49 33 17 10 6 1 27 12 18 8 3 7 22 21 16 63
6 Le Havre 35 13 11 11 35 35 18 6 5 7 16 18 17 7 6 4 19 17 0 50
7 Guingamp 35 12 13 10 45 45 17 7 6 4 27 22 18 5 7 6 18 23 0 49
8 Caen 35 12 11 12 48 38 18 8 3 7 28 18 17 4 8 5 20 20 10 47
9 Nîmes 35 13 7 15 40 46 18 6 4 8 22 26 17 7 3 7 18 20 -6 46
10 Niort 34 12 9 13 35 33 17 7 5 5 19 12 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 45
11 Amiens SC 35 9 16 10 40 36 18 7 6 5 25 14 17 2 10 5 15 22 4 43
12 Bastia 35 9 16 10 35 33 18 5 12 1 19 11 17 4 4 9 16 22 2 43
13 Dijon 35 12 7 16 41 47 18 8 3 7 23 23 17 4 4 9 18 24 -6 43
14 Pau 35 12 6 17 34 44 18 10 1 7 23 18 17 2 5 10 11 26 -10 42
15 Grenoble Foot 38 35 12 6 17 30 40 17 7 3 7 19 19 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 42
16 Valenciennes 35 8 13 14 30 45 18 4 5 9 18 28 17 4 8 5 12 17 -15 37
17 Rodez 35 7 13 15 28 42 17 3 9 5 13 16 18 4 4 10 15 26 -14 34
18 Quevilly Rouen 34 8 10 16 26 45 17 4 7 6 14 19 17 4 3 10 12 26 -19 34
19 Dunkerque 35 8 7 20 26 46 18 5 6 7 13 18 17 3 1 13 13 28 -20 31
20 Nancy 34 5 9 20 26 58 16 4 4 8 13 24 18 1 5 12 13 34 -32 24

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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.