SM Caen vs USL Dunkerque, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
SM Caen vs USL Dunkerque — Ligue 2 at Michel-d'Ornano.
- SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- USL Dunkerque 34 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Pierre Legat
Standings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Feb USL Dunkerque H 0–2 L 01 Feb ES Troyes AC A 0–3 L 24 Jan En Avant Guingamp H 0–1 L 17 Jan AC Ajaccio A 1–2 L 11 Jan Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–1 L 03 Jan Clermont Foot 63 H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Feb SM Caen A 2–0 W 31 Jan FC Martigues H 0–1 L 27 Jan FC Annecy A 2–0 W 18 Jan FC Lorient H 0–1 L 10 Jan Pau FC A 1–1 D 04 Jan En Avant Guingamp A 1–1 D Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 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' KICK OFF: SM Caen gets underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' 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.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Moucketou-Moussounda made 399 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' It’s a booking for USL Dunkerque player. Vincent Sasso gets a card.
- 30' That looks like a foul for a card for Noe Lebreton.
- 35' 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.
- 37' SM Caen receives a card for a hard tackle on 37.
- 38' Yannis Clementia was booked on 38.
- 43' 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.
- 45' GOAL! Gaetan Courtet scores on 45.
- 46' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Ilyes Najim is replaced by Valentin Henry on 46 minute.
- 51' Adrian Ortola needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 54' It’s a booking for SM Caen player. Jules Gaudin gets a card.
- 56' GOAL! Naatan Skytta scores on 56.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Nurio Fortuna. He replaces Abner Felipe on 61 minute.
- 66' 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 Anthony Mandrea suffering a number of foals already.
- 70' The SM Caen manager makes a substitution. Lamine Sy departs to be replaced by Godson Kyeremeh.
- 75' The supporters are chanting for Yacine Bammou. He replaces Gessime Yassine on 75 minute.
- 79' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Jules Gaudin is replaced by Emmanuel Ntim on 79 minute.
- 84' It’s high time Bruno Baltazar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 87' Yann M'Vila is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
- 89' The supporters are chanting for Abdoullah Ba. He replaces Gaetan Courtet on 89 minute.
- 90' It’s a booking for USL Dunkerque player. Yacine Bammou gets a card.
- With this win, USL Dunkerque is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
SM Caen Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 21
- 1
- 19
- 61
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50
Ilyes Najim ↓ Valentin Henry 46'
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27
Jules Gaudin ↓ Emmanuel Ntim 79'
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25
Lamine Sy ↓ Godson Kyeremeh 70'
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20
Noe Lebreton ↓ Yann M'Vila 46'
- 77
- 5
Bench
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6
Yann M'Vila ↑ 46'
- 16
- 29
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91
Emmanuel Ntim ↑ 79'
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4
Valentin Henry ↑ 46'
- 14
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17
Godson Kyeremeh ↑ 70'
Coach Bruno BaltazarUSL Dunkerque Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 26
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18
Gaetan Courtet ↓ Abdoullah Ba 89'
- 23
- 22
- 20
- 28
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80
Gessime Yassine ↓ Yacine Bammou 75'
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30
Abner Felipe ↓ Nurio Fortuna 61'
- 16
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77
Muhannad Al Saad ↓ Kay Tejan 61'
Bench
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9
Yacine Bammou ↑ 75'
- 12
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Nurio Fortuna ↑ 61'
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31
Abdoullah Ba ↑ 89'
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19
Kay Tejan ↑ 61'
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- 3
Coach Luís Castro -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Alex Mendy 2 Yoann Court 2 Gaetan Courtet 2 Mehdi Chahiri 2 Malik Tchokounte 2 Bilal Brahimi 1 Dieudonne Gaucho Debohi 1 Nicholas Gioacchini 1 Head to Head
SM Caen Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.95 SM Caen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.33 USL Dunkerque xGI would bet for: USL Dunkerque or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: USL Dunkerque winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.28Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 66% 34% ± 2.5 39% 61% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
SM Caen or Draw 57%Draw or USL Dunkerque 73%SM Caen or USL Dunkerque 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: USL Dunkerque win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.8%0 – 0 12.5%0 – 1 12.5%0 – 2 Actual1 – 0 8.5%1 – 2 8.3%2 – 1 5.9%2 – 0 4.4%2 – 2 4%0 – 3 3.8%1 – 3 3.7%3 – 1 1.9%Asian Handicap — SM Caen
Handicap SM Caen covers Push USL Dunkerque covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 16% 75% -0.5 25% — 75% +0.5 56% — 44% +1 56% 23% 21% +1.5 79% — 21% +2 79% 13% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
SM Caen keeps clean sheet 27% ✓USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet 39% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.