Béziers vs Dunkerque match preview

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Competition: France National
Date: Thu 23.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Mediterranee (18555 seats)

Béziers will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 17 points behind Dunkerque.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Béziers form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Béziers have to build on here at Stade de la Mediterranee in the National. Béziers are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stade de la Mediterranee, having lost their two previous games here.

Happy days for Béziers in their previous game, a National match away at Gazelec Ajaccio (placed 17th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Preceding that game was the away draw at Bourg-en-Bresse that finished 2-2.

The Béziers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.

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Dunkerque form and stats

The away team, who have the most scored goals (32) in National, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the National. Momentum is building for Dunkerque in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Dunkerque won their last game, 3-2 versus Quevilly Rouen played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Cholet with the score of 4-0.

Dunkerque has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. Dunkerque are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Dunkerque - Béziers 2-1 played earlier this season. Béziers-Dunkerque H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Béziers 3 wins, Dunkerque 2 wins, 2 draws. 2 of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

BéziersK. Testud
K. Testud
9 goals
DunkerqueD. Boudaud
D. Boudaud
9 goals
DunkerqueM. Bayo
M. Bayo
9 goals

Béziers missing players

Dunkerque missing players

Béziers Dunkerque
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 3 8 18
4 3 0 Won W 2 5 11
7 2 0 Drew D 0 1 3
7 3 3 Lost L 1 2 4
21 10 2 Scored S 5 12 32
29 12 8 Conceded C 1 6 17
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
72% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 62% 78%
56% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 61%
39% 38% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 28%
11% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
67% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 56%
28% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 38% 28%
17% 12% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 22%
 
3.7 3.9 4.7 Corners For (avg) C F 4.7 5.6 5.2
3.9 4.2 2.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 3.8 4.2
1.9 1.6 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.9 2.1
4 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
152 79 30 Total Shots T S 30 90 211
66 37 10 Shots on Target S O 15 36 85
32% 27% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 38%
Key stats in National this season:
  • Béziers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Dunkerque has the most points from losing position (13)
  • Dunkerque has the most scored goals (32)
  • Dunkerque has the most scored goals in the first half (16)
  • Dunkerque has the the best goal difference (+15)
  • Dunkerque has the the best goal difference (+6) 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 Dunkerque 18 11 3 4 32 17 10 6 2 2 20 11 8 5 1 2 12 6 15 36
2 Red Star 18 11 2 5 25 16 9 5 2 2 11 6 9 6 0 3 14 10 9 35
3 Villefranche 18 9 7 2 28 16 10 6 3 1 18 9 8 3 4 1 10 7 12 34
4 Pau 18 9 7 2 28 17 10 5 4 1 22 12 8 4 3 1 6 5 11 34
5 Lyon Duchere 18 9 5 4 29 19 8 4 3 1 14 6 10 5 2 3 15 13 10 32
6 Avranches 18 9 3 6 18 17 9 6 1 2 12 6 9 3 2 4 6 11 1 30
7 Boulogne 18 8 4 6 18 14 8 4 2 2 9 6 10 4 2 4 9 8 4 28
8 Laval 18 7 6 5 18 15 10 4 2 4 9 8 8 3 4 1 9 7 3 27
9 Bourg-en-Bresse 18 7 6 5 25 23 10 4 5 1 16 10 8 3 1 4 9 13 2 27
10 Creteil 18 6 7 5 23 18 10 4 3 3 13 10 8 2 4 2 10 8 5 25
11 Cholet 18 6 4 8 24 29 8 5 1 2 12 9 10 1 3 6 12 20 -5 22
12 Béziers 18 4 7 7 21 29 8 3 2 3 10 12 10 1 5 4 11 17 -8 19
13 Quevilly Rouen 18 4 5 9 19 26 8 3 1 4 10 11 10 1 4 5 9 15 -7 17
14 Bastia-Borgo 18 3 8 7 19 27 8 3 1 4 12 15 10 0 7 3 7 12 -8 17
15 Concarneau 17 3 6 8 12 19 9 2 4 3 7 7 8 1 2 5 5 12 -7 15
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 18 3 5 10 19 29 8 0 4 4 6 11 10 3 1 6 13 18 -10 14
17 Gazelec Ajaccio 17 2 6 9 8 24 8 1 4 3 4 6 9 1 2 6 4 18 -16 11
18 Toulon 18 0 9 9 12 23 10 0 6 4 7 11 8 0 3 5 5 12 -11 9

Read more about National

The Championnat de France National, often referred to as just National or Division 3, is the third highest division in French football. It has 18 teams, each playing 34 fixtures to decide the champion. The top three teams in the league table in May are promoted, the four lowest placed sides are relegated.