Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Lorient vs USL Dunkerque, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2024-25
FC Lorient
4 – 2
Full Time
USL Dunkerque
Tue 29 Oct 2024 · 19:30 UTC Stade du Moustoir HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Diogo Queiros
Y 49' Opa Sangante
Y 90' Vincent Sasso
R 90' Yirigue Sekongo

Overview

Match Preview

FC Lorient vs USL Dunkerque — Ligue 2 at Stade du Moustoir.

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
FC Lorient 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals USL Dunkerque
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-29 FC Lorient 4–2 USL Dunkerque

Recent Form

FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct USL Dunkerque H 4–2 W
25 Oct Rodez Aveyron Football A 3–3 D
19 Oct FC Annecy H 4–2 W
05 Oct SM Caen A 2–1 W
27 Sep AC Ajaccio H 3–0 W
24 Sep Pau FC A 0–1 L
USL Dunkerque
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct FC Lorient A 2–4 L
25 Oct Red Star FC H 2–0 W
18 Oct Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 2–3 L
04 Oct ES Troyes AC H 2–1 W
27 Sep FC Martigues A 1–1 D
24 Sep SC Bastia H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stade du Moustoir will turn into a battlefield for FC Lorient and USL Dunkerque.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 7' What a strike from Maxence Rivera! The score is 0-1.
  • 12' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gessime Yassine, as he is very good at scoring at Stade du Moustoir with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 17' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yvon Mvogo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 18' It’s gonna be a card for Diogo Queiros.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' What an equalizer from Joel Mvuka!
  • 33' FC Lorient started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Lorient that had 434 games and scored 384 goals.
  • 44' Maxence Rivera puts USL Dunkerque on the lead.
  • 49' The referee shows USL Dunkerque player a card on 49.
  • 54' The travelling USL Dunkerque supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' GOAL! Sambou Soumano scores on 55.
  • 60' It’s high time Olivier Pantaloni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Panos Katseris. He replaces Joel Mvuka on 62 minute.
  • 63' Aiyegun Tosin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mohamed Bamba on 63 minute.
  • 68' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Lorient is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kay Tejan made 0 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' USL Dunkerque manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gessime Yassine is hanging Kay Tejan on the field on 75 minute.
  • 78' Time for substitution for USL Dunkerque. Yacine Bammou is replaced by Gaetan Courtet.
  • 79' Time for substitution for FC Lorient. Julien Ponceau is replaced by Pablo Pagis.
  • 83' What a strike from Aiyegun Tosin! The score is 3-2.
  • 85' Goal! Sambou Soumano scores his 26 goal in 215 matches.
  • 90' Vincent Sasso is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for FC Lorient. Igor Silva is replaced by Julien Laporte.
  • With this win, FC Lorient is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

USL Dunkerque Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luís Castro

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.52 FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 USL Dunkerque xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Lorient59% Draw21% USL Dunkerque20%
Actual: FC Lorient win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw
79%
Draw or USL Dunkerque
41%
FC Lorient or USL Dunkerque
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient45% Draw36% USL Dunkerque19%
Actual: USL Dunkerque win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
4 – 1
4.4%
1 – 0
4.4%
4 – 2
Actual
4 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Lorient

Handicap FC Lorient covers Push USL Dunkerque covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 17% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 20% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.