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

Sat 17th Oct, 13:00 BST, La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau, Nantes

Grégory Poirier and Albert Sánchez Saura clash in the Ligue 2 on Saturday afternoon, as Nantes face Dunkerque at the La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau. For each and every Ligue 2 match, KickOff delves into the statistics for all of the biggest markets. Key stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then given alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our top tip on this one, meaning that the teams will score 2 goals or more between them during 90 minutes. Both Nantes and Dunkerque's latest 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 1.25.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nantes
59%
3/5-
Draw
22%
5/2-
Dunkerque
19%
4/1-
Nantes 1-0
11%
13/2-
Draw 1-1
11%
6/1-
Nantes 2-0
10%
7/1-
Nantes 2-1
10%
15/2-
Nantes 3-0
7%
11/1-
Nantes 3-1
6%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1-
Dunkerque 1-0
6%
14/1-
Dunkerque 2-1
5%
16/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Nantes 4-0
3%
22/1-
Nantes 3-2
3%
22/1-
Nantes 4-1
3%
25/1-
Dunkerque 2-0
3%
28/1-
Dunkerque 3-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
3/4
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
21/20
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
56%
8/15-
Away 1st Goal
41%
7/4-
No 1st Goal
3%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
52%
4/5-
BTTS - No
48%
10/11-
BTTS - Home Win
26%
5/2-
BTTS - Draw
16%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
9%
17/2-
Home/draw
81%
1/7-
Away/draw
41%
6/5-
Home/away
78%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
2/9
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
3/1
7%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
7/4
8%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
2/5
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
9/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/7-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
10/1
15%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/20
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12/1
18%
-
Home DNB
75%
2/9-
Away DNB
34%
3/1-
Nantes win to nil
33%
7/4-
Dunkerque win to nil
9%
9/1-
Nantes / Nantes
33%
6/4-
Nantes / Dunkerque
2%
33/1-
Nantes / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Nantes
19%
7/2-
Draw / Dunkerque
8%
10/1-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Dunkerque / Nantes
4%
20/1-
Dunkerque / Dunkerque
10%
15/2-
Dunkerque / Draw
5%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

Nantes have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Nantes have conceded 5 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Nantes have played 4 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 3 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Dunkerque lay in 11th place on 8 points in the Ligue 2 league table having played 8 matches. Dunkerque are unbeaten in 2 games against teams below them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 2 games. Dunkerque are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 2 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 5 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Dunkerque have conceded 3 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Dunkerque have played 3 away games, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Nantes
Dunkerque
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St Etienne86111319 
Mar 12
Oct 24
w
 
2-1A
Jan 29
2
Red Star8521317 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 16
Dec 5
May 7
3
Montpellier8431315 
Apr 23
Dec 5
l
 
0-1A
Apr 2
4
Reims8350614 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 19
May 14
d
 
3-3F
5
Nancy8413213 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 5
Feb 19
l
 
2-0A
6
Annecy8413113 
Dec 11
May 22
l
 
0-1A
Apr 16
7
Dijon8332212 
May 7
Jan 2
Mar 5
Jan 15
8
Pau8323111 
Feb 26
Nov 7
Feb 12
l
 
2-0A
9
Sochaux8251-111 
Apr 2
l
 
1-0A
Apr 30
Nov 23
10
Metz8242110 
Jan 15
Apr 9
Oct 23
Mar 12
11
Dunkerque8224-38 
Oct 17
Jan 22
-
-
12
Guingamp8224-38 
Jan 29
d
 
3-3A
Nov 6
Feb 5
13
Nantes8224-48 
-
-
Jan 22
Oct 17
14
Grenoble8224-58 
Nov 21
Mar 19
w
 
