Dunkerque vs Guingamp betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Marcel-Tribut (4200 seats)

The campaign has been strenuous for Dunkerque so far, while Guingamp have done well. Will the travellers get the points at Stade Marcel-Tribut?

Insights:
  • Dunkerque have the fewest scored goals (26) in Ligue 2
  • Guingamp have the most points from losing position (17) in Ligue 2

Dunkerque are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Guingamp most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

Dunkerque and Guingamp should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Dunkerque form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Dunkerque, who have the fewest scored goals (26) in Ligue 2, at their home stadium (Stade Marcel-Tribut) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 206 minutes without scoring a league goal. Majouga was the last player to find the net.

In their previous game, the manager Revelli led his Dunkerque to a defeat away at Auxerre. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Marcel-Tribut. Brahimi (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Brahimi hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Amiens SC that ended 0-0.

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 (13 from 18 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Guingamp form and stats

The visitors are W5-D7-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.

Guingamp had fun at their own home (Stade Marcel-Tribut) last time out, beating Caen 2-1. Merghem and Pierrot scored. Midfielder Merghem was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.3. Merghem scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 38 successful passes (of 44 total).

A 3-3 draw at Dijon's stadium before that.

Guingamp have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date reported scoreline involving both these squads is the Guingamp - Dunkerque 2-1 played previously this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - one - one (Dunkerque wins - draws - Guingamp wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GuingampF. Pierrot
F. Pierrot
14 goals
DunkerqueM. Tchokounté
M. Tchokounté
9 goals
GuingampY. M'Changama
Y. M'Changama
7 goals

Dunkerque missing players

Guingamp missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dunkerque Guingamp
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
8 5 0 Won W 1 5 13
7 6 2 Drew D 4 7 13
21 7 3 Lost L 1 6 10
26 13 1 Scored S 7 18 47
47 18 6 Conceded C 7 23 46
92% 83% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 92%
69% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 72% 81%
36% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 39% 47%
6% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 17% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 11%
39% 33% 20% BTTS BTTS 83% 44% 61%
22% 39% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 28% 22%
47% 44% 80% Failed to Score F T 17% 39% 25%
 
3.8 3.9 2.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.4 5.4
4.8 3.9 1.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.1 4.2
1.9 1.4 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.4 2.3
3 0 0 Red cards R C 2 5 5
 
6.8 7.7 6.4 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 10 10.6
2.8 3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.3 4
26% 24% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 30% 33%
 
9.6 8.5 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 10 8.5
4.6 3.8 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.9 3.3
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Dunkerque have the fewest scored goals (26) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Ligue 2
  • Guingamp have the most points from losing position (17) in Ligue 2
  • Guingamp have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 35 22 10 3 80 30 18 13 4 1 50 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 50 76
2 Ajaccio 36 21 8 7 37 18 18 12 3 3 20 8 18 9 5 4 17 10 19 71
3 Auxerre 36 19 11 6 57 37 18 10 4 4 31 18 18 9 7 2 26 19 20 68
4 Sochaux 36 19 10 7 45 31 18 10 5 3 20 12 18 9 5 4 25 19 14 67
5 Paris 36 18 10 8 50 34 18 10 7 1 28 13 18 8 3 7 22 21 16 64
6 Guingamp 36 13 13 10 47 46 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 7 6 18 23 1 52
7 Le Havre 36 13 11 12 36 37 18 6 5 7 16 18 18 7 6 5 20 19 -1 50
8 Nimes 36 14 7 15 43 47 18 6 4 8 22 26 18 8 3 7 21 21 -4 49
9 Caen 36 12 11 13 49 40 18 8 3 7 28 18 18 4 8 6 21 22 9 47
10 Dijon 36 13 7 16 44 48 18 8 3 7 23 23 18 5 4 9 21 25 -4 46
11 Niort 36 12 9 15 36 38 18 7 5 6 20 15 18 5 4 9 16 23 -2 45
12 Pau 36 13 6 17 36 45 18 10 1 7 23 18 18 3 5 10 13 27 -9 45
13 Amiens SC 36 9 17 10 41 37 18 7 6 5 25 14 18 2 11 5 16 23 4 44
14 Bastia 36 9 16 11 36 35 18 5 12 1 19 11 18 4 4 10 17 24 1 43
15 Grenoble Foot 38 36 12 7 17 31 41 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 43
16 Valenciennes 36 8 14 14 31 46 18 4 5 9 18 28 18 4 9 5 13 18 -15 38
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 35 8 10 17 27 47 18 4 7 7 15 21 17 4 3 10 12 26 -20 34
19 Dunkerque 36 8 7 21 26 47 18 5 6 7 13 18 18 3 1 14 13 29 -21 31
20 Nancy 35 5 9 21 27 61 17 4 4 9 14 27 18 1 5 12 13 34 -34 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 35 22 10 3 80 30 18 13 4 1 50 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 50 76
2 Ajaccio 36 21 8 7 37 18 18 12 3 3 20 8 18 9 5 4 17 10 19 71
3 Auxerre 36 19 11 6 57 37 18 10 4 4 31 18 18 9 7 2 26 19 20 68
4 Sochaux 36 19 10 7 45 31 18 10 5 3 20 12 18 9 5 4 25 19 14 67
5 Paris 36 18 10 8 50 34 18 10 7 1 28 13 18 8 3 7 22 21 16 64
6 Guingamp 36 13 13 10 47 46 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 7 6 18 23 1 52
7 Le Havre 36 13 11 12 36 37 18 6 5 7 16 18 18 7 6 5 20 19 -1 50
8 Nimes 36 14 7 15 43 47 18 6 4 8 22 26 18 8 3 7 21 21 -4 49
9 Caen 36 12 11 13 49 40 18 8 3 7 28 18 18 4 8 6 21 22 9 47
10 Dijon 36 13 7 16 44 48 18 8 3 7 23 23 18 5 4 9 21 25 -4 46
11 Niort 36 12 9 15 36 38 18 7 5 6 20 15 18 5 4 9 16 23 -2 45
12 Pau 36 13 6 17 36 45 18 10 1 7 23 18 18 3 5 10 13 27 -9 45
13 Amiens SC 36 9 17 10 41 37 18 7 6 5 25 14 18 2 11 5 16 23 4 44
14 Bastia 36 9 16 11 36 35 18 5 12 1 19 11 18 4 4 10 17 24 1 43
15 Grenoble Foot 38 36 12 7 17 31 41 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 43
16 Valenciennes 36 8 14 14 31 46 18 4 5 9 18 28 18 4 9 5 13 18 -15 38
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 35 8 10 17 27 47 18 4 7 7 15 21 17 4 3 10 12 26 -20 34
19 Dunkerque 36 8 7 21 26 47 18 5 6 7 13 18 18 3 1 14 13 29 -21 31
20 Nancy 35 5 9 21 27 61 17 4 4 9 14 27 18 1 5 12 13 34 -34 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.