USL Dunkerque vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
USL Dunkerque vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Marcel-Tribut.
- USL Dunkerque 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
- Pau FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 Feb | AS Nancy-Lorraine | A | 0–2 | L |
| 12 Feb | Rodez Aveyron Football | H | 2–0 | W |
| 05 Feb | Nimes Olympique | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | USL Dunkerque | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Mar | Amiens SC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Feb | Valenciennes FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Feb | SM Caen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Feb | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | A | 1–0 | W |
| 05 Feb | SC Bastia | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| USL Dunkerque | Pau FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #10 |
| 8 | Points | 8 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 2 / 2 / 3 |
| 10 | Scored | 6 |
| 12 | Conceded | 6 |
| -2 | GD | +0 |
| 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
0%
Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season
USL Dunkerque this season
29%
Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
Pau FC this season
USL Dunkerque are 11th (8 pts). Pau FC are 10th (8 pts).
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
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
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 |
Pau FC
| Babacar Leye | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for USL Dunkerque to score. At the same time, Pau FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Pau FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both USL Dunkerque and Pau FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 15' 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.
- 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Didier Tholot will be considering his options from the bench.
- 25' USL Dunkerque started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' It’s high time Didier Tholot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 31' The France centre-forward Malik Tchokounte breaks the deadlock on 31 minutes. 1-0!
- 32' A stunning finish from Malik Tchokounte — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 37' Jeremy Vachoux has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 42' 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' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Erwin Koffi.
- 50' Farid El Melali is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Pau FC so far.
- 55' That is a Yellow card for Pau FC. Victor Lobry will be fuming at that decision.
- 58' Kevin Rocheteau makes way for Emeric Dudouit at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from USL Dunkerque.
- 63' USL Dunkerque is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 64' Quentin Daubin is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
- 69' It looks surprising USL Dunkerque does not make any changes. Iron Gomis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 70' USL Dunkerque manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Majouga is hanging Malik Tchokounte on the field on 70 minute.
- 71' Time for substitution for Pau FC. Farid El Melali is replaced by David Gomis.
- 76' Pau FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 80' The Pau FC manager makes a substitution. Quentin Daubin departs to be replaced by Zakaria Naidji.
- 81' Time for substitution for USL Dunkerque. Adama Niane is replaced by Adam Abeddou.
- 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 90' Poor challenge from Zakaria Naidji. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
USL Dunkerque Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 18
- 1
- 15
-
26
Adama Niane ↓ Adam Abeddou 81'
- 22
- 11
-
6
Jeremy Huysman ↓ Adon Gomis 58'
- 9
- 12
- 17
Bench
-
2
Emeric Dudouit ↑ 58'
-
20
Mario Jason Kikonda ↑ 81'
- 30
-
27
Adon Gomis ↑ 58'
-
24
Marco Majouga ↑ 70'
- 14
-
29
Adam Abeddou ↑ 81'
Coach
Romain Revelli
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
22
Denis Poha ↓ Romain Armand 58'
-
15
Farid El Melali ↓ David Gomis 71'
- 19
- 14
-
29
Samuel Essende ↓ Jared Khasa 71'
- 7
- 8
- 50
- 17
-
6
Quentin Daubin ↓ Zakaria Naidji 80'
- 4
Bench
-
28
David Gomis ↑ 71'
-
9
Romain Armand ↑ 58'
-
12
Eddy Sylvestre ↑ 58'
-
24
Zakaria Naidji ↑ 80'
- 30
- 26
-
2
Jared Khasa ↑ 71'
Coach
Didier Tholot
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Malik Tchokounte | 4 |
| Samy Baghdadi | 2 |
| Billy Ketkeophomphone | 2 |
| Antoine Batisse | 1 |
| Khalid Boutaib | 1 |
| Bilal Brahimi | 1 |
| Jessy Benet | 1 |
| Samuel Essende | 1 |
Head to Head
USL Dunkerque Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23
USL Dunkerque xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96
Pau FC xG
I would bet for:
USL Dunkerque or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: USL Dunkerque win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet
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
USL Dunkerque or Draw
74%
Draw or Pau FC
55%
USL Dunkerque or Pau FC
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: USL Dunkerque win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.3%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
2%
Asian Handicap — USL Dunkerque
| Handicap | USL Dunkerque covers | Push | Pau FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 12% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 22% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 17% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
39%
✗
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.