Ligue 2 WON 2–1
Sat, Sep 12 · 20:00 · Stade Marcel Tribut
Dunkerque Home
VS
Saint Etienne Away
Dunkerque vs Saint Etienne — Ligue 2
Tipster's pick Under 3.5 Goals
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.44 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate61%
This price needs69%
Expert analysis

Dunkerque and Saint Etienne Aim for Tight Contest

Saint Etienne arrives with a perfect recent record but must break down a Dunkerque defense that rarely keeps opponents at bay for long. Their head-to-head meetings have produced several low-event games where neither side created sustained pressure. Dunkerque’s pattern of mixed results at home often stems from cautious setups that limit open exchanges. Saint Etienne’s ability to keep clean sheets in some outings shows they can manage games without inviting constant counters. Dunkerque tends to struggle finishing chances when facing organized away defenses like the one Saint Etienne deploys. This combination points toward a match where scoring stays measured rather than explosive.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73.2% win rate
Result
2–1 WON

Our pick “Under 3.5 Goals” at odds 1.44 won — final score 2–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Julien Le Cardinal 19'
  3. Adrian Lebeau 39'
  4. Augustine Boakye assist Zuriko Davitashvili 43'
  5. Gaëtan Robail ↓ Adrian Lebeau 45'
  6. Second half
  7. Tamar Svetlin 51'
  8. Khalil Ayari 52'
  9. Khalil Ayari assist Souleymane Keita 52'
  10. Jakob Breum ↓ Thierno Ballo 53'
  11. Ben Old ↓ Tamar Svetlin 53'
  12. Souleymane Keita assist Victor Mayela 58'
  13. João Ferreira ↓ Kevin Pedro 70'
  14. Joshua Duffus ↓ Irvin Cardona 70'
  15. Enzo Mayilla ↓ Souleymane Keita 71'
  16. Ousmane Touré ↓ Khalil Ayari 71'
  17. Steven​ N'Zonzi ↓ Egor Prutsev 77'
  18. Nadir El Jamali ↓ Maxime Bernauer 77'
  19. Franck Leroy Atoen ↓ Jordan Morel 85'
  20. Théna Massock 90'
  21. Franck Leroy Atoen 90+6'
This season
Dunkerque Saint Etienne
Over 2.5 goals 40% 100%
Clean sheet 0% 40%
Failed to score 40% 0%
Scored per game 1.6 3.2
Conceded per game 1.8 0.8
Scored home / away 1.7 / 1.5 3.3 / 3.0

Across 5 and 5 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
1 SAI Saint Etienne ▲ 5 5 0 0 15
2 ANN Annecy 5 3 1 1 10
3 REI Reims 5 2 3 0 9
4 MET Metz 5 2 3 0 9
5 MON Montpellier 5 2 2 1 8
6 RED RED Star FC 93 5 2 2 1 8
7 NAN Nancy 5 2 1 2 7
8 ROD Rodez 5 2 1 2 7
9 SOC Sochaux 5 1 3 1 6
10 DUN Dunkerque ▲ 5 1 2 2 5
11 GUI Guingamp 5 1 2 2 5
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Dunkerque WDLLD
W vs Grenoble 4–2 Aug 8
D @ Reims 3–3 Aug 14
L vs Montpellier 0–1 Aug 21
L @ Nancy 0–2 Aug 28
D vs Clermont Foot 1–1 Sep 4
Saint Etienne WWWWW
W @ Sochaux 3–0 Aug 8
W vs Clermont Foot 3–1 Aug 14
W vs Grenoble 4–0 Aug 22
W @ Dijon 3–2 Aug 31
W vs Montpellier 3–1 Sep 5
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Dunkerque
Scored 1.6 avg
4 3 0 0 1
Conceded 1.8 avg
2 3 1 2 1
Saint Etienne
Scored 3.2 avg
3 3 4 3 3
Conceded 0.8 avg
0 1 0 2 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 Dunkerque
0 Draws
2 Saint Etienne
Apr 2026 Saint Etienne 2–1 Dunkerque Saint Etienne
Dec 2025 Dunkerque 1–0 Saint Etienne Dunkerque
Feb 2024 Dunkerque 1–0 Saint Etienne Dunkerque
Oct 2023 Saint Etienne 2–0 Dunkerque Saint Etienne

Over 2.5 goals in 1 of the last 4 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Dunkerque 4-2-3-1
  • 73 Moha Airam G
  • 27 A. Linguet D
  • 26 Opa Sanganté D
  • 22 V. Mayela D
  • 24 L. Vallier D
  • 6 J. Morel M
  • 18 Théna Massock M
  • 7 K. Ayari M
  • 10 A. Lebeau M
  • 11 E. Prutsev M
  • 19 S. Keita F
Bench Franck Atoen, P. M. Dieng, G. Robail, B. Lagae, E. Mayilla, Noah Nemorin, S. Nzonzi, Mouhamed Sissokho, O. Touré

Albert Sánchez

Saint Etienne 4-2-3-1
  • 30 G. Larsonneur G
  • 23 K. Pedro D
  • 26 J. Le Cardinal D
  • 18 S. Nair D
  • 6 M. Bernauer D
  • 16 T. Svetlin M
  • 14 Á. Csongvai M
  • 20 A. Boakye M
  • 22 Z. Davitashvili M
  • 8 T. Ballo M
  • 7 I. Cardona F
Bench Mamour Ndiaye, J. Duffus, L. Lavallée, João Ferreira, Chico Lamba, N. El Jamali, J. Breum, Adam Baallal, B. Old

Ian Cathro