USL Dunkerque vs SM Caen, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
USL Dunkerque vs SM Caen — Ligue 2 at Stade Marcel-Tribut.
- USL Dunkerque 34 games · 43 pts (2026/27)
- SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Florent Batta
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Étienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Dec SM Caen H 3–1 W 09 Dec FC Metz A 0–2 L 25 Nov AC Ajaccio H 1–0 W 08 Nov Grenoble Foot 38 A 1–0 W 01 Nov Amiens SC H 3–1 W 29 Oct FC Lorient A 2–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Dec USL Dunkerque A 1–3 L 06 Dec Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 0–1 L 22 Nov Rodez Aveyron Football H 3–3 D 09 Nov FC Metz A 0–1 L 02 Nov SC Bastia H 2–0 W 29 Oct FC Martigues A 3–0 W Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stade Marcel-Tribut will turn into a battlefield for USL Dunkerque and SM Caen.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 8' The referee calls foul for Ugo Raghouber. He receives a card.
- 13' The travelling SM Caen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 18' SM Caen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 23' SM Caen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
- 28' 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.
- 33' SM Caen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adrian Ortola, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Marcel-Tribut with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 48' 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.
- 52' The referee calls foul for Dieudonne Gaucho Debohi. He receives a card.
- 53' Yacine Bammou puts USL Dunkerque on the lead.
- 58' It looks like no one’s ball. USL Dunkerque is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 60' The supporters are chanting for Kay Tejan. He replaces Gessime Yassine on 60 minute.
- 61' Another change for SM Caen made on 61 minute. Tidiam Gomis leaves to be changed by Leo Milliner.
- 65' Goal! Vincent Sasso scores his 15 goal in 214 matches.
- 68' Time for substitution for SM Caen. Diabe Bolumbu is replaced by Mathias Autret.
- 69' That looks like a foul for a card for Noe Lebreton.
- 73' GOAL! Gabin Tome scores on 73.
- 73' Gaetan Courtet is replacing Maxence Rivera for the USL Dunkerque side.
- 75' The referee calls foul for Leo Milliner. He receives a card.
- 80' Yirigue Sekongo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Naatan Skytta on 80 minute.
- 82' The referee calls foul for Quentin Lecoeuche. He receives a card.
- 83' GOAL! Gaetan Courtet scores on 83.
- 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SM Caen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for USL Dunkerque players.
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Lineups
USL Dunkerque Lineups
Starting XI
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- 19
- 26
- 23
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22
Naatan Skytta ↓ Yirigue Sekongo 80'
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8
Maxence Rivera ↓ Gaetan Courtet 73'
- 20
- 28
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80
Gessime Yassine ↓ Kay Tejan 60'
- 30
- 16
Bench
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18
Gaetan Courtet ↑ 73'
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10
Marco Essimi Ataba ↑ 80'
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9
Kay Tejan ↑ 60'
- 1
- 4
- 21
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15
Yirigue Sekongo ↑ 80'
SM Caen Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 16
- 8
- 29
- 19
- 91
- 28
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14
Lorenzo Rajot ↓ Gabin Tome 68'
- 77
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3
Diabe Bolumbu ↓ Mathias Autret 68'
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7
Tidiam Gomis ↓ Leo Milliner 61'
Bench
- 1
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23
Mathias Autret ↑ 68'
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17
Godson Kyeremeh ↑ 61'
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20
Noe Lebreton ↑ 60'
- 36
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37
Leo Milliner ↑ 61'
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39
Gabin Tome ↑ 68'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gaetan Courtet 2 Mehdi Chahiri 2 Malik Tchokounte 2 Alex Mendy 2 Yoann Court 2 Dieudonne Gaucho Debohi 1 Nicholas Gioacchini 1 Opa Sangante 1 Head to Head
USL Dunkerque Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.55 USL Dunkerque xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.05 SM Caen xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: USL Dunkerque winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.6Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
USL Dunkerque or Draw 76%Draw or SM Caen 51%USL Dunkerque or SM Caen 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13%1 – 0 10.6%0 – 0 9.5%2 – 1 9%2 – 0 8.7%0 – 1 6.8%1 – 2 6.1%2 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 Actual3 – 0 4.4%0 – 2 4%3 – 2 2.6%Asian Handicap — USL Dunkerque
Handicap USL Dunkerque covers Push SM Caen covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 15% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 23% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 15% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet 36% ✓SM Caen keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.