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Caen v Dunkerque : Ligue 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Stade Michel-d'Ornano, Caen

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Ligue 2, and Ostap Markevych’s Caen will have the joy of it on Monday evening. Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro’s Dunkerque are their opponents at the Stade Michel-d'Ornano. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've sifted through our expansive database and found the statistics that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds are there to ensure you get the best price.

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Caen's next match is v Annecy at 19:45 on Monday 17th February
Dunkerque's next match is v Paris FC at 13:00 on Saturday 15th February
The last French Ligue 2 meeting between Caen and Dunkerque was on Monday 10th February 2025
French Ligue 2
February 10th 2025
Caen 0
2 Dunkerque
 
45' G. Courtet
56' N. Skyttä
 
CAE
DUN
Shots On
8
Shots Off
3
11
Corners
3
Possession
33%
67%
Fouls
14
14
Yellow/red cards
5/1
4/0
 
CaenDunkerque
 
A. Mandrea
B. Traoré
J. Gaudin (E. Ntim 79')
L. Sy (G. Kyeremeh 70')
A. Moucketou Moussounda
B. Brahimi
D. Gaucho
N. Lebreton (Y. M'Vila 46')
A. Mendy
S. Grandsir
I. Najim (V. Henry 46')
A. Ortolá Vañó
(G. Kondo 88') V. Sasso
(N. Matias Fortuna 62') A. Souza de Almeida
O. Sangante
A. Georgen
U. Raghouber
football iconN. Skyttä
E. Bardeli
(A. Ba 88') football iconG. Courtet
(Y. Bammou 61') M. Saeed Al Saad
(K. Tejan 75') G. Yassine

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't think there's a clear favourite to win this match, but does appear clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have a maximum of 3 goals. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Caen and Dunkerque have delivered a host of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance stats point towards more of the same. We feel confident predicting under 3.5 goals on Monday evening, and the bookies have it priced at 1.25.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Caen are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 37% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.90.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Caen
37%
13/8
10%
13/8
9%
Draw
27%
9/4
4%
19/10
3%
Dunkerque
36%
31/20
11%
6/4
9%
Draw 1-1
13%
11/219/4
Caen 1-0
11%
13/2
12%
6/1
13%
Dunkerque 1-0
10%
13/2
7%
6/1
Draw 0-0
9%
7/1
11%
6/1
7%
Caen 2-1
8%
10/117/2
Dunkerque 2-1
8%
9/1
5%
8/1
6%
Caen 2-0
7%
11/1
20%
10/1
8%
Dunkerque 2-0
6%
11/1
9%
9/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/112/1
8%
Caen 3-1
3%
22/1
12%
18/1
Dunkerque 3-1
3%
22/1
10%
16/1
13%
Caen 3-0
3%
25/1
24%
20/1
9%
Dunkerque 3-0
3%
25/1
24%
18/1
12%
Caen 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Dunkerque 3-2
2%
33/122/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
6/5
5%
23/20
8%
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
13/20
3%
4/7
5%
Home 1st Goal
48%
11/10
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
47%
10/11
6%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
7/1
11%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
10/11
4%
10/11
4%
BTTS - No
50%
4/5
2%
4/5
3%
BTTS - Home Win
16%
5/1
8%
19/4
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/410/3
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5/1
20%
9/2
15%
Home/draw
64%
1/2
4%
10/21
5%
Away/draw
63%
4/9
3%
4/9
6%
Home/away
73%
1/3
2%
4/11
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
2/5
3%
2/5
5%
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
7/4
8%
13/8
9%
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
3/1
7%
14/5
9%
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
2/9
2%
1/5
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
8/1
13%
13/2
15%
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/14
1%
1/20
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
20/1
11%
14/1
25%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/66
1%
1/300
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/141/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
8/111/2
7%
Home DNB
56%
5/6
13%
10/11
9%
Away DNB
55%
5/6
10%
4/5
9%
Caen win to nil
21%
3/1
20%
-
Dunkerque win to nil
20%
3/1
7%
-
Caen / Caen
17%
7/2
10%
17/5
8%
Caen / Dunkerque
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
Caen / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Caen
13%
5/1
8%
5/1
8%
Draw / Dunkerque
15%
5/1
9%
19/4
10%
Draw / Draw
18%
7/2
5%
16/5
3%
Dunkerque / Caen
3%
28/122/1
Dunkerque / Dunkerque
19%
7/2
13%
16/5
12%
Dunkerque / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

Caen have played 21 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 3 and won 4. Caen have conceded 32 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Caen have played 11 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Dunkerque lay in 5th place on 36 points in the Ligue 2 league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 11, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 25 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Dunkerque have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Dunkerque have played 10 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Caen
Dunkerque
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lorient2214441846 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 26
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-2F
2
Paris FC2213451543 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 28
Feb 15
l
 
3-2F
3
Metz2211831841 
Apr 4
l
 
1-0A
Mar 15
l
 
2-0A
4
Dunkerque Away221237739 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
-
-
5
Guingamp2212281338 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
Apr 4
d
 
1-1F
6
Annecy221066236 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 17
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-2F
7
Lavallois229761034 
Mar 7
l
 
1-0A
May 3
l
 
3-2A
8
Grenoble22949-131 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1F
Apr 19
w
 
0-1F
9
Bastia226124630 
w
 
2-0F
May 10
w
 
2-1A
Mar 28
10
Pau22787-129 
Feb 22
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1F
11
Amiens229211-829 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 14
w
 
