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

Sat 18th Jan, 19:00 BST, Stade Marcel Tribut, Dunkirk

Lorient are on the road on Saturday evening, as manager Olivier Pantaloni takes his team to visit Dunkerque and Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro at the Stade Marcel Tribut in the Ligue 2. Statistics for our tip of under 3.5 goals are shown below, including head-to-head history. Switching the market with the tabs changes all stats and the odds, making it easier than ever to find the right bet for you.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Dunkerque and Lorient combined during the standard 90 minutes. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this conclusion, and we think there's a 75% chance of it being a winning tip. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.30.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Dunkerque are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Dunkerque
44%
13/5
3%
23/10
Draw
26%
21/10
3%
11/5
Lorient
30%
11/10
2%
1/1
Draw 1-1
13%
5/15/1
Dunkerque 1-0
11%
10/18/1
Dunkerque 2-1
9%
12/110/1
Lorient 1-0
9%
7/16/1
Dunkerque 2-0
8%
18/114/1
Draw 0-0
8%
17/2
6%
7/1
Lorient 2-1
7%
8/17/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/111/1
Lorient 2-0
5%
9/18/1
Dunkerque 3-1
4%
28/120/1
Dunkerque 3-0
4%
40/125/1
Lorient 3-1
3%
16/112/1
Dunkerque 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
Lorient 3-2
2%
25/1
10%
18/1
Lorient 3-0
2%
18/114/1
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
1/110/11
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
4/53/4
Home 