Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SM Caen vs USL Dunkerque, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2021-22
SM Caen
2 – 1
Full Time
USL Dunkerque
Sat 2 Apr 2022 · 17:00 UTC Stade Michel d'Ornano HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Bilal Brahimi
Brahim Traore 38' Y
Brahim Traore 39' Y
Yoann Court 43' Y
Y 51' Emeric Dudouit

Overview

Match Preview

SM Caen vs USL Dunkerque — Ligue 2 at Stade Michel d'Ornano.

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

3
3
2
SM Caen 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals USL Dunkerque
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-02 SM Caen 2–1 USL Dunkerque 2021-10-23 USL Dunkerque 1–1 SM Caen 2021-04-20 SM Caen 1–1 USL Dunkerque 2020-12-18 USL Dunkerque 2–3 SM Caen

Recent Form

SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr USL Dunkerque H 2–1 W
19 Mar Le Havre AC A 4–2 W
15 Mar Valenciennes FC A 1–1 D
12 Mar Toulouse FC H 4–1 W
05 Mar Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 0–1 L
26 Feb SC Bastia H 2–1 W
USL Dunkerque
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr SM Caen A 1–2 L
19 Mar Valenciennes FC H 1–2 L
15 Mar SC Bastia A 0–1 L
12 Mar Pau FC H 1–0 W
07 Mar Toulouse FC A 0–2 L
26 Feb Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 2–1 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' That's the starting whistle at Stade Michel d'Ornano. Ninety minutes of football awaits between SM Caen and USL Dunkerque.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' USL Dunkerque come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. SM Caen in their trying to find a way past USL Dunkerque's compact .
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' It’s high time Romain Revelli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bilal Brahimi.
  • 34' 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 Nuno Da Costa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 36' What a strike from Yoann Court! The score is 1-0.
  • 38' SM Caen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Brahim Traore.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yoann Court.
  • 48' international Bilal Brahimi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 49' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alex Mendy makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 51' Controversy at the stadium! Emeric Dudouit argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering USL Dunkerque that had 182 games and scored 166 goals.
  • 61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stephane Moulin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 62' Jonathan Rivierez is replacing Brahim Traore for the SM Caen side.
  • 63' It is a substitution in USL Dunkerque team. Adama Niane is replaced by Amine Salama on 63 minute.
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SM Caen and USL Dunkerque are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 71' What a strike from Malik Tchokounte! The score is 2-1.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' Another change for SM Caen made on 77 minute. Yoann Court leaves to be changed by Franklin Wadja.
  • 79' Anthony Goncalves is replacing Lamine Sy for the SM Caen side.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Jeremy Huysman. He replaces Driss Trichard on 81 minute.
  • 86' Jessy Deminguet, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for USL Dunkerque.

Lineups

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephane Moulin

USL Dunkerque Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Romain Revelli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gaetan Courtet 2
Mehdi Chahiri 2
Malik Tchokounte 2
Alex Mendy 2
Yoann Court 2
Guillaume Bosca 1
Gabin Tome 1
Ilan Kebbal 1

Head to Head

2022-04-02 SM Caen 2–1 USL Dunkerque 2021-10-23 USL Dunkerque 1–1 SM Caen 2021-04-20 SM Caen 1–1 USL Dunkerque 2020-12-18 USL Dunkerque 2–3 SM Caen

SM Caen Form

2022-04-02 SM Caen 2–1 USL Dunkerque W 2022-03-19 Le Havre AC 2–4 SM Caen W 2022-03-15 Valenciennes FC 1–1 SM Caen D 2022-03-12 SM Caen 4–1 Toulouse FC W 2022-03-05 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 1–0 SM Caen L 2022-02-26 SM Caen 2–1 SC Bastia W

USL Dunkerque Form

2022-04-02 SM Caen 2–1 USL Dunkerque L 2022-03-19 USL Dunkerque 1–2 Valenciennes FC L 2022-03-15 SC Bastia 1–0 USL Dunkerque L 2022-03-12 USL Dunkerque 1–0 Pau FC W 2022-03-07 Toulouse FC 2–0 USL Dunkerque L 2022-02-26 USL Dunkerque 2–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68 SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 USL Dunkerque xG
I would bet for: SM Caen to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SM Caen55% Draw25% USL Dunkerque20%
Actual: SM Caen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

SM Caen or Draw
80%
Draw or USL Dunkerque
45%
SM Caen or USL Dunkerque
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen37% Draw46% USL Dunkerque17%
Actual: SM Caen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — SM Caen

Handicap SM Caen covers Push USL Dunkerque covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SM Caen keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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