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Full-Time Result Prediction
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SM Caen to Win
USL Dunkerque will do battle with visiting opponents SM Caen at Stade Marcel-Tribut in this Ligue 2 game on Friday.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for USL Dunkerque v SM Caen can be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
Over/Under 2.5 Goals Prediction
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Under 2.5
📊 Form Guide
USL Dunkerque
DLWLLW
USL Dunkerque fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 1-2 Ligue 2 triumph against Quevilly-Rouen.
In that game, USL Dunkerque had 48% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 on target. For USL Dunkerque, the scorers were Aïman Maurer (52') and Jean-Philippe Gbamin (69'). Quevilly-Rouen Métropole had 11 shots on goal with 2 on target. Kalifa Coulibaly (24') scored for Quevilly-Rouen.
It has not been often in recent games where USL Dunkerque have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, USL Dunkerque have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 8 goals during that time.
Heading into this fixture, USL Dunkerque haven’t won at home in the past 3 matches in the league.
SM Caen
LWLWLW ↕
SM Caen head into the game following on from a 1-0 Ligue 2 win to beat Stade Lavallois in their last match.
In that game, SM Caen had 65% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 7 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for SM Caen was Bilal Brahimi (86'). Laval had 7 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.
During their six latest matches, Nicolas Seube's SM Caen have seen their goal attempts be successful a total of 5 times thus giving them the goals per game average of 0.83.
👥 Head to head
The last league clash between the two was Ligue 2 match day 18 on 16/12/2023 when it ended SM Caen 1-0 USL Dunkerque.
In that match, SM Caen had 41% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player to score was Bilal Brahimi (8').
USL Dunkerque got 12 shots at goal with 4 on target.
The match was refereed by Mickaël Leleu.
ℹ️ Team News: USL Dunkerque
The USL Dunkerque manager Luís Castro will be happy not to have any fitness worries at all ahead of this match owing to a completely injury-free group ready to go.
🗞️ Team News: SM Caen
Thanks to a completely injury-free group ready to go, the SM Caen manager Nicolas Seube has no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this match.
⚡ Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that USL Dunkerque will do well to breach the defence of this SM Caen side who we reckon will get the win and a maybe even keep a clean sheet as well.
We therefore see a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 winning score for SM Caen when the full-time whistle blows.
Let’s see what happens.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 18:08 10/05/2024
Correct Score Prediction
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0-1
🏟️ Team Focus:
USL Dunkerque
Formed: 1909
Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut (5,000)
Captain: Demba Thiam
Chairman: Edwin Pindi
Manager: Luís Castro
Competitions: Ligue 2 position 16
⭐ Key Man: Julien Anziani
Usually taking to the field in the Centre Midfield position, Julien Anziani was born in France. Having played his first senior match for GFC Ajaccio in the 2017 - 2018 season, the accomplished Midfielder has accumulated 4 league goals in this Ligue 2 2023 - 2024 season to date from a total of 34 appearances.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 70 | LLWWW |
| 2 |
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36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 64 | LWWWD |
| 3 |
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36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 64 | DWWLW |
| 4 |
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36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 56 | LWWWL |
| 5 |
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36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 55 | WWLWL |
| 6 |
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36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 54 | WLWLW |
| 7 |
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36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 52 | LLLWL |
| 8 |
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36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 51 | WLLWD |
| 9 |
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36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 51 | WWDLL |
| 10 |
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36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | -2 | 49 | DLDDW |
| 11 |
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36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 48 | DWLLW |
| 12 |
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36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 47 | LLWLW |
| 13 |
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36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 46 | WWWLL |
| 14 |
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36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 46 | WWLDL |
| 15 |
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36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 45 | WLLWW |
| 16 |
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36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | -16 | 44 | LWLLW |
| 17 |
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35 | 8 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 37 | LLLDD |
| 18 |
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36 | 6 | 17 | 13 | -4 | 35 | WDDDL |
| 19 |
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36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | -17 | 35 | DDLLL |
| 20 |
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35 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -27 | 23 | LLLWW |
| Angers SCO |
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USL Dunkerque |
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SM Caen |
| Quevilly-Rouen |
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USL Dunkerque |
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AJ Auxerre |
| Bordeaux |
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USL Dunkerque |
| Amiens |
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USL Dunkerque |
| SM Caen |
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Valenciennes FC |
| USL Dunkerque |
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SM Caen |
| SM Caen |
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Stade Lavallois |
| St Etienne |
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SM Caen |
| SM Caen |
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Annecy FC |
| AC Ajaccio |
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SM Caen |
| USL Dunkerque |
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AJ Auxerre |
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EA Guingamp |
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Annecy FC |
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Pau FC |
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US Concarneau |
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Valenciennes FC |
| St Etienne |
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SM Caen |
| AC Ajaccio |
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SM Caen |
| Quevilly-Rouen |
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SM Caen |
| AJ Auxerre |
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SM Caen |
| Pau FC |
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SM Caen |
| EA Guingamp |
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SM Caen |
| Goals scored | 0.7 |
| Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| Time first goal scored | 45 |
| Time first goal conceded | 34 |
| Yellow cards | 1.6 |
| Red cards | 0.1 |
| Subs used | 4.1 |
| Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
| Goals scored | 1.3 |
| Goals conceded | 1.7 |
| Time first goal scored | 54 |
| Time first goal conceded | 35 |
| Yellow cards | 2 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 3.9 |
| Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
| Gaëtan Courtet | 4 |
| Julien Anziani | 4 |
| Enzo Bardeli | 3 |
| Aïman Maurer | 2 |
| Benjaloud Youssouf | 2 |
| Alexandre Mendy | 21 |
| Ali Abdi | 9 |
| Godson Kyeremeh | 3 |
| Mickaël Le Bihan | 3 |
| Bilal Brahimi | 2 |
| Angers SCO |
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USL Dunkerque |
| SM Caen |
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Valenciennes FC |
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