Dunkerque will hope that their home advantage is enough to get something from this grim meeting, against vibrant Sochaux.
- Dunkerque have the fewest scored goals (15) in Ligue 2
- Sochaux have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Ligue 2
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Dunkerque form and stats
Dunkerque's results here at Stade Marcel-Tribut in the Ligue 2 have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Dunkerque with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Le Havre game, 84 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Dunkerque lost their last game at Guingamp (placed 12th) after a 1-2 scoreline. The forward Tchokounte bettered all others in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.33 out of 10. Tchokounte scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Auxerre (0-2).Dunkerque have scored 6 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. 11 goals have been conceded.
Sochaux form and stats
Playing away, Sochaux have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.
Sochaux are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the Ligue 2 against Caen (placed 15th). What a finish in the last match, as Sochaux came back from being down 0-2 and secured a very satisfying victory through Couto's goal in the 90th minute. Couto came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Caen last time out, making the manager Daf feel like a tactical genius. The end of the last match, against Caen, was very satisfying as Couto scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Aaneba was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.41. The defender Aaneba served one assist, hit two key passes and won 6 of 7 duels.
Prior to that result Sochaux won their away game at Le Havre. The scoreline was 1-0.Sochaux find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Sochaux have conceded 10 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting ended Sochaux - Dunkerque 1-0, played this season. Data for the former three meetings involving these two participants are: one win for Dunkerque, zero draws and two wins for Sochaux. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Tchokounté 6 goals |   A. Kalulu Kyatengwa 6 goals |  G. Weissbeck 4 goals |
Dunkerque missing players
Sochaux missing players
| Dunkerque | Sochaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 26 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 86% |
| 74% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 37% | 10% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | 19% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 42% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 16% | 30% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 43% |
| 47% | 50% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 29% |
| 3.5 | 4 | 2.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 4.9 | 3.2 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 26% | 19% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | 32% |
| 9.6 | 7.9 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9.4 | 7.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
- Dunkerque have the fewest scored goals (15) in Ligue 2
- Dunkerque have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Ligue 2
- Dunkerque have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Ligue 2
- Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sochaux have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Ligue 2
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sochaux | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 39 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 38 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Paris | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Niort | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Pau | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Rodez | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Nîmes | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Dijon | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 13 | Quevilly Rouen | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Bastia | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Caen | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 16 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 22 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 20 | Nancy | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -18 | 15 |
