Troyes fights Dunkerque in Ligue 2 battle

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Aube (20400 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Troyes leading Dunkerque by 34 points.

Insights:
  • Troyes is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Dunkerque have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

The season is still full of potential for Troyes as they can still win the whole Ligue 2. Dunkerque are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Troyes form and stats

This stadium, Stade de l'Aube, has been a fortress for Troyes in the Ligue 2 so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 14-3-1. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Troyes has won their last four matches. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stade de l'Aube after three straight home wins.

Troyes are returning here after visiting Châteauroux in a Ligue 2 game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Yoann Touzghar and Florian Tardieu scored the goal(s). Before that, Troyes had a home game versus Grenoble Foot 38 which ended with a victory 3-1.

A decent goal production from Troyes in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 18 league matches. Troyes are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade de l'Aube in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 18 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Dunkerque form and stats

Dunkerque have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 4-3-11 (18 played).

Impressive finishing from Guillaume Bosca secured the home win 1-0 against Sochaux in their previous game. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Amiens SC.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager F. Mercadal when Guillaume Bosca scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute.

The attacking power of Dunkerque when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 18 league matches away. In the opposite end, Dunkerque have conceded 27 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Dunkerque - Troyes 0-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Troyes wins - draws - Dunkerque wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TroyesY. Touzghar
Y. Touzghar
15 goals
DunkerqueM. Tchokounté
M. Tchokounté
8 goals
TroyesF. Tardieu
F. Tardieu
6 goals

Troyes missing players

Dunkerque missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Troyes Dunkerque
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
22 14 5 Won W 1 4 10
8 3 1 Drew D 0 3 10
6 1 0 Lost L 4 11 16
56 30 10 Scored S 2 12 31
33 15 2 Conceded C 12 27 42
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 92%
72% 72% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 56% 56%
53% 44% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 33%
22% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 17% 17%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 6%
53% 56% 17% BTTS BTTS 20% 44% 44%
44% 44% 83% Clean Sheets C S 20% 17% 28%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 44% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.2 1.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
10.9 11.6 13 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.4 7.5
4.5 4.8 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.7 2.8
34% 35% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 24% 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.
  • Troyes have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dunkerque have scored away.
  • Troyes have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Troyes have the most points (45) at home in Ligue 2
  • Troyes haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Troyes is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 36 22 8 6 56 33 18 14 3 1 30 15 18 8 5 5 26 18 23 74
2 Clermont 35 19 9 7 55 21 18 12 5 1 34 8 17 7 4 6 21 13 34 66
3 Toulouse 34 18 8 8 62 37 17 12 3 2 39 16 17 6 5 6 23 21 25 62
4 Grenoble Foot 38 35 17 10 8 48 32 17 11 6 0 33 12 18 6 4 8 15 20 16 61
5 Paris 36 16 12 8 49 36 18 10 5 3 28 18 18 6 7 5 21 18 13 60
6 Auxerre 36 15 13 8 60 40 18 10 5 3 37 17 18 5 8 5 23 23 20 58
7 Sochaux 36 12 15 9 42 31 18 6 7 5 22 19 18 6 8 4 20 12 11 51
8 Valenciennes 36 12 11 13 44 50 18 7 6 5 21 18 18 5 5 8 23 32 -6 47
9 Nancy 36 11 12 13 50 50 18 6 7 5 26 26 18 5 5 8 24 24 0 45
10 Amiens SC 36 11 12 13 32 38 18 7 7 4 15 12 18 4 5 9 17 26 -6 45
11 Ajaccio 36 11 11 14 33 42 18 8 5 5 20 16 18 3 6 9 13 26 -9 44
12 Rodez 36 8 18 10 37 42 18 6 8 4 22 19 18 2 10 6 15 23 -5 42
13 Guingamp 36 8 17 11 37 43 18 3 10 5 17 23 18 5 7 6 20 20 -6 41
14 Le Havre 35 9 14 12 30 42 17 3 8 6 13 20 18 6 6 6 17 22 -12 41
15 Pau 35 10 10 15 36 43 18 8 5 5 22 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -7 40
16 Dunkerque 36 10 10 16 31 42 18 6 7 5 19 15 18 4 3 11 12 27 -11 40
17 Niort 36 9 13 14 34 56 18 6 6 6 17 23 18 3 7 8 17 33 -22 40
18 Caen 36 8 14 14 32 45 18 5 9 4 15 18 18 3 5 10 17 27 -13 38
19 Chambly 36 8 11 17 40 61 18 6 3 9 20 27 18 2 8 8 20 34 -21 35
20 Châteauroux 36 4 10 22 32 56 18 3 4 11 21 31 18 1 6 11 11 25 -24 22

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 36 22 8 6 56 33 18 14 3 1 30 15 18 8 5 5 26 18 23 74
2 Clermont 35 19 9 7 55 21 18 12 5 1 34 8 17 7 4 6 21 13 34 66
3 Toulouse 34 18 8 8 62 37 17 12 3 2 39 16 17 6 5 6 23 21 25 62
4 Grenoble Foot 38 35 17 10 8 48 32 17 11 6 0 33 12 18 6 4 8 15 20 16 61
5 Paris 36 16 12 8 49 36 18 10 5 3 28 18 18 6 7 5 21 18 13 60
6 Auxerre 36 15 13 8 60 40 18 10 5 3 37 17 18 5 8 5 23 23 20 58
7 Sochaux 36 12 15 9 42 31 18 6 7 5 22 19 18 6 8 4 20 12 11 51
8 Valenciennes 36 12 11 13 44 50 18 7 6 5 21 18 18 5 5 8 23 32 -6 47
9 Nancy 36 11 12 13 50 50 18 6 7 5 26 26 18 5 5 8 24 24 0 45
10 Amiens SC 36 11 12 13 32 38 18 7 7 4 15 12 18 4 5 9 17 26 -6 45
11 Ajaccio 36 11 11 14 33 42 18 8 5 5 20 16 18 3 6 9 13 26 -9 44
12 Rodez 36 8 18 10 37 42 18 6 8 4 22 19 18 2 10 6 15 23 -5 42
13 Guingamp 36 8 17 11 37 43 18 3 10 5 17 23 18 5 7 6 20 20 -6 41
14 Le Havre 35 9 14 12 30 42 17 3 8 6 13 20 18 6 6 6 17 22 -12 41
15 Pau 35 10 10 15 36 43 18 8 5 5 22 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -7 40
16 Dunkerque 36 10 10 16 31 42 18 6 7 5 19 15 18 4 3 11 12 27 -11 40
17 Niort 36 9 13 14 34 56 18 6 6 6 17 23 18 3 7 8 17 33 -22 40
18 Caen 36 8 14 14 32 45 18 5 9 4 15 18 18 3 5 10 17 27 -13 38
19 Chambly 36 8 11 17 40 61 18 6 3 9 20 27 18 2 8 8 20 34 -21 35
20 Châteauroux 36 4 10 22 32 56 18 3 4 11 21 31 18 1 6 11 11 25 -24 22

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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.