Thursday , 2 July 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 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

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

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.

Lineups

USL Dunkerque Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gaetan Courtet 2
Mehdi Chahiri 2
Malik Tchokounte 2
Alex Mendy 2
Yoann Court 2
Kelian Nsona Wa Saka 1
Jean-Philippe Gbamin 1
Guillaume Bosca 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.