Dunkerque vs Troyes match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Marcel-Tribut

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 05.Aug
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Marcel-Tribut (4200 seats)

It's a fresh Ligue 2 campaign and Dunkerque are keen to get started here at Stade Marcel-Tribut. Troyes are guesting and this looks to be a riveting season launch.

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Dunkerque form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Dunkerque as they were promoted from National last season. Happy days that were secured through 19 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses from 34 games. The team scored 25 goals at home last season and conceded 14. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

Dunkerque have prepared for this season with five friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these five matches are 1 victories, 2 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Dunkerque have scored {13 goals} and conceded 12 times.

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Troyes form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Troyes as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 4 victories from 38 games, relegation was a fact. Troyes's manager Kisnorbo are hoping to lead the team right back to Ligue 1 at the first attempt.

It's a day of discovery for Troyes as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Troyes have played three with the results W1-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Troyes has scored {2 goals} and conceded 3 times.

Head 2 Head

Previous three meetings featuring these participants: Dunkerque won zero, Troyes triumphed in two and we saw one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Dunkerque missing players

Troyes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dunkerque Troyes
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 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%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Dunkerque Last season Troyes
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   19 38
19 10   Won W   3 4
5 2   Drew D   1 12
10 5   Lost L   15 22
50 25   Scored S   26 45
32 14   Conceded C   51 81
91% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
62% 59%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 87%
41% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   84% 63%
24% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   68% 53%
15% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   42% 21%
38% 35%   BTTS BTTS   74% 71%
47% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 3%
24% 18%   Failed to Score F T   26% 29%
 
5.2 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 3.9
5.1 5.2   Corners against (avg) C A   6.6 6.3
1.8 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.5
2 1   Red cards R C   2 5
 
10.1 11.8   Shots (avg) S (   10.1 10.7
4.4 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.8
34% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 31%
 
10.3 11.2   Shots against (avg) S A   16.8 16.6
4.5 5.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.7 5.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajaccio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Amiens SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Angers SCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Auxerre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bastia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Caen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Concarneau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dunkerque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Guingamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Laval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Paris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Pau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Quevilly Rouen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Rodez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Saint-Étienne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sochaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Troyes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Valenciennes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Bordeaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -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 Dunkerque 34 19 5 10 50 32 17 10 2 5 25 14 17 9 3 5 25 18 18 62
2 Red Star 34 17 9 8 51 30 17 8 3 6 23 20 17 9 6 2 28 10 21 60
3 Concarneau 34 18 7 9 57 37 17 10 3 4 27 14 17 8 4 5 30 23 20 60
4 Martigues 34 15 15 4 54 40 17 10 6 1 31 18 17 5 9 3 23 22 14 60
5 Versailles 34 14 9 11 41 41 17 9 3 5 21 18 17 5 6 6 20 23 0 51
6 Avranches 34 15 4 15 47 44 17 8 2 7 27 22 17 7 2 8 20 22 3 48
7 Villefranche 34 11 13 10 49 40 17 7 7 3 25 16 17 4 6 7 24 24 9 46
8 Sedan 34 12 10 12 41 47 17 6 4 7 18 22 17 6 6 5 23 25 -6 46
9 Orleans 34 10 14 10 38 37 17 4 8 5 16 17 17 6 6 5 22 20 1 44
10 Chateauroux 34 12 8 14 41 46 17 6 4 7 23 25 17 6 4 7 18 21 -5 44
11 Le Mans 34 10 13 11 50 42 17 7 8 2 34 15 17 3 5 9 16 27 8 43
12 Nancy 34 10 13 11 37 39 17 7 3 7 20 19 17 3 10 4 17 20 -2 42
13 Cholet 34 10 12 12 36 44 17 6 7 4 19 18 17 4 5 8 17 26 -8 42
14 Bourg-en-Bresse 34 9 13 12 42 46 17 4 8 5 24 26 17 5 5 7 18 20 -4 40
15 Stade Briochin 34 8 14 12 36 46 17 4 8 5 16 19 17 4 6 7 20 27 -10 38
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 34 7 14 13 34 50 17 3 8 6 19 24 17 4 6 7 15 26 -16 35
17 Gobelins 34 6 13 15 28 42 17 3 9 5 18 19 17 3 4 10 10 23 -14 31
18 Bastia-Borgo 34 6 8 20 32 61 17 5 4 8 21 31 17 1 4 12 11 30 -29 26
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 PSG 38 27 4 7 89 40 19 13 2 4 45 25 19 14 2 3 44 15 49 85
2 Lens 38 25 9 4 68 29 19 17 1 1 41 13 19 8 8 3 27 16 39 84
3 Olympique Marseille 38 22 7 9 67 40 19 10 4 5 35 24 19 12 3 4 32 16 27 73
4 Rennes 38 21 5 12 69 39 19 15 0 4 43 14 19 6 5 8 26 25 30 68
5 Lille 38 19 10 9 65 44 19 13 4 2 40 25 19 6 6 7 25 19 21 67
6 Monaco 38 19 8 11 70 58 19 9 3 7 37 33 19 10 5 4 33 25 12 65
7 Olympique Lyonnais 38 18 8 12 65 47 19 10 5 4 35 19 19 8 3 8 30 28 18 62
8 Clermont 38 17 8 13 45 49 19 9 3 7 20 28 19 8 5 6 25 21 -4 59
9 Nice 38 15 13 10 48 37 19 7 7 5 24 18 19 8 6 5 24 19 11 58
10 Lorient 38 15 10 13 52 53 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 6 6 7 26 32 -1 55
11 Reims 38 12 15 11 45 45 19 8 6 5 28 23 19 4 9 6 17 22 0 51
12 Montpellier 38 15 5 18 65 62 19 7 3 9 29 29 19 8 2 9 36 33 3 50
13 Toulouse 38 13 9 16 51 57 19 6 6 7 27 27 19 7 3 9 24 30 -6 48
14 Brest 38 11 11 16 44 54 19 7 5 7 24 26 19 4 6 9 20 28 -10 44
15 Strasbourg 38 9 13 16 51 59 19 5 7 7 25 26 19 4 6 9 26 33 -8 40
16 Nantes 38 7 15 16 37 55 19 5 8 6 20 26 19 2 7 10 17 29 -18 36
17 Auxerre 38 8 11 19 35 63 19 5 7 7 18 28 19 3 4 12 17 35 -28 35
18 Ajaccio 38 7 5 26 23 74 19 4 3 12 10 30 19 3 2 14 13 44 -51 26
19 Troyes 38 4 12 22 45 81 19 1 11 7 19 30 19 3 1 15 26 51 -36 24
20 Angers SCO 38 4 6 28 33 81 19 3 3 13 20 36 19 1 3 15 13 45 -48 18

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 Ajaccio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Amiens SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Angers SCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Auxerre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bastia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Caen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Concarneau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dunkerque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Guingamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Laval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Paris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Pau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Quevilly Rouen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Rodez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Saint-Étienne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sochaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Troyes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Valenciennes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Bordeaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1

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