Monday , 2 November 2026

USL Dunkerque vs SM Caen, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2024-25
USL Dunkerque
3 – 1
Full Time
SM Caen
Mon 16 Dec 2024 · 19:45 UTC Stade Marcel-Tribut HT 45' · FT 45'
Ugo Raghouber 8' Y
Y 52' Dieudonne Gaucho Debohi
Y 69' Noe Lebreton
Y 75' Leo Milliner
Y 82' Quentin Lecoeuche

Overview

Match Preview

USL Dunkerque vs SM Caen — Ligue 2 at Stade Marcel-Tribut.

Match Details

  • Referee Florent Batta

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 11 25
2 Montpellier HSC 11 24
3 Pau FC 11 20
4 AS Nancy-Lorraine 10 19
5 Stade de Reims 10 18
6 Red Star FC 10 17
7 FC Annecy 11 16
8 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 11 15
9 En Avant Guingamp 11 14
10 FC Metz 11 14
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 11 13
12 USL Dunkerque 11 12
13 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 10 11
14 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 11 10
15 FC Nantes 11 9
16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 11 9
17 Clermont Foot 63 11 8
18 Grenoble Foot 38 11 8

Head-to-Head

2
3
3
USL Dunkerque 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals SM Caen
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-16 USL Dunkerque 3–1 SM Caen 2024-05-10 USL Dunkerque 2–2 SM Caen 2023-12-16 SM Caen 1–0 USL Dunkerque 2022-04-02 SM Caen 2–1 USL Dunkerque 2021-10-23 USL Dunkerque 1–1 SM Caen

Recent Form

USL Dunkerque
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
0% Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

USL Dunkerque
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/6
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

USL Dunkerque
Egor Prutsev 3 G 1 A
Souleymane Keita 2 G 1 A
Gaetan Robail 2 G
Opa Sangante 2 G
Marco Decherf 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stade Marcel-Tribut will turn into a battlefield for USL Dunkerque and SM Caen.
  • 5' Gessime Yassine has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 8' USL Dunkerque player sees a card in front of him.
  • 13' France international Quentin Lecoeuche has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both USL Dunkerque and SM Caen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Alex Mendy has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 33' USL Dunkerque have won 173 goals from 188 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' It looks surprising SM Caen does not make any changes. Opa Sangante has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 48' USL Dunkerque currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 52' Poor challenge from Dieudonne Gaucho Debohi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 53' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yacine Bammou makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 58' USL Dunkerque are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SM Caen backline.
  • 60' The USL Dunkerque bench stirs into life. Gessime Yassine is withdrawn and Kay Tejan gets his opportunity.
  • 61' Fresh legs for SM Caen! Leo Milliner comes on to replace Tidiam Gomis.
  • 65' Vincent Sasso adds to his 0 season tally! USL Dunkerque lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 68' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Diabe Bolumbu is replaced by Mathias Autret on 68 minute.
  • 69' The referee has no hesitation. Noe Lebreton is booked for SM Caen — card on 69.
  • 73' Gabin Tome does the damage! The net is bulging and SM Caen surge ahead!
  • 73' USL Dunkerque make a change. Maxence Rivera trudges off to be replaced by Gaetan Courtet on 73 minutes.
  • 75' Controversy at the stadium! Leo Milliner argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 80' Fresh legs for USL Dunkerque! Yirigue Sekongo comes on to replace Naatan Skytta.
  • 82' A moment of madness from Quentin Lecoeuche on 82 minutes earns him a card. SM Caen will be frustrated.
  • 83' Brilliant from the ! Gaetan Courtet makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 83.
  • 88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 3-1 the final result. SM Caen will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

USL Dunkerque Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Mendy 2
Yoann Court 2
Gaetan Courtet 2
Mehdi Chahiri 2
Malik Tchokounte 2
Bilal Brahimi 1
Dieudonne Gaucho Debohi 1
Nicholas Gioacchini 1

Head to Head

2024-12-16 USL Dunkerque 3–1 SM Caen 2024-05-10 USL Dunkerque 2–2 SM Caen 2023-12-16 SM Caen 1–0 USL Dunkerque 2022-04-02 SM Caen 2–1 USL Dunkerque 2021-10-23 USL Dunkerque 1–1 SM Caen

USL Dunkerque Form

2024-12-16 USL Dunkerque 3–1 SM Caen W 2024-12-09 FC Metz 2–0 USL Dunkerque L 2024-11-25 USL Dunkerque 1–0 AC Ajaccio W 2024-11-08 Grenoble Foot 38 0–1 USL Dunkerque W 2024-11-01 USL Dunkerque 3–1 Amiens SC W 2024-10-29 FC Lorient 4–2 USL Dunkerque L

SM Caen Form

2024-12-16 USL Dunkerque 3–1 SM Caen L 2024-12-06 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 1–0 SM Caen L 2024-11-22 SM Caen 3–3 Rodez Aveyron Football D 2024-11-09 FC Metz 1–0 SM Caen L 2024-11-02 SM Caen 2–0 SC Bastia W 2024-10-29 FC Martigues 0–3 SM Caen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 USL Dunkerque xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 SM Caen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
USL Dunkerque49% Draw27% SM Caen24%
Actual: USL Dunkerque win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
USL Dunkerque34% Draw47% SM Caen19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
3 – 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.