FC Metz vs USL Dunkerque, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Metz vs USL Dunkerque — Ligue 2 at Stade Saint Symphorien.
- FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- USL Dunkerque 34 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Abdelatif Kherradji
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 2.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Dec USL Dunkerque H 2–0 W 22 Nov Clermont Foot 63 A 1–1 D 09 Nov SM Caen H 1–0 W 04 Nov AC Ajaccio A 1–0 W 29 Oct Red Star FC A 0–1 L 25 Oct En Avant Guingamp H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Dec FC Metz A 0–2 L 25 Nov AC Ajaccio H 1–0 W 08 Nov Grenoble Foot 38 A 1–0 W 01 Nov Amiens SC H 3–1 W 29 Oct FC Lorient A 2–4 L 25 Oct Red Star FC H 2–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
USL Dunkerque0-151/216-301/331-451/146-60–/–61-752/276+5/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Metz is hosting USL Dunkerque for another epic battle.
- 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.
- 10' It looks surprising USL Dunkerque does not make any changes. Enzo Bardeli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering USL Dunkerque that had 176 games and scored 155 goals.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 21' It’s a booking for USL Dunkerque player. Ugo Raghouber gets a card.
- 26' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Metz is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 31' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Morgan Bokele, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Saint Symphorien with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
- 46' Gaetan Courtet has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gessime Yassine on 46 minute.
- 51' Pape Diallo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 56' 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.
- 61' FC Metz player sees a card in front of him.
- 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 70' USL Dunkerque receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
- 73' USL Dunkerque manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yirigue Sekongo is hanging Enzo Bardeli on the field on 73 minute.
- 76' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joel Asoro is hanging Pape Diallo on the field on 76 minute.
- 81' USL Dunkerque started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
- 86' Gaetan Courtet needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 34 Yellow cards this season.
- 87' Kevin Van Den Kerkhof is replacing Maxence Rivera for the FC Metz side.
- 88' Abner Felipe was booked on 88.
- 89' Yacine Bammou was booked on 89.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Metz players.
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Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 7
- 3
- 16
- 8
- 21
- 39
- 31
- 15
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10
Pape Diallo ↓ Joel Asoro 76'
- 19
Bench
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99
Joel Asoro ↑ 76'
- 5
- 22
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- 9
- 12
Coach Stephane Le MignanUSL Dunkerque Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 19
- 26
- 23
- 22
- 8
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20
Enzo Bardeli ↓ Yirigue Sekongo 73'
- 28
- 80
- 30
- 16
Bench
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18
Gaetan Courtet ↑ 46'
- 17
- 5
- 10
- 1
- 21
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15
Yirigue Sekongo ↑ 73'
Coach Luís Castro -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Cheikh Sabaly 2 Gauthier Hein 1 Morgan Bokele 1 Yacine Bammou 1 Diogo Queiros 1 Joel Asoro 1 Head to Head
FC Metz Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.57 FC Metz xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.66 USL Dunkerque xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Metz winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.23Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
FC Metz or Draw 84%Draw or USL Dunkerque 43%FC Metz or USL Dunkerque 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 16%0 – 0 12.9%2 – 0 Actual1 – 1 11.8%2 – 1 8.5%3 – 0 6.6%0 – 1 6%3 – 1 4.6%1 – 2 3.5%2 – 2 2.9%4 – 0 2.6%0 – 2 2.2%Asian Handicap — FC Metz
Handicap FC Metz covers Push USL Dunkerque covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 18% 68% -1.5 32% — 68% -1 32% 26% 42% -0.5 58% — 42% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 10% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
FC Metz keeps clean sheet 52% ✓USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.