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

Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz

the Stade Saint-Symphorien faithful welcome Dunkerque's fans on Monday evening, as Stéphane Le Mignan's Metz clash with Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro's troops in the Ligue 2. This preview has the best odds for 17 different markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you go between markets. Our predictions run off the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be explored, while you'll also find head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.

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Metz's next match is v Annecy at 19:00 on Saturday 14th December
Dunkerque's next match is v Caen at 19:45 on Monday 16th December
The last French Ligue 2 meeting between Metz and Dunkerque was on Monday 9th December 2024
French Ligue 2
December 9th 2024
Metz 2
0 Dunkerque
 
G. Hein 90'
J. Asoro 90'
 
MET
DUN
Shots On
6
1
Shots Off
4
4
Corners
5
1
Possession
44%
56%
Fouls
10
17
Yellow/red cards
1/0
4/0
 
MetzDunkerque
 
A. Oukidja
A. Lô
K. Kouao
M. Udol
I. Traoré
J. Deminguet
B. Stambouli
P. Diallo (K. Van Den Kerkhof 87')
M. Bokele Mputu (J. Asoro 76')
S. Elisor (J. Mangondo 76')
G. Heinfootball icon
Ortola
V. Sasso
A. Souza de Almeida
O. Sangante
A. Georgen
(G. Kondo 90') U. Raghouber
(Y. Sekongo 76') E. Bardeli
N. Skyttä
Y. Bammou
(M. Essimi Ateba 87') M. Rivera
(G. Courtet 46') G. Yassine

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our best tip on this fixture, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Metz and Dunkerque's recent form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.40.

In-Play
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 Metz are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 55% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.73.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Metz
55%
4/5
3%
4/5
4%
Draw
23%
5/211/5
6%
Dunkerque
22%
27/10
3%
3/1
5%
Draw 1-1
11%
6/111/2
Metz 1-0
10%
11/2
8%
5/1
8%
Metz 2-1
10%
8/17/1
7%
Metz 2-0
9%
7/113/2
Dunkerque 1-0
6%
9/1
11%
17/2
5%
Metz 3-1
6%
16/112/1
8%
Dunkerque 2-1
6%
12/111/1
Draw 0-0
6%
8/1
6%
13/2
12%
Metz 3-0
6%
14/111/1
Draw 2-2
5%
18/112/1
Dunkerque 2-0
3%
20/1
11%
16/1
Metz 3-2
3%
28/1
15%
20/1
11%
Metz 4-1
3%
33/1
17%
22/1
10%
Metz 4-0
3%
33/120/1
Dunkerque 3-1
2%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
11/10
5%
1/1
8%
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
7/10
3%
4/6
5%
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/7
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
7/4-
No 1st Goal
3%
8/1
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
1/110/11
3%
BTTS - No
46%
8/114/5
3%
BTTS - Home Win
26%
10/3
9%
3/1
8%
BTTS - Draw
17%
9/218/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
11%
15/27/1
Home/draw
78%
1/41/5
Away/draw
45%
5/6
2%
10/11
5%
Home/away
77%
1/43/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
4/11
3%
1/3
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
2/1
9%
15/8
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
11/4
6%
12/5
10%
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
1/4
2%
1/4
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
7/1
11%
11/2
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/12
1%
1/14
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
18/111/1
9%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/401/100
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/16
1%
1/18
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9/1
18%
6/1
13%
Home DNB
71%
4/11
3%
1/3
2%
Away DNB
38%
2/1
9%
2/1
8%
Metz win to nil
29%
7/4
8%
-
Dunkerque win to nil
11%
11/2
8%
-
Metz / Metz
27%
2/1
3%
15/8
5%
Metz / Dunkerque
3%
33/128/1
Metz / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Metz
18%
7/2
5%
7/2
2%
Draw / Dunkerque
9%
15/2
6%
15/2
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1
5%
18/5
4%
Dunkerque / Metz
4%
22/1
12%
18/1
Dunkerque / Dunkerque
11%
13/2
7%
11/2
7%
Dunkerque / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

Metz have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league. Metz are unbeaten in 2 games against teams above them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 2 games. Metz are unbeaten at home after 7 games and have kept 3 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost zero games, drawn 1 and won 1. Metz have conceded 2 goals, scored 3, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Metz have played 7 games at home, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Dunkerque lay in 3rd place on 28 points in the Ligue 2 league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 19 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Dunkerque have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Dunkerque have played 6 away games, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Metz
Dunkerque
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Paris FC159421331 
Jan 17
w
 
1-2F
Feb 15
l
 
3-2F
2
Lorient159331330 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 11
Jan 17
l
 
4-2F
3
Metz Home158431128 
-
-
Mar 15
l
 
2-0A
4
Dunkerque Away15915328 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 15
-
-
5
Annecy15753526 
Mar 8
Dec 14
l
 
