Neutral parties would believe there's a significant difference in form between these teams based on table positions so far, with Pau in front of Dunkerque by 12 points.
- Pau have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 2
- Dunkerque have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Ligue 2
It's no vacation for neither Pau nor Dunkerque as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dunkerque 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.
Pau form and stats
Pau have played 5 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Pau shared the glory with Amiens SC in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. The hometeam coach D. Tholot made a successful contribution in the game against Amiens SC, bringing on Djibril Dianessy who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Midfield player Eddy Sylvestre got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Sylvestre hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Pau drew at home versus Valenciennes.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Pau matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, zero draws and one defeat (from two games).
The Pau fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Pau have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dunkerque form and stats
The visitors are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.
Dunkerque have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 294 minutes ago. K. Rocheteau was the goal scorer.
Dunkerque might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Toulouse proved too strong as Dunkerque slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Marcel-Tribut. Defender Thomas Vannoye was the best team player with a rating of 7.1. Vannoye won 6 of 10 duels.
A 0-2 defeat away at Dijon before that.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Dunkerque playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and one home win.
The attacking power of Dunkerque when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. As for defending, Dunkerque rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 7 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the previous ten meetings): Pau won four games, five matches ended with a draw and Dunkerque have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  E. Assifuah-Inkoom 4 goals |  V. Lobry 2 goals |  E. Koffi 1 goals |
Pau missing players
Dunkerque missing players
| Pau | Dunkerque | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 78% |
| 33% | 20% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7 | 7.9 |
| 3.7 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 33% | 29% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 25% | 20% |
- Dunkerque have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dunkerque have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Dunkerque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dunkerque have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Ligue 2
- Dunkerque have yet to win a game.
- Dunkerque haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Pau have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Pau have scored more than double the goals of Dunkerque.
- Pau have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 2
- Pau haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| 5 | Paris | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Pau | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Nîmes | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Rodez | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Niort | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Caen | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Guingamp | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Dijon | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 9 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Bastia | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 3 |
| 20 | Nancy | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -13 | 3 |