3-1F
Apr 12
12
Troyes228311027 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 26
13
Clermont226610-724 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 28
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
14
Ajaccio227312-1224 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 3
15
Rodez226511-523 
d
 
3-3A
Apr 12
w
 
1-0F
Mar 10
16
Red Star226511-1623 
May 3
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-0F
May 10
17
Martigues225314-2418 
Apr 19
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
18
Caen Home224315-1515 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Caen 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Caen0 - 1Guingamp
Caen0 - 1Grenoble
Caen0 - 1Clermont
Caen3 - 3Rodez
Caen2 - 0Bastia
Caen0 - 1Troyes
Caen1 - 2Lorient
Caen2 - 1Amiens
Caen1 - 0Ajaccio
Caen1 - 1Annecy
Caen0 - 2Paris FC
Caen3 - 0Valenciennes
Caen1 - 0Lavallois
Caen2 - 1Annecy
Caen1 - 0Rodez
Caen0 - 1Bordeaux
Caen0 - 1Paris FC
Caen2 - 0Angers
Caen2 - 0Amiens
Caen0 - 0Troyes
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACaen0 - 3Troyes
HCaen0 - 1Guingamp
ACaen1 - 2Ajaccio
HCaen0 - 1Grenoble
HCaen0 - 1Clermont
ACaen1 - 3Dunkerque
ACaen0 - 1Lavallois
HCaen3 - 3Rodez
ACaen0 - 1Metz
HCaen2 - 0Bastia
ACaen3 - 0Martigues
HCaen0 - 1Troyes
ACaen2 - 2Red Star
HCaen1 - 2Lorient
ACaen1 - 3Guingamp
HCaen2 - 1Amiens
HCaen1 - 0Ajaccio
ACaen1 - 3Grenoble
HCaen1 - 1Annecy
ACaen0 - 1Pau
Dunkerque 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Annecy0 - 2Dunkerque
Pau1 - 1Dunkerque
Guingamp1 - 1Dunkerque
Metz2 - 0Dunkerque
Grenoble0 - 1Dunkerque
Lorient4 - 2Dunkerque
Lavallois3 - 2Dunkerque
Martigues1 - 1Dunkerque
Clermont0 - 1Dunkerque
Paris FC3 - 2Dunkerque
Angers0 - 0Dunkerque
Quevillaise.1 - 2Dunkerque
Bordeaux2 - 0Dunkerque
Amiens0 - 1Dunkerque
Bastia1 - 1Dunkerque
Lavallois1 - 2Dunkerque
Troyes1 - 2Dunkerque
Rodez0 - 0Dunkerque
Paris FC1 - 2Dunkerque
Grenoble2 - 2Dunkerque
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDunkerque0 - 1Martigues
ADunkerque2 - 0Annecy
HDunkerque0 - 1Lorient
ADunkerque1 - 1Pau
ADunkerque1 - 1Guingamp
HDunkerque3 - 1Caen
ADunkerque0 - 2Metz
HDunkerque1 - 0Ajaccio
ADunkerque1 - 0Grenoble
HDunkerque3 - 1Amiens
ADunkerque2 - 4Lorient
HDunkerque2 - 0Red Star
ADunkerque2 - 3Lavallois
HDunkerque2 - 1Troyes
ADunkerque1 - 1Martigues
HDunkerque2 - 1Bastia
HDunkerque3 - 2Pau
ADunkerque1 - 0Clermont
HDunkerque1 - 0Rodez
ADunkerque2 - 3Paris FC
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Caen since 2021
Caen
Dunkerque
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
CAE
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Caen
Caen1 - 0
Caen2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Dunkerque since 2020
Dunkerque
Caen
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
4 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
0 / 4
CAE
1
D
2
DUN
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Dunkerque
Dunkerque3 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 3Caen
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Caen of late. It has been 7 Ligue 2 matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Monday evening against Dunkerque.

Caen 18th Dunkerque 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Caen will score no more than 1 goal
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Dunkerque will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-22
Caen have scored 22% fewer goals at home than predicted
+14
Dunkerque have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Caen
PG (predicted goals)
Dunkerque
1.2
1.2
Attack rating
%
better
CAE
DUN
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
CAE
DUN
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Caen v Dunkerque Ligue 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Caen Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19834
A MendyA MendyB BrahimiN Lebreton
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Mandréa GLK16
-
L Sy DEF6
-
A Moucketou-Moussounda DEF4
-
B Traoré DEF141
1
-
J Gaudin DEF1
1
-
D. Gaucho MID5
-
N Lebreton MID222
4
-
B Brahimi MID2143
2
1
S Grandsir MID1
-
I Najim MID61
-
A Mendy FWD2081
3
-
Subs
Y Clementia GLK6
2
-
V Henry DEF12
3
1
E Ntim DEF6
-
R Thomas DEF191
1
-
Y M'Vila MID101
3
-
L Rajot MID191
4
-
G Kyeremeh MID22
1
-
Dunkerque Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
225410
E BardeliN SkyttäK TejanU Raghouber
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Ortolá GLK13
1
-
A Georgen DEF211
4
-
O Sanganté DEF222
2
-
V Sasso DEF213
4
-
Abner DEF20
3
-
U Raghouber MID181
10
-
M. Saeed Al Saad MID1
-
N Skyttä MID1953
1
-
E Bardeli MID2253
-
G. Yassine MID172
3
-
G Courtet FWD203
3
-
Subs
E Jaouen GLK9
-
G Kondo DEF6
-
N Fortuna DEF1
-
A Ba MID1
-
K Tejan FWD2014
3
-
A Pitu FWD1
-
Y Bammou FWD2053
3
-