Betting preview: Dunkerque vs Clermont should be interesting

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 29.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Marcel-Tribut (4200 seats)

It's the second chance for points this season as Dunkerque and Clermont battle it out at Stade Marcel-Tribut.

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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Dunkerque form and stats

A good away victory last time out for Dunkerque, who won 1-0 against Toulouse (placed 17th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a National home game that ended 1-1 versus Villefranche.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of F. Mercadal when Nicolas Bruneel scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.

Last season, Dunkerque's league statistics were 14 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the National. Over these 25 matches they scored 42 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season Dunkerque managed 6-4-3 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 17 conceded.

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Clermont form and stats

201 minutes! That's how long the Clermont goalkeeper Arthur Desmas and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Clermont's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Caen that finished 0-0. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Sochaux.

Let's have a look at how Clermont performed last season in the Ligue 2: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 8 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded 25 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 5 and lost 2 with 14/11 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

DunkerqueN. Bruneel
N. Bruneel
1 goals

Dunkerque missing players

Clermont missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dunkerque Clermont
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
8 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 5
4 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 1
25% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Dunkerque Last season Clermont
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   14 28
14 6   Won W   7 14
5 4   Drew D   5 8
6 3   Lost L   2 6
42 25   Scored S   14 35
26 17   Conceded C   11 25
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 93%
80% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 64%
52% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   29% 36%
24% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   7% 18%
12% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
56% 77%   BTTS BTTS   43% 46%
28% 15%   Clean Sheets C S   43% 32%
20% 8%   Failed to Score F T   29% 29%
 
4.8 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 4.9
4 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.2
2.1 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.9
3 3   Red cards R C   2 4
 
282 155   Total Shots T S   137 295
115 62   Shots on Target S O   49 112
37% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Valenciennes 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Sochaux 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Amiens SC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Châteauroux 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Dunkerque 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Niort 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Rodez 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Caen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Clermont 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Ajaccio 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Guingamp 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Nancy 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Toulouse 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Auxerre 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Chambly 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Pau 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Pau 25 13 9 3 43 20 13 8 4 1 34 12 12 5 5 2 9 8 23 48
2 Dunkerque 25 14 5 6 42 26 13 6 4 3 25 17 12 8 1 3 17 9 16 47
3 Boulogne 25 14 4 7 32 17 12 8 2 2 18 8 13 6 2 5 14 9 15 46
4 Bourg-en-Bresse 25 11 9 5 38 30 13 6 6 1 21 11 12 5 3 4 17 19 8 42
5 Red Star 25 12 6 7 30 22 13 6 3 4 15 11 12 6 3 3 15 11 8 42
6 Avranches 24 13 3 8 30 26 12 9 1 2 19 9 12 4 2 6 11 17 4 42
7 Villefranche 25 10 11 4 34 24 13 7 4 2 21 11 12 3 7 2 13 13 10 41
8 Lyon Duchere 25 11 7 7 37 32 12 5 4 3 20 15 13 6 3 4 17 17 5 40
9 Creteil 25 9 8 8 33 27 13 5 4 4 17 13 12 4 4 4 16 14 6 35
10 Laval 25 9 8 8 26 24 13 6 3 4 14 9 12 3 5 4 12 15 2 35
11 Concarneau 25 8 7 10 21 25 12 4 4 4 12 10 13 4 3 6 9 15 -4 31
12 Cholet 25 7 7 11 32 40 12 5 4 3 14 14 13 2 3 8 18 26 -8 28
13 Quevilly Rouen 24 6 6 12 26 34 11 4 2 5 12 13 13 2 4 7 14 21 -8 24
14 Bastia-Borgo 23 5 9 9 22 32 11 5 1 5 15 17 12 0 8 4 7 15 -10 24
15 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 25 6 5 14 27 40 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 4 1 8 15 22 -13 23
16 Beziers 25 5 8 12 26 43 12 4 3 5 14 16 13 1 5 7 12 27 -17 23
17 Gazelec Ajaccio 25 4 8 13 15 35 13 3 6 4 9 10 12 1 2 9 6 25 -20 19
18 Toulon 25 1 10 14 17 34 13 1 6 6 11 14 12 0 4 8 6 20 -17 13
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lorient 28 17 3 8 45 25 14 9 1 4 22 12 14 8 2 4 23 13 20 54
2 Lens 28 15 8 5 39 24 14 9 3 2 19 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 15 53
3 Ajaccio 28 15 7 6 38 22 14 6 4 4 17 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 16 52
4 Troyes 28 16 3 9 34 25 14 8 1 5 20 17 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 51
5 Clermont 28 14 8 6 35 25 14 7 3 4 21 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 10 50
6 Le Havre 28 11 11 6 38 25 14 5 7 2 18 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 13 44
7 Valenciennes 28 11 9 8 24 20 14 7 5 2 14 7 14 4 4 6 10 13 4 42
8 Guingamp 28 10 9 9 40 33 14 5 6 3 20 14 14 5 3 6 20 19 7 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 28 7 14 7 27 29 14 3 8 3 13 13 14 4 6 4 14 16 -2 35
10 Chambly 28 9 8 11 26 32 15 4 4 7 12 21 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 35
11 Auxerre 28 8 10 10 31 30 14 5 7 2 19 12 14 3 3 8 12 18 1 34
12 Nancy 28 6 16 6 27 26 14 6 6 2 16 9 14 0 10 4 11 17 1 34
13 Caen 28 8 10 10 33 34 14 4 5 5 14 17 14 4 5 5 19 17 -1 34
14 Sochaux 28 8 10 10 28 30 14 6 5 3 17 11 14 2 5 7 11 19 -2 34
15 Châteauroux 28 9 7 12 22 38 14 3 4 7 11 23 14 6 3 5 11 15 -16 34
16 Rodez 28 8 8 12 31 34 14 6 3 5 22 18 14 2 5 7 9 16 -3 32
17 Paris 28 7 7 14 22 40 13 3 2 8 9 22 15 4 5 6 13 18 -18 28
18 Niort 28 6 8 14 30 41 14 4 5 5 16 16 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 26
19 Le Mans 28 7 5 16 30 45 14 5 3 6 16 17 14 2 2 10 14 28 -15 26
20 Orleans 28 4 7 17 21 43 14 2 2 10 8 23 14 2 5 7 13 20 -22 19

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 Paris 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Valenciennes 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Sochaux 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Amiens SC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Châteauroux 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Dunkerque 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Niort 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Rodez 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 Caen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Clermont 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Ajaccio 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Guingamp 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Nancy 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Toulouse 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Auxerre 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Chambly 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 Pau 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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