Possible nail-biting contest in Le Mans - Dunkerque game

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Competition: France National
Competition: Fri 26.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de La Pincenardière (25000 seats)

All you need to know about the National game Le Mans - Dunkerque!

Insights:
  • Le Mans have the most scored goals (32) at home in National
  • Dunkerque have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in National

Le Mans are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Dunkerque are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

Both squads have had adequate rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an in-your-face fixture!

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Le Mans form and stats

7 victories, 8 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Le Mans have to build on here at Stade de La Pincenardière in the National. Two draws in a row at home now for Le Mans.

Le Mans lost their last game at Villefranche (placed 10th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that loss this team had gone six consecutive league matches without a defeat.

Before that match, a win away at Orléans.

This is expected to be a close game, with Le Mans perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Le Mans as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Le Mans has won 3 of these, drawn 6 and lost 1.

Trench warfare? In this club's last 20 league games, 15 have seen zero, one or two goals.

Mans are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade de La Pincenardière in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 16 matches.

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Dunkerque form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their National travels is 8 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Dunkerque won their last game, 3-1 versus Orléans played at home.

A 1-1 draw at Bourg-en-Bresse's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Dunkerque in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Dunkerque, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Dunkerque find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league.

Head 2 Head

Le Mans and Dunkerque have played each other earlier this season: Dunkerque - Mans 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Le Mans one win, one draw and Dunkerque one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Le MansA. Gnanduillet
A. Gnanduillet
12 goals
DunkerqueR. Ghrieb
R. Ghrieb
12 goals
DunkerqueS. Baghdadi
S. Baghdadi
9 goals

Le Mans missing players

Dunkerque missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Le Mans Dunkerque
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
10 7 2 Won W 2 8 18
13 8 3 Drew D 2 3 5
10 1 0 Lost L 1 5 10
48 32 10 Scored S 6 22 47
39 12 4 Conceded C 4 16 30
91% 88% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 88% 91%
79% 81% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 62% 61%
42% 38% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 38% 39%
27% 31% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 19% 21%
12% 19% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 12%
52% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 20% 38% 36%
27% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 60% 44% 48%
30% 19% 40% Failed to Score F T 60% 31% 24%
 
4.3 4.2 3.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 5.1 5.3
3.6 3.8 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.2 5.2
1.6 1.4 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.9 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.8 12.8 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 8.6 10.2
4.7 5.8 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.4 4 4.4
31% 34% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 34% 33%
 
7.8 5.6 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 9 10.2
3.7 2.9 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3.8 4.5
Key stats in National this season:
  • Dunkerque have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in National
  • Le Mans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Le Mans have the fewest conceded goals (12) at home in National
  • Le Mans have the most scored goals (32) at home in National
  • Le Mans have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in National

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Concarneau 33 18 6 9 58 36 17 10 3 4 27 14 16 8 3 5 31 22 22 59
2 Dunkerque 33 18 5 10 47 30 17 10 2 5 25 14 16 8 3 5 22 16 17 59
3 Red Star 33 16 9 8 49 30 16 7 3 6 21 20 17 9 6 2 28 10 19 57
4 Martigues 33 14 15 4 50 37 16 9 6 1 27 15 17 5 9 3 23 22 13 57
5 Versailles 33 14 9 10 38 37 17 9 3 5 21 18 16 5 6 5 17 19 1 51
6 Sedan 33 12 10 11 41 44 16 6 4 6 18 19 17 6 6 5 23 25 -3 46
7 Cholet 33 11 12 10 37 39 17 7 7 3 21 15 16 4 5 7 16 24 -2 45
8 Orléans 33 10 14 9 37 35 16 4 8 4 15 15 17 6 6 5 22 20 2 44
9 Le Mans 33 10 13 10 48 39 16 7 8 1 32 12 17 3 5 9 16 27 9 43
10 Villefranche 33 10 13 10 46 40 17 7 7 3 25 16 16 3 6 7 21 24 6 43
11 Avranches 33 13 4 16 42 45 16 7 2 7 25 21 17 6 2 9 17 24 -3 42
12 Châteauroux 33 11 8 14 38 44 17 6 4 7 23 25 16 5 4 7 15 19 -6 41
13 Nancy 33 10 11 12 34 39 17 7 2 8 20 22 16 3 9 4 14 17 -5 40
14 Bourg-en-Bresse 33 9 12 12 39 43 16 4 7 5 21 23 17 5 5 7 18 20 -4 39
15 Stade Briochin 33 8 14 11 36 44 17 4 8 5 16 19 16 4 6 6 20 25 -8 38
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 33 7 13 13 32 48 16 3 7 6 17 22 17 4 6 7 15 26 -16 34
17 Gobelins 33 6 13 14 26 39 16 3 9 4 16 16 17 3 4 10 10 23 -13 31
18 Bastia-Borgo 33 6 7 20 30 59 17 5 4 8 21 31 16 1 3 12 9 28 -29 25

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 Concarneau 33 18 6 9 58 36 17 10 3 4 27 14 16 8 3 5 31 22 22 59
2 Dunkerque 33 18 5 10 47 30 17 10 2 5 25 14 16 8 3 5 22 16 17 59
3 Red Star 33 16 9 8 49 30 16 7 3 6 21 20 17 9 6 2 28 10 19 57
4 Martigues 33 14 15 4 50 37 16 9 6 1 27 15 17 5 9 3 23 22 13 57
5 Versailles 33 14 9 10 38 37 17 9 3 5 21 18 16 5 6 5 17 19 1 51
6 Sedan 33 12 10 11 41 44 16 6 4 6 18 19 17 6 6 5 23 25 -3 46
7 Cholet 33 11 12 10 37 39 17 7 7 3 21 15 16 4 5 7 16 24 -2 45
8 Orléans 33 10 14 9 37 35 16 4 8 4 15 15 17 6 6 5 22 20 2 44
9 Le Mans 33 10 13 10 48 39 16 7 8 1 32 12 17 3 5 9 16 27 9 43
10 Villefranche 33 10 13 10 46 40 17 7 7 3 25 16 16 3 6 7 21 24 6 43
11 Avranches 33 13 4 16 42 45 16 7 2 7 25 21 17 6 2 9 17 24 -3 42
12 Châteauroux 33 11 8 14 38 44 17 6 4 7 23 25 16 5 4 7 15 19 -6 41
13 Nancy 33 10 11 12 34 39 17 7 2 8 20 22 16 3 9 4 14 17 -5 40
14 Bourg-en-Bresse 33 9 12 12 39 43 16 4 7 5 21 23 17 5 5 7 18 20 -4 39
15 Stade Briochin 33 8 14 11 36 44 17 4 8 5 16 19 16 4 6 6 20 25 -8 38
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 33 7 13 13 32 48 16 3 7 6 17 22 17 4 6 7 15 26 -16 34
17 Gobelins 33 6 13 14 26 39 16 3 9 4 16 16 17 3 4 10 10 23 -13 31
18 Bastia-Borgo 33 6 7 20 30 59 17 5 4 8 21 31 16 1 3 12 9 28 -29 25

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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.