USL Dunkerque vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
USL Dunkerque vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Marcel-Tribut.
- USL Dunkerque 34 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Olivier Thual
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 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 17 Feb Valenciennes FC H 2–1 W 10 Feb Rodez Aveyron Football A 0–0 D 03 Feb AS Saint-Etienne H 1–0 W 27 Jan Paris FC A 2–1 W 23 Jan AC Ajaccio H 2–0 W 13 Jan Grenoble Foot 38 A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Feb USL Dunkerque A 1–2 L 10 Feb Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 1–1 D 03 Feb US Concarneau A 0–1 L 27 Jan SC Bastia H 3–1 W 23 Jan FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–3 L 13 Jan Amiens SC H 0–1 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
USL Dunkerque0-151/216-301/331-451/146-60–/–61-752/276+5/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between USL Dunkerque and Valenciennes FC is underway.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' USL Dunkerque is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gaetan Courtet on 10.
- 15' 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.
- 20' It looks surprising USL Dunkerque does not make any changes. Halid Sabanovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' The travelling Valenciennes FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' What an equalizer from Ilyes Hamache!
- 33' The supporters are chanting for Allan Linguet. He replaces Halid Sabanovic on 33 minute.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' Valenciennes FC 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.
- 45' Joffrey Cuffaut is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Achraf Laaziri, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Marcel-Tribut with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Valenciennes FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 62' Elhadj Bah is replacing Gessime Yassine for the USL Dunkerque side.
- 65' The supporters are chanting for Aymen Boutoutaou. He replaces Anthony Knockaert on 65 minute.
- 69' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Sirine Doucoure by Andrew Jung on 69 minute.
- 74' Yohan Bilingi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 32 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 79' 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.
- 82' USL Dunkerque manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rayan Ghrieb is hanging Julien Anziani on the field on 82 minute.
- 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' The referee calls foul for Andrew Jung. He receives a card.
- Full Time. USL Dunkerque beats Valenciennes FC
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Lineups
USL Dunkerque Lineups
Starting XI
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Julien Anziani ↓ Rayan Ghrieb 82'
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Achraf Laaziri ↓ Aiman Maurer 62'
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Gessime Yassine ↓ Elhadj Bah 62'
Bench
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Aiman Maurer ↑ 62'
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27
Rayan Ghrieb ↑ 82'
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24
Elhadj Bah ↑ 62'
Coach Luís CastroValenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Halid Sabanovic ↓ Allan Linguet 33'
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Flamarion ↓ Makabi Lilepo 69'
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- 30
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Sirine Doucoure ↓ Andrew Jung 69'
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Sacha Banse ↓ Manga Foe Ondoa 65'
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Bench
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24
Allan Linguet ↑ 33'
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Andrew Jung ↑ 69'
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Aymen Boutoutaou ↑ 65'
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Makabi Lilepo ↑ 69'
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Manga Foe Ondoa ↑ 65'
Coach Ahmed Kantari -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kevin Rocheteau 2 Ilyes Hamache 1 Gaetan Courtet 1 Adon Gomis 1 Benjaloud Youssouf 1 Kevin Cabral 1 Ilyes Hamache 1 Desire Segbe Azankpo 1 Head to Head
USL Dunkerque Form
Valenciennes FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.5 USL Dunkerque xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.91 Valenciennes FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: USL Dunkerque winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.41Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 69% 31% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
USL Dunkerque or Draw 80%Draw or Valenciennes FC 46%USL Dunkerque or Valenciennes FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.1%1 – 0 12.5%0 – 0 11.1%2 – 0 9.8%2 – 1 Actual0 – 1 7%1 – 2 5.3%3 – 0 4.9%3 – 1 4.5%2 – 2 4.1%0 – 2 3.6%3 – 2 2.2%Asian Handicap — USL Dunkerque
Handicap USL Dunkerque covers Push Valenciennes FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 15% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 24% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 14% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet 41% ✓Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.