USL Dunkerque vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2024-25 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | Pau FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 13 Sep | Clermont Foot 63 | A | 1–0 | W |
| 30 Aug | Rodez Aveyron Football | H | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Aug | Paris FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 16 Aug | FC Annecy | H | 0–2 | L |
| 17 May | Angers SCO | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | USL Dunkerque | A | 2–3 | L |
| 13 Sep | FC Martigues | H | 3–0 | W |
| 30 Aug | Grenoble Foot 38 | A | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Aug | SM Caen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Aug | Clermont Foot 63 | A | 2–2 | D |
| 17 May | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 2–3 | 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and USL Dunkerque launch into their encounter with Pau FC.
- 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 10' Pau FC is showing some good football. However, Pau FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' USL Dunkerque are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Pau FC backline.
- 20' Gessime Yassine is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Pau FC tonight.
- 21' Naatan Skytta has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 21 minutes.
- 26' Pau FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 31' Pau FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 33' Vincent Sasso picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 38' It’s high time Nicolas Usaï made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 39' Magnificent from Antonin Bobichon! That is 25 goals in 340 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 42' GOAL! Yacine Bammou scores on 42.
- 44' Pathe Mboup picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 45' Therence Koudou picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mehdi Jeannin made 370 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 51' Jordy Gaspar is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
- 52' A goal from the France international Vincent Sasso! He fires home on 52 to make it 3-1!
- 57' Iyad Mohamed makes way for Oumar Ngom at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Pau FC.
- 62' USL Dunkerque are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Pau FC's shape.
- 67' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both USL Dunkerque and Pau FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 70' Another change for USL Dunkerque made on 70 minute. Gessime Yassine leaves to be changed by Nachon Nsingi.
- 75' Goal! Kandet Diawara scores his 8 goal in 459 matches.
- 76' The USL Dunkerque manager makes a substitution. Yacine Bammou departs to be replaced by Gaetan Courtet.
- 80' The referee shows Pau FC player a card on 80.
- 84' USL Dunkerque receives a card for a hard tackle on 84.
- 89' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Gaetan Courtet.
- 90' Another change for Pau FC made on 90 minute. Therence Koudou leaves to be changed by Joseph Kalulu.
- The final score is 3-2.
Lineups
USL Dunkerque Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
-
19
Yacine Bammou ↓ Gaetan Courtet 76'
- 26
-
5
Diogo Queiros ↓ Ugo Raghouber 76'
- 23
-
22
Naatan Skytta ↓ Yirigue Sekongo 76'
- 8
- 20
- 1
-
80
Gessime Yassine ↓ Nachon Nsingi 70'
- 30
Bench
-
18
Gaetan Courtet ↑ 76'
- 17
-
28
Ugo Raghouber ↑ 76'
-
29
Nachon Nsingi ↑ 70'
- 4
-
15
Yirigue Sekongo ↑ 76'
- 16
Coach
Luís Castro
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 14
- 40
- 10
- 18
- 12
-
8
Iyad Mohamed ↓ Oumar Ngom 57'
- 22
-
2
Therence Koudou ↓ Joseph Kalulu 90'
-
17
Antoine Mille ↓ Steeve Beusnard 57'
-
9
Pathe Mboup ↓ Tairyk Arconte 57'
Bench
- 19
-
21
Steeve Beusnard ↑ 57'
- 4
-
7
Tairyk Arconte ↑ 57'
-
6
Oumar Ngom ↑ 57'
- 77
-
33
Joseph Kalulu ↑ 90'
Coach
Nicolas Usaï
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Malik Tchokounte | 4 |
| Billy Ketkeophomphone | 2 |
| Samy Baghdadi | 2 |
| Naatan Skytta | 1 |
| Romain Bayard | 1 |
| Antonin Bobichon | 1 |
| Kandet Diawara | 1 |
| Victor Lobry | 1 |
Head to Head
USL Dunkerque Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6
USL Dunkerque xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33
Pau FC xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: USL Dunkerque win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.93
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 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
USL Dunkerque or Draw
73%
Draw or Pau FC
52%
USL Dunkerque or Pau FC
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: USL Dunkerque win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 3–2 not predicted3 – 2Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.2%
Asian Handicap — USL Dunkerque
| Handicap | USL Dunkerque covers | Push | Pau FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 13% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 20% | 57% |
| -0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +0.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +1 | 69% | 17% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 9% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.