USL Dunkerque vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 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 Aurelien Petit
6 games this season
🟨 2.8/game
⚽ 7.7 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Mar | Pau FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Mar | US Concarneau | H | 2–2 | D |
| 24 Feb | ES Troyes AC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 17 Feb | Valenciennes FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 10 Feb | Rodez Aveyron Football | A | 0–0 | D |
| 03 Feb | AS Saint-Étienne | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Mar | USL Dunkerque | A | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Mar | SM Caen | H | 2–3 | L |
| 24 Feb | Grenoble Foot 38 | A | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Feb | US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole | H | 0–2 | L |
| 10 Feb | Paris FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Feb | AJ Auxerre | H | 2–2 | D |
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' Three points are at stake. USL Dunkerque host Pau FC — let the battle begin!
- 5' USL Dunkerque have won 176 goals from 190 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. USL Dunkerque and Pau FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Pau FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' Gessime Yassine is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Pau FC tonight.
- 30' USL Dunkerque are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Pau FC's shape.
- 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His USL Dunkerque side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 37' Controversy at the stadium! Henri Saivet argues furiously but the card stands.
- 42' Bram Lagae has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 310 appearances.
- 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 52' USL Dunkerque currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nicolas Usaï will be considering his options from the bench.
- 58' It’s gonna be a card for Yohan Bilingi.
- 63' Pau FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 66' A tactical swap from Pau FC — Mons Bassouamina on, Charles Boli off on 66 minutes.
- 71' Jean-Philippe Gbamin, a Ivory Coast defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 76' Samy Baghdadi is replacing Elhadj Bah for the USL Dunkerque side.
- 78' Time for substitution for Pau FC. Sessi D'Almeida is replaced by Oumar Ngom.
- 79' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Samy Baghdadi makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 84' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nicolas Usaï might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Kenji-Van Boto. He replaces Johann Obiang on 86 minute.
- 87' That is a card for Pau FC. Kenji-Van Boto will be fuming at that decision.
- 87' Gessime Yassine makes way for Aiman Maurer at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from USL Dunkerque.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Pau FC.
Lineups
USL Dunkerque Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 10
- 26
- 18
- 19
- 25
- 30
- 20
- 23
-
24
Elhadj Bah ↓ Samy Baghdadi 76'
-
80
Gessime Yassine ↓ Aiman Maurer 87'
Bench
- 2
- 5
-
9
Samy Baghdadi ↑ 76'
- 1
-
92
Aiman Maurer ↑ 87'
- 15
- 27
Coach
Luís Castro
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
8
Henri Saivet ↓ Yanis Begraoui 66'
-
6
Sessi D'Almeida ↓ Oumar Ngom 78'
- 7
-
23
Johann Obiang ↓ Kenji-Van Boto 86'
- 1
- 25
-
10
Khalid Boutaib ↓ Mehdi Chahiri 78'
- 21
-
70
Charles Boli ↓ Mons Bassouamina 66'
- 12
- 22
Bench
-
11
Mons Bassouamina ↑ 66'
- 40
-
24
Kenji-Van Boto ↑ 86'
-
9
Yanis Begraoui ↑ 66'
-
99
Mehdi Chahiri ↑ 78'
- 13
-
18
Oumar Ngom ↑ 78'
Coach
Nicolas Usaï
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Malik Tchokounte | 4 |
| Billy Ketkeophomphone | 2 |
| Samy Baghdadi | 2 |
| Henri Saivet | 1 |
| Yacine Bammou | 1 |
| Cheick Diarra | 1 |
| Vincent Sasso | 1 |
| Romain Armand | 1 |
Head to Head
USL Dunkerque Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.25
USL Dunkerque xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09
Pau FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: USL Dunkerque win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 2.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 3.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
USL Dunkerque or Draw
74%
Draw or Pau FC
54%
USL Dunkerque or Pau FC
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.6%
Asian Handicap — USL Dunkerque
| Handicap | USL Dunkerque covers | Push | Pau FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 11% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 21% | 62% |
| -0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +0.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +1 | 69% | 18% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 9% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.