Dunkerque vs Pau preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Marcel-Tribut (4200 seats)

19th- against 7th spot might not sound all that tempting to look into. But: We have the information that makes Dunkerque - Pau (even) more appealing!

Insights:
  • Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Ligue 2
  • Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Pau 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.

This could be an entertaining match with lots of action and energy as both participants are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Dunkerque form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Dunkerque have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games. Two home wins in a row for Dunkerque bring valid hopes of a third.

No payout for Dunkerque in their previous match, an away game at Toulouse that ended in defeat 0-2.

Before that, Dunkerque had a home game versus Dijon which ended with a victory 2-1.

The manager Revelli will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bastia in only three days.

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 (11 from 14 games). Dunkerque have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Pau form and stats

Pau have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-4-7 (13 played).

Pau had fun at their own home (Stade Marcel-Tribut) last time out, beating Amiens SC 2-1. Melali and Essende scored. Essende, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.61. Essende scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 0-1 defeat away at Valenciennes before that.

After this away game Pau return home for a Ligue 2 game against Grenoble Foot 38. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Pau have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Pau - Dunkerque 1-2 was the scoreline in these participants' latest H2H match, played this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Dunkerque won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Pau managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four The games between these sides have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

DunkerqueM. Tchokounté
M. Tchokounté
7 goals
DunkerqueK. Rocheteau
K. Rocheteau
5 goals
PauV. Lobry
V. Lobry
5 goals

Dunkerque missing players

Pau missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dunkerque Pau
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 4 Played P 4 13 27
7 4 1 Won W 0 2 11
6 5 1 Drew D 1 4 5
14 5 2 Lost L 3 7 11
21 11 4 Scored S 1 9 29
34 13 6 Conceded C 5 19 30
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
74% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 67%
30% 14% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 41%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
37% 36% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 46% 41%
22% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 33%
48% 43% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 46% 30%
 
3.7 3.8 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.8 4
4.6 3.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.1 4.9
2.2 1.8 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.2 2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
7.2 7.9 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 6.5 8.7
2.7 2.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.4 3.7
28% 27% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 29% 29%
 
10 9.1 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 11.4 10.1
4.7 3.9 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.8 4
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Ligue 2
  • Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

  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 27 16 9 2 60 21 14 9 4 1 38 12 13 7 5 1 22 9 39 57
2 Paris 27 15 7 5 40 23 13 8 4 1 21 9 14 7 3 4 19 14 17 52
3 Ajaccio 27 15 6 6 25 14 13 8 3 2 13 4 14 7 3 4 12 10 11 51
4 Auxerre 27 13 9 5 41 28 13 6 4 3 23 13 14 7 5 2 18 15 13 48
5 Sochaux 27 13 8 6 30 24 14 7 4 3 14 10 13 6 4 3 16 14 6 47
6 Le Havre 27 10 11 6 27 24 14 5 5 4 12 11 13 5 6 2 15 13 3 41
7 Pau 27 11 5 11 29 30 14 9 1 4 20 11 13 2 4 7 9 19 -1 38
8 Nîmes 27 10 6 11 33 36 14 5 4 5 17 17 13 5 2 6 16 19 -3 36
9 Niort 27 10 5 12 28 28 13 6 2 5 15 10 14 4 3 7 13 18 0 35
10 Guingamp 27 8 10 9 28 34 13 5 5 3 18 16 14 3 5 6 10 18 -6 34
11 Amiens SC 27 7 12 8 35 26 14 6 4 4 23 11 13 1 8 4 12 15 9 33
12 Dijon 27 10 3 14 31 36 14 6 2 6 17 17 13 4 1 8 14 19 -5 33
13 Caen 27 8 8 11 33 30 14 6 1 7 20 14 13 2 7 4 13 16 3 32
14 Valenciennes 27 7 10 10 27 36 13 4 2 7 17 24 14 3 8 3 10 12 -9 31
15 Bastia 27 6 12 9 27 27 14 3 11 0 14 7 13 3 1 9 13 20 0 30
16 Rodez 27 7 9 11 23 31 13 3 6 4 10 12 14 4 3 7 13 19 -8 30
17 Quevilly Rouen 27 7 8 12 23 37 13 3 6 4 12 16 14 4 2 8 11 21 -14 29
18 Grenoble Foot 38 27 8 4 15 21 36 13 6 1 6 15 16 14 2 3 9 6 20 -15 28
19 Dunkerque 27 7 6 14 21 34 14 4 5 5 11 13 13 3 1 9 10 21 -13 27
20 Nancy 27 4 8 15 21 48 13 3 4 6 10 20 14 1 4 9 11 28 -27 20

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 27 16 9 2 60 21 14 9 4 1 38 12 13 7 5 1 22 9 39 57
2 Paris 27 15 7 5 40 23 13 8 4 1 21 9 14 7 3 4 19 14 17 52
3 Ajaccio 27 15 6 6 25 14 13 8 3 2 13 4 14 7 3 4 12 10 11 51
4 Auxerre 27 13 9 5 41 28 13 6 4 3 23 13 14 7 5 2 18 15 13 48
5 Sochaux 27 13 8 6 30 24 14 7 4 3 14 10 13 6 4 3 16 14 6 47
6 Le Havre 27 10 11 6 27 24 14 5 5 4 12 11 13 5 6 2 15 13 3 41
7 Pau 27 11 5 11 29 30 14 9 1 4 20 11 13 2 4 7 9 19 -1 38
8 Nîmes 27 10 6 11 33 36 14 5 4 5 17 17 13 5 2 6 16 19 -3 36
9 Niort 27 10 5 12 28 28 13 6 2 5 15 10 14 4 3 7 13 18 0 35
10 Guingamp 27 8 10 9 28 34 13 5 5 3 18 16 14 3 5 6 10 18 -6 34
11 Amiens SC 27 7 12 8 35 26 14 6 4 4 23 11 13 1 8 4 12 15 9 33
12 Dijon 27 10 3 14 31 36 14 6 2 6 17 17 13 4 1 8 14 19 -5 33
13 Caen 27 8 8 11 33 30 14 6 1 7 20 14 13 2 7 4 13 16 3 32
14 Valenciennes 27 7 10 10 27 36 13 4 2 7 17 24 14 3 8 3 10 12 -9 31
15 Bastia 27 6 12 9 27 27 14 3 11 0 14 7 13 3 1 9 13 20 0 30
16 Rodez 27 7 9 11 23 31 13 3 6 4 10 12 14 4 3 7 13 19 -8 30
17 Quevilly Rouen 27 7 8 12 23 37 13 3 6 4 12 16 14 4 2 8 11 21 -14 29
18 Grenoble Foot 38 27 8 4 15 21 36 13 6 1 6 15 16 14 2 3 9 6 20 -15 28
19 Dunkerque 27 7 6 14 21 34 14 4 5 5 11 13 13 3 1 9 10 21 -13 27
20 Nancy 27 4 8 15 21 48 13 3 4 6 10 20 14 1 4 9 11 28 -27 20

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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.