0-2A
Jan 24
6
Guingamp15816625 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
Apr 5
Jan 4
7
Amiens15726123 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 1
w
 
3-1F
Apr 12
8
Lavallois15645622 
d
 
1-1A
May 10
May 3
l
 
3-2A
9
Rodez15546319 
May 3
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
10
Bastia153102019 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
w
 
2-1A
Mar 29
11
Pau15546-219 
Jan 4
Apr 26
w
 
3-2F
Jan 10
12
Grenoble15537018 
Jan 24
l
 
2-0A
Apr 19
w
 
0-1F
13
Clermont15447-516 
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
Feb 22
w
 
0-1F
14
Caen15438-415 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
Dec 16
Feb 8
15
Ajaccio15438-615 
Feb 22
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
16
Troyes15438-815 
Mar 29
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 26
17
Red Star15438-1415 
Apr 19
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
May 10
18
Martigues152310-229 
w
 
6-0F
Apr 12
Jan 31
d
 
1-1A
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Metz 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Metz1 - 0Caen
Metz1 - 0Guingamp
Metz3 - 2Amiens
Metz6 - 0Martigues
Metz1 - 1Lorient
Metz1 - 1Lavallois
Metz1 - 1Bastia
Metz0 - 2PSG
Metz2 - 3Rennes
Metz1 - 2Lille
Metz2 - 1Lens
Metz2 - 5Monaco
Metz1 - 0Clermont
Metz1 - 2Lyon
Metz1 - 2Lorient
Metz0 - 1Toulouse
Metz0 - 1Montpellier
Metz0 - 1Brest
Metz3 - 1Nantes
Metz0 - 0Le Havre
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMetz1 - 1Clermont
HMetz1 - 0Caen
AMetz1 - 0Ajaccio
AMetz0 - 1Red Star
HMetz1 - 0Guingamp
AMetz0 - 2Grenoble
HMetz3 - 2Amiens
AMetz1 - 2Troyes
HMetz6 - 0Martigues
HMetz1 - 1Lorient
AMetz2 - 1Paris FC
HMetz1 - 1Lavallois
AMetz3 - 1Rodez
HMetz1 - 1Bastia
HMetz0 - 2PSG
AMetz1 - 2Strasbourg
HMetz2 - 3Rennes
HMetz1 - 2Lille
AMetz1 - 0Le Havre
HMetz2 - 1Lens
Dunkerque 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Caen1 - 0Dunkerque
Pau1 - 1Dunkerque
Valenciennes0 - 1Dunkerque
Auxerre0 - 1Dunkerque
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HDunkerque0 - 2Annecy
ADunkerque0 - 0Angers
HDunkerque2 - 2Caen
ADunkerque2 - 1Quevillaise.
HDunkerque1 - 3Auxerre
ADunkerque0 - 2Bordeaux
ADunkerque1 - 0Amiens
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Goal Statistics

Metz's defensive record is to be admired, S. Le Mignan's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Ligue 2 matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.1 for Dunkerque makes sense in this context.

Metz 3rd Dunkerque 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Metz will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Dunkerque will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Metz’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+9
Dunkerque’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Metz
PG (predicted goals)
Dunkerque
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
MET
DUN
14%
better
view stats
Games scored12
13
Failed to score2
1
Scored first8
9
Goals scored22
23
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.6
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for15
19
Avg. XG for0.9
2.1
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
4%
better
MET
DUN
view stats
Games conceded10
9
Clean sheets4
5
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded13
18
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against12%
17%
Avg. XG against0.7
1.2
KickOff rating
+4%

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

Metz Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15535
G HeinG HeinS ElisorM Udol
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Oukidja GLK15
-
K Kouao DEF13
3
-
A Lô DEF5
-
I Traoré DEF1421
1
-
M Udol DEF1331
5
-
P Diallo MID1112
-
B Stambouli MID101
1
-
J Deminguet MID14
1
-
M. Bokele Mputu MID10
-
S Elisor FWD93
-
G Hein FWD1551
2
-
Subs
A Mirbach GLK
-
F Candé DEF61
1
-
K Kerkhof DEF4
1
-
A. Touré MID5
-
I. Sane FWD1021
2
-
J Asoro FWD1111
-
Dunkerque Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15436
A GeorgenN SkyttäN SkyttäU Raghouber
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Ortolá GLK6
-
A Georgen DEF151
4
-
O Sanganté DEF152
2
-
V Sasso DEF152
3
-
Abner DEF13
3
-
U Raghouber MID121
6
-
G. Yassine MID131
2
-
N Skyttä MID1243
1
-
E Bardeli MID1531
-
M Rivera MID153
4
-
Y Bammou FWD1342
1
-
Subs
E Jaouen GLK9
-
D Queirós DEF10
2
-
B Youssouf DEF5
-
G Kondo DEF3
-
Y. Sekongo MID141
1
1
M. Essimi Ateba FWD6
-
G Courtet FWD131
1
-