Football tips: Paris vs Dunkerque - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Tue 02.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Sébastien-Charléty (20000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Paris fans are optimistic that the difference between 6th and Dunkerque's 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Paris have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dunkerque have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Ligue 2

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Paris form and stats

Paris have played 13 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The Paris goalkeeper Vincent De Marconnay is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 215 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 2.

Paris are returning here after visiting Caen in a Ligue 2 game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Axel Bamba and Gaëtan Laura scored the goal(s). Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Châteauroux.

The Paris fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 13 league matches. Paris's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Dunkerque form and stats

Dunkerque, who have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Ligue 2, have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 3-2-8 (13 played). Visiting Dunkerque has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Dunkerque's last game was the home draw against Chambly (1-1). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Le Havre that ended 1-1.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dunkerque as they have only managed to score 7 times from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Dunkerque 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 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Dunkerque - Paris 0-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - three - two (Paris wins - draws - Dunkerque wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ParisA. Abdi
A. Abdi
6 goals
ParisG. Laura
G. Laura
6 goals
DunkerqueC. Diarra
C. Diarra
6 goals

Paris missing players

Dunkerque missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paris Dunkerque
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 3 13 27
12 7 3 Won W 1 3 7
8 4 1 Drew D 0 2 7
7 2 1 Lost L 2 8 13
38 21 6 Scored S 1 7 21
30 15 5 Conceded C 9 19 32
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 89%
70% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 46% 48%
44% 46% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 38% 33%
22% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 15% 19%
15% 23% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 7%
48% 46% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 31% 37%
33% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 23% 30%
26% 23% 20% Failed to Score F T 67% 54% 44%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.5 1.9
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9.3 10.3 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 7.2 6.9
4 4.2 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.7 2.5
35% 39% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 20% 31%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Dunkerque have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Dunkerque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dunkerque have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Ligue 2
  • Dunkerque have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Ligue 2
  • Paris have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paris have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dunkerque 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 Troyes 27 16 7 4 40 22 14 11 3 0 24 9 13 5 4 4 16 13 18 55
2 Clermont 27 15 7 5 42 16 14 10 3 1 28 6 13 5 4 4 14 10 26 52
3 Toulouse 27 15 7 5 51 30 14 9 3 2 30 15 13 6 4 3 21 15 21 52
4 Grenoble Foot 38 27 14 7 6 36 22 13 9 4 0 25 8 14 5 3 6 11 14 14 49
5 Auxerre 27 12 8 7 47 30 14 8 3 3 31 13 13 4 5 4 16 17 17 44
6 Paris 27 12 8 7 38 30 13 7 4 2 21 15 14 5 4 5 17 15 8 44
7 Sochaux 27 9 12 6 34 24 14 5 5 4 19 16 13 4 7 2 15 8 10 39
8 Valenciennes 27 9 9 9 34 35 13 5 4 4 15 13 14 4 5 5 19 22 -1 36
9 Caen 27 8 10 9 27 33 14 5 6 3 13 14 13 3 4 6 14 19 -6 34
10 Le Havre 27 8 10 9 22 30 13 3 7 3 10 11 14 5 3 6 12 19 -8 34
11 Niort 27 8 10 9 30 39 13 5 5 3 14 12 14 3 5 6 16 27 -9 34
12 Amiens SC 27 8 9 10 21 24 13 4 6 3 7 6 14 4 3 7 14 18 -3 33
13 Rodez 27 7 12 8 26 32 14 5 5 4 14 14 13 2 7 4 12 18 -6 33
14 Ajaccio 27 8 8 11 22 33 13 5 4 4 11 12 14 3 4 7 11 21 -11 32
15 Nancy 27 7 10 10 36 38 13 3 6 4 21 23 14 4 4 6 15 15 -2 31
16 Dunkerque 27 7 7 13 21 32 14 4 5 5 14 13 13 3 2 8 7 19 -11 28
17 Guingamp 27 4 14 9 28 35 13 2 7 4 14 16 14 2 7 5 14 19 -7 26
18 Pau 27 6 6 15 24 38 13 4 4 5 13 14 14 2 2 10 11 24 -14 24
19 Chambly 27 5 9 13 28 45 14 4 2 8 15 22 13 1 7 5 13 23 -17 24
20 Châteauroux 27 4 6 17 24 43 14 3 2 9 16 24 13 1 4 8 8 19 -19 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 Troyes 27 16 7 4 40 22 14 11 3 0 24 9 13 5 4 4 16 13 18 55
2 Clermont 27 15 7 5 42 16 14 10 3 1 28 6 13 5 4 4 14 10 26 52
3 Toulouse 27 15 7 5 51 30 14 9 3 2 30 15 13 6 4 3 21 15 21 52
4 Grenoble Foot 38 27 14 7 6 36 22 13 9 4 0 25 8 14 5 3 6 11 14 14 49
5 Auxerre 27 12 8 7 47 30 14 8 3 3 31 13 13 4 5 4 16 17 17 44
6 Paris 27 12 8 7 38 30 13 7 4 2 21 15 14 5 4 5 17 15 8 44
7 Sochaux 27 9 12 6 34 24 14 5 5 4 19 16 13 4 7 2 15 8 10 39
8 Valenciennes 27 9 9 9 34 35 13 5 4 4 15 13 14 4 5 5 19 22 -1 36
9 Caen 27 8 10 9 27 33 14 5 6 3 13 14 13 3 4 6 14 19 -6 34
10 Le Havre 27 8 10 9 22 30 13 3 7 3 10 11 14 5 3 6 12 19 -8 34
11 Niort 27 8 10 9 30 39 13 5 5 3 14 12 14 3 5 6 16 27 -9 34
12 Amiens SC 27 8 9 10 21 24 13 4 6 3 7 6 14 4 3 7 14 18 -3 33
13 Rodez 27 7 12 8 26 32 14 5 5 4 14 14 13 2 7 4 12 18 -6 33
14 Ajaccio 27 8 8 11 22 33 13 5 4 4 11 12 14 3 4 7 11 21 -11 32
15 Nancy 27 7 10 10 36 38 13 3 6 4 21 23 14 4 4 6 15 15 -2 31
16 Dunkerque 27 7 7 13 21 32 14 4 5 5 14 13 13 3 2 8 7 19 -11 28
17 Guingamp 27 4 14 9 28 35 13 2 7 4 14 16 14 2 7 5 14 19 -7 26
18 Pau 27 6 6 15 24 38 13 4 4 5 13 14 14 2 2 10 11 24 -14 24
19 Chambly 27 5 9 13 28 45 14 4 2 8 15 22 13 1 7 5 13 23 -17 24
20 Châteauroux 27 4 6 17 24 43 14 3 2 9 16 24 13 1 4 8 8 19 -19 18

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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.