USL Dunkerque vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
USL Dunkerque vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Marcel-Tribut.
- USL Dunkerque 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- Pau FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Alexandre Perreau Niel
- Referee Regis Gaillard
- Referee
- Referee
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Montpellier HSC | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Stade de Reims | 12 | 21 |
| 5 | Pau FC | 12 | 20 |
| 6 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | FC Metz | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | Red Star FC | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Annecy | 12 | 16 |
| 10 | USL Dunkerque | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | En Avant Guingamp | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | US Boulogne Côte d'Opale | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | FC Nantes | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Clermont Foot 63 | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 12 | 11 |
| 17 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 11 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 12 | 9 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov | Pau FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Nov | Chamois Niortais FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 07 Nov | Paris FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 31 Oct | FC Chambly Oise | A | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Oct | Le Havre AC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 17 Oct | AS Nancy-Lorraine | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov | USL Dunkerque | A | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Nov | Grenoble Foot 38 | H | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Nov | La Berrichonne de Chateauroux | A | 3–0 | W |
| 31 Oct | Le Havre AC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Oct | Chamois Niortais FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 17 Oct | Paris FC | A | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| USL Dunkerque | Pau FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Position | #5 |
| 15 | Points | 20 |
| 12 | Played | 12 |
| 4 / 3 / 5 | W / D / L | 6 / 2 / 4 |
| 17 | Scored | 16 |
| 17 | Conceded | 13 |
| +0 | GD | +3 |
| 1.25 | PPG | 1.67 |
| 33% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
64%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
8%
Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season
USL Dunkerque this season
17%
Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
Pau FC this season
USL Dunkerque are 10th (15 pts). Pau FC are 5th (20 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
USL Dunkerque
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/6
46-60
5/4
61-75
5/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Pau FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
USL Dunkerque
| Egor Prutsev | 3 G | 2 A |
| Souleymane Keita | 3 G | 1 A |
| Gaetan Robail | 2 G | |
| Opa Sangante | 2 G | |
| Marco Decherf | 1 G | 2 A |
Pau FC
| Babacar Leye | 4 G | 2 A |
| Cheikh Fall | 3 G | |
| Hacene Benali | 3 G | |
| Lorenzo Rajot | 2 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! USL Dunkerque welcome Pau FC for this crunch clash at Stade Marcel-Tribut.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Pau FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 7' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Malik Tchokounte makes it 1-0.
- 12' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 17' Axel Maraval has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 190 appearances.
- 22' Pau FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 24' Romain Armand adds to his 0 season tally! Pau FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
- 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Scotty Sadzoute made 227 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 31' Cheick Diarra adds to his 0 season tally! USL Dunkerque lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
- 36' Pau FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 41' 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.
- 46' Antoine Batisse, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 51' Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 53' Time for substitution for USL Dunkerque. Dimitri Boudaud is replaced by Thibault Vialla.
- 58' USL Dunkerque is showing some good football. However, USL Dunkerque are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' Fresh legs for USL Dunkerque! Loic Kouagba comes on to replace Adon Gomis.
- 66' Romain Bayard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 69' Steeve Beusnard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Quentin Daubin on 69 minute.
- 72' USL Dunkerque make a change. Redouane Kerrouche trudges off to be replaced by Randi Goteni on 72 minutes.
- 77' Pau FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jessy Benet scoring 1 goals.
- 81' Time for substitution for Pau FC. Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly is replaced by Romain Bayard.
- 86' Pau FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 87' Anthony Scaramozzino catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
- 90' GOAL! Romain Bayard scores on 90.
- 90' Pau FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- The points are shared — USL Dunkerque 2-2 Pau FC. Honours even.
Lineups
USL Dunkerque Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 18
- 12
-
29
Cheick Diarra ↓ Leverton Pierre 72'
- 24
- 2
- 30
-
27
Adon Gomis ↓ Loic Kouagba 61'
- 28
- 10
- 20
Bench
-
22
Randi Goteni ↑ 72'
-
8
Thibault Vialla ↑ 53'
-
19
Leverton Pierre ↑ 72'
- 25
- 1
-
3
Loic Kouagba ↑ 61'
- 7
Coach
Fabien Mercadal
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 9
- 8
- 18
- 23
- 7
- 11
- 17
- 6
- 3
- 4
Bench
-
10
Romain Bayard ↑ 81'
-
21
Steeve Beusnard ↑ 69'
- 24
- 27
- 30
- 14
-
19
Mamadou Diatta ↑ 72'
Coach
Didier Tholot
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Malik Tchokounte | 4 |
| Samy Baghdadi | 2 |
| Billy Ketkeophomphone | 2 |
| Abdoulaye Mbaye | 1 |
| Henri Saivet | 1 |
| Yacine Bammou | 1 |
| Cheick Diarra | 1 |
| Vincent Sasso | 1 |
Head to Head
USL Dunkerque Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.38
USL Dunkerque xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54
Pau FC xG
I would bet for:
USL Dunkerque or Pau FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
USL Dunkerque or Draw
63%
Draw or Pau FC
64%
USL Dunkerque or Pau FC
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: USL Dunkerque win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 1
7.5%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3.2%
Asian Handicap — USL Dunkerque
| Handicap | USL Dunkerque covers | Push | Pau FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 10% | 85% |
| -1.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -1 | 15% | 17% | 67% |
| -0.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| +0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +1 | 60% | 20% | 20% |
| +1.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +2 | 80% | 12% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