4-2F
May 22
15
Rodez8215-47 
l
 
2-5F
Feb 5
Mar 19
Oct 30
16
Boulogne8062-26 
Feb 12
w
 
1-2F
Jan 2
Apr 23
17
Clermont8062-36 
Oct 30
Apr 30
d
 
1-1F
Feb 26
18
Lavallois8125-75 
May 14
l
 
2-1A
Apr 9
Dec 11
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Nantes 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nantes0 - 0Reims
Nantes1 - 0Nancy
Nantes2 - 5Rodez
Nantes0 - 1Red Star
Nantes3 - 0Marseille
Nantes1 - 1Brest
Nantes2 - 3Strasbourg
Nantes0 - 1Angers
Nantes2 - 0Le Havre
Nantes0 - 1Lyon
Nantes1 - 4Nice
Nantes1 - 2Paris FC
Nantes1 - 2Lens
Nantes1 - 1Lorient
Nantes0 - 2Metz
Nantes3 - 5Monaco
Nantes0 - 2Lille
Nantes2 - 2Rennes
Nantes1 - 0Auxerre
Nantes0 - 1PSG
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNantes0 - 0Reims
ANantes2 - 1Boulogne
ANantes0 - 1Sochaux
HNantes1 - 0Nancy
ANantes3 - 3Guingamp
HNantes2 - 5Rodez
ANantes1 - 2Lavallois
HNantes0 - 1Red Star
ANantes0 - 1Lens
HNantes3 - 0Marseille
ANantes1 - 2Rennes
ANantes0 - 3PSG
HNantes1 - 1Brest
ANantes0 - 0Auxerre
ANantes0 - 0Metz
HNantes2 - 3Strasbourg
HNantes0 - 1Angers
ANantes0 - 1Lille
HNantes2 - 0Le Havre
ANantes1 - 3Monaco
Dunkerque 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Pau2 - 0Dunkerque
Nancy2 - 0Dunkerque
Reims3 - 3Dunkerque
Nancy3 - 2Dunkerque
Boulogne2 - 6Dunkerque
St Etienne2 - 1Dunkerque
Troyes5 - 1Dunkerque
Red Star1 - 0Dunkerque
Clermont2 - 1Dunkerque
Amiens1 - 4Dunkerque
Le Mans1 - 0Dunkerque
Montpellier1 - 3Dunkerque
Lavallois1 - 2Dunkerque
Rodez1 - 1Dunkerque
Reims1 - 2Dunkerque
Pau0 - 3Dunkerque
Bastia0 - 0Dunkerque
Guingamp2 - 1Dunkerque
Grenoble1 - 0Dunkerque
Annecy2 - 2Dunkerque
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDunkerque0 - 1Annecy
ADunkerque0 - 2Pau
HDunkerque2 - 1St Etienne
HDunkerque1 - 1Clermont
ADunkerque0 - 2Nancy
HDunkerque0 - 1Montpellier
ADunkerque3 - 3Reims
HDunkerque4 - 2Grenoble
ADunkerque2 - 3Nancy
HDunkerque0 - 1Grenoble
ADunkerque6 - 2Boulogne
HDunkerque0 - 2Lavallois
ADunkerque1 - 2St Etienne
HDunkerque1 - 1Rodez
ADunkerque1 - 5Troyes
ADunkerque0 - 1Red Star
HDunkerque1 - 1Reims
ADunkerque1 - 2Clermont
HDunkerque1 - 1Bastia
ADunkerque4 - 1Amiens
Goal Statistics

Nantes's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Dunkerque have conceded in each of their last 19 Ligue 2 matches. A PG of 1.9 for G. Poirier's side suggests that run should continue.

Nantes 13th Dunkerque 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Nantes will score 1 or more goals
0
39%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Dunkerque scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-24
Nantes have scored 24% fewer goals at home than predicted
+23
Dunkerque have scored 23% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2026/2027 season
Nantes
PG (predicted goals)
Dunkerque
1.9
1
Attack rating
NAN
DUN
1%
better
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Games scored5
4
Failed to score3
4
Scored first3
3
Goals scored9
10
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.3
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal10
7
Conversion rate for10
14
Avg. XG for1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
16%
better
NAN
DUN
view stats
Games conceded6
8
Clean sheets2
0
Conceded first4
5
Goals conceded13
13
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against22%
15%
Avg. XG against1
1.6
KickOff rating
+16%

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

Nantes Ligue 2 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8213
L PerrinW YounoussaL PerrinF Guilbert
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Perrin DEF81
1
-
J Lepenant MID8
-
I Sissoko MID81
1
-
M Dupé GLK7
-
K Amian DEF7
1
-
D. Assoumani MID7
-
M Cafaro FWD71
1
-
F Guilbert DEF6
3
-
S Sow DEF6
1
-
W Younoussa MID621
3
-
L. Leroux MID6
-
I Ganago FWD61
-
R. Hachem MID51
-
F Doucouré DEF4
-
B Pierret MID4
-
T Robinet FWD41
-
A Joujou FWD41
-
K Corredor FWD42
-
T. Tati DEF2
1
-
M. Cherni DEF2
-
P Carlgren GLK1
-
F Centonze DEF1
-
D. Gomes MID1
-
Dunkerque Ligue 2 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8213
O SangantéE PrutsevE PrutsevT. Massock
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Sanganté DEF81
2
-
A Linguet DEF8
1
-
L Vallier DEF8
-
J. Morel MID8
-
E Prutsev MID821
-
T. Massock MID8
3
-
K. Ayari FWD81
3
-
A Lebeau MID711
2
-
E. Mayilla FWD7
2
-
S. Keita FWD721
2
-
V. Mayela DEF611
1
B Lagae DEF6
1
-
M Airam GLK5
-
A Daho FWD51
1
-
M Prévot GLK4
1
O. Touré DEF3
-
F. Atoen MID3
1
-
G Robail FWD3
-
S Nzonzi MID2
-
P. Dieng FWD2
-
Abner DEF1
-
A. Nade FWD1
-
M Niang FWD1
-