Pau FC vs USL Dunkerque, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Pau FC vs USL Dunkerque — Ligue 2 at Nouste Camp.
- Pau FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
- USL Dunkerque 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Ahmed Taleb
3 games this season
🟨 4.0/game
⚽ 17.0 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Red Star FC | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Stade de Reims | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Montpellier HSC | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | FC Metz | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | FC Annecy | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Pau FC | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | USL Dunkerque | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | En Avant Guingamp | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 7 | 8 |
| 14 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | FC Nantes | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | Clermont Foot 63 | 7 | 6 |
| 17 | US Boulogne Côte d'Opale | 7 | 5 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 7 | 5 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan | USL Dunkerque | H | 1–1 | D |
| 04 Jan | FC Metz | A | 0–0 | D |
| 13 Dec | AC Ajaccio | H | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Dec | Rodez Aveyron Football | A | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Nov | Red Star FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 09 Nov | Paris FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan | Pau FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 04 Jan | En Avant Guingamp | A | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Dec | SM Caen | H | 3–1 | W |
| 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 |
Season Stats
| Pau FC | USL Dunkerque | |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Position | #11 |
| 8 | Points | 8 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 2 / 2 / 3 |
| 6 | Scored | 10 |
| 6 | Conceded | 12 |
| +0 | GD | -2 |
| 1.14 | PPG | 1.14 |
| 29% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
64%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
Pau FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season
USL Dunkerque this season
Pau FC are 10th (8 pts). USL Dunkerque are 11th (8 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Pau FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
USL Dunkerque
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/4
46-60
4/4
61-75
2/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Pau FC
| Babacar Leye | 3 G |
USL Dunkerque
| Egor Prutsev | 2 G | 1 A |
| Souleymane Keita | 2 G | |
| Marco Decherf | 1 G | 2 A |
| Adrien Lebeau | 1 G | 1 A |
| Victor Mayela | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Nouste Camp that hosts another battle between Pau FC and USL Dunkerque.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 7' GOAL! Enzo Bardeli fires home to make it 0-1!
- 12' Gaetan Courtet, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Pau FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 27' Yacine Bammou has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 32' USL Dunkerque started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
- 37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 47' Both keepers have barely been tested. Pau FC and USL Dunkerque are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 52' USL Dunkerque is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 57' 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 Benjaloud Youssouf suffering a number of foals already.
- 62' Maxence Rivera is replacing Gaetan Courtet for the USL Dunkerque side.
- 63' The whistle greets Naatan Skytta as he departs to be replaced by Diogo Queiros.
- 67' Pau FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Khalid Boutaib is hanging Tairyk Arconte on the field on 67 minute.
- 70' Benjaloud Youssouf catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
- 75' Pau FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 75.
- 75' Fresh legs for USL Dunkerque! Kay Tejan comes on to replace Marco Essimi Ataba.
- 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Adrian Ortola.
- 78' Pau FC make a change. Antoine Mille trudges off to be replaced by Yonis Njoh on 78 minutes.
- 83' Pathe Mboup has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 83.
- 85' What an equalizer from Khalid Boutaib!
- 90' Time for substitution for Pau FC. Iyad Mohamed is replaced by Xavier Kouassi.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.
Lineups
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 1
- 25
- 18
-
7
Tairyk Arconte ↓ Khalid Boutaib 67'
-
8
Iyad Mohamed ↓ Xavier Kouassi 90'
- 22
- 2
-
17
Antoine Mille ↓ Yonis Njoh 78'
-
27
Kylian Gasnier ↓ Jordy Gaspar 67'
- 9
Bench
- 19
-
10
Khalid Boutaib ↑ 67'
-
21
Steeve Beusnard ↑ 78'
-
12
Jordy Gaspar ↑ 67'
-
4
Xavier Kouassi ↑ 90'
-
30
Yonis Njoh ↑ 78'
- 77
Coach
Nicolas Usaï
USL Dunkerque Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 19
- 26
-
18
Gaetan Courtet ↓ Maxence Rivera 62'
- 17
- 23
-
22
Naatan Skytta ↓ Diogo Queiros 63'
-
10
Marco Essimi Ataba ↓ Kay Tejan 75'
- 20
- 28
- 16
Bench
-
5
Diogo Queiros ↑ 63'
-
8
Maxence Rivera ↑ 62'
-
9
Kay Tejan ↑ 75'
- 1
- 21
- 80
-
30
Abner Felipe ↑ 90'
Coach
Luís Castro
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Malik Tchokounte | 4 |
| Billy Ketkeophomphone | 2 |
| Samy Baghdadi | 2 |
| Yacine Bammou | 1 |
| Cheick Diarra | 1 |
| Vincent Sasso | 1 |
| Romain Armand | 1 |
| Naatan Skytta | 1 |
Head to Head
Pau FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.22
Pau FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95
USL Dunkerque xG
I would bet for:
Pau FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 63%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 2.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 3.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
Pau FC or Draw
71%
Draw or USL Dunkerque
61%
Pau FC or USL Dunkerque
69%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: USL Dunkerque win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.8%
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
2%
Asian Handicap — Pau FC
| Handicap | Pau FC covers | Push | USL Dunkerque covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 12% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 22% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 17% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
39%
✓
USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.