All available information for the Dunkerque - Nîmes match:

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Marcel-Tribut (4200 seats)

This has all the signs of yet another appealing encounter at Stade Marcel-Tribut in the Ligue 2. Dunkerque is in 17th place and welcome Nîmes in 4th place. Read all about the fixture here!

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!

Nîmes have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Dunkerque form and stats

Dunkerque have less points than they have played home games in the Ligue 2 so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Dunkerque to get some points in this home game.

The fans are hoping that Dunkerque will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Ligue 2 game against Sochaux (placed 3rd). Defender Thomas Vannoye got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.03/10. Vannoye hit one key pass and won 17 of 19 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Niort that was lost 1-2.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Dunkerque at home in the league. 2 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Nîmes form and stats

Four points from two away games for Nîmes, meaning one draw and one victory in the Ligue 2 so far.

The Nîmes goalkeeper Per Kristian Worre Bråtveit is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 191 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Nîmes delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Pau (placed 13th) in their previous match; a Ligue 2 game. Lamine Fomba got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, top player of the team. Fomba dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 28 successful passes (of 34 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Valenciennes.

4 goals so far away for Nîmes, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

NîmesL. Fomba
L. Fomba
2 goals
NîmesY. Benrahou
Y. Benrahou
2 goals
DunkerqueA. Gomis
A. Gomis
1 goals

Dunkerque missing players

Nîmes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dunkerque Nîmes
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 1 1 Drew D 1 1 2
3 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 2 1 Scored S 1 4 6
6 3 1 Conceded C 1 1 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 75%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
5.8 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.5 5.8
5.5 4.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.5 4
2 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.5 7 4 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6.5 9.2
3 2.5 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.5 4
25% 40% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 44% 38%
Dunkerque Last season Nîmes
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
10 6   Won W   6 9
11 8   Drew D   3 8
17 5   Lost L   10 21
34 22   Scored S   18 40
47 18   Conceded C   32 71
92% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 97%
58% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 84%
34% 26%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   63% 53%
18% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 29%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 13%
45% 47%   BTTS BTTS   42% 47%
26% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 21%
37% 26%   Failed to Score F T   37% 34%
 
3.4 3.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 4.2
4 3.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.3
1.8 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
2 0   Red cards R C   1 5
 
7.4 7.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.7 9.7
2.8 2.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.3
31% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 32%

  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 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 6 10
2 Paris 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 9
3 Sochaux 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 9
4 Nîmes 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 8
5 Auxerre 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
6 Quevilly Rouen 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
7 Niort 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
8 Caen 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
9 Ajaccio 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 5
11 Valenciennes 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 5
12 Rodez 4 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 -3 5
13 Pau 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
14 Guingamp 4 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -2 3
15 Amiens SC 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -3 3
16 Bastia 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
17 Dunkerque 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 1
18 Dijon 4 0 1 3 4 8 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -4 1
19 Nancy 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -6 1
20 Grenoble Foot 38 4 0 1 3 0 8 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 -8 1
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 Troyes 38 23 8 7 60 36 19 15 3 1 32 15 19 8 5 6 28 21 24 77
2 Clermont 38 21 9 8 61 25 19 13 5 1 37 9 19 8 4 7 24 16 36 72
3 Toulouse 38 20 10 8 71 42 19 13 4 2 44 18 19 7 6 6 27 24 29 70
4 Grenoble Foot 38 38 18 11 9 51 35 19 12 6 1 35 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 16 65
5 Paris 38 17 13 8 53 37 19 11 5 3 31 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 16 64
6 Auxerre 38 16 14 8 64 43 19 10 6 3 38 18 19 6 8 5 26 25 21 62
7 Sochaux 38 12 15 11 45 37 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 6 8 5 21 15 8 51
8 Nancy 38 11 14 13 53 53 19 6 8 5 28 28 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 47
9 Guingamp 38 10 17 11 41 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 19 6 7 6 22 20 -2 47
10 Amiens SC 38 11 14 13 34 40 19 7 8 4 15 12 19 4 6 9 19 28 -6 47
11 Valenciennes 38 12 11 15 50 59 19 7 6 6 24 23 19 5 5 9 26 36 -9 47
12 Le Havre 38 11 14 13 38 48 19 4 8 7 16 23 19 7 6 6 22 25 -10 47
13 Ajaccio 38 11 13 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 19 3 7 9 13 26 -9 46
14 Pau 38 11 11 16 42 49 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 2 6 11 16 30 -7 44
15 Rodez 38 8 19 11 38 44 19 6 9 4 23 20 19 2 10 7 15 24 -6 43
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 19 6 8 5 22 18 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 19 6 9 4 17 19 19 3 5 11 17 30 -15 41
18 Niort 38 9 14 15 34 58 19 6 6 7 17 25 19 3 8 8 17 33 -24 41
19 Chambly 38 9 11 18 41 64 19 7 3 9 21 27 19 2 8 9 20 37 -23 38
20 Chateauroux 38 4 11 23 32 58 19 3 5 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 23
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 Lille 38 24 11 3 64 23 19 10 7 2 28 11 19 14 4 1 36 12 41 83
2 PSG 38 26 4 8 86 28 19 13 1 5 44 14 19 13 3 3 42 14 58 82
3 Monaco 38 24 6 8 76 42 19 12 5 2 43 21 19 12 1 6 33 21 34 78
4 Olympique Lyonnais 38 22 10 6 81 43 19 11 3 5 42 23 19 11 7 1 39 20 38 76
5 Olympique Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 19 10 5 4 32 23 19 6 7 6 22 24 7 60
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 7 6 6 26 19 12 58
7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 19 7 7 5 28 26 19 8 5 6 27 28 1 57
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 19 7 4 8 34 35 19 7 8 4 26 27 -2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 19 7 3 9 25 30 19 8 4 7 25 23 -3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 19 5 5 9 19 26 19 7 6 6 25 22 -4 47
11 Saint-Etienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 19 5 6 8 20 29 19 7 4 8 22 25 -12 46
12 Bordeaux 38 13 6 19 42 56 19 7 4 8 19 21 19 6 2 11 23 35 -14 45
13 Angers SCO 38 12 8 18 40 58 19 6 3 10 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 31 -18 44
14 Reims 38 9 15 14 42 50 19 4 8 7 16 21 19 5 7 7 26 29 -8 42
15 Strasbourg 38 11 9 18 49 58 19 4 5 10 21 29 19 7 4 8 28 29 -9 42
16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 19 10 2 7 31 29 19 1 7 11 19 39 -18 42
17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 19 8 4 7 32 33 19 3 4 12 18 33 -16 41
18 Nantes 38 9 13 16 47 55 19 3 8 8 21 29 19 6 5 8 26 26 -8 40
19 Nîmes 38 9 8 21 40 71 19 3 5 11 22 39 19 6 3 10 18 32 -31 35
20 Dijon 38 4 9 25 25 73 19 1 6 12 8 31 19 3 3 13 17 42 -48 21

Nîmes:
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 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 6 10
2 Paris 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 9
3 Sochaux 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 9
4 Nîmes 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 8
5 Auxerre 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
6 Quevilly Rouen 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
7 Niort 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
8 Caen 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
9 Ajaccio 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 5
11 Valenciennes 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 5
12 Rodez 4 1 2 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 -3 5
13 Pau 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
14 Guingamp 4 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -2 3
15 Amiens SC 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -3 3
16 Bastia 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
17 Dunkerque 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 1
18 Dijon 4 0 1 3 4 8 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -4 1
19 Nancy 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -6 1
20 Grenoble Foot 38 4 0 1 3 0 8 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 -8 1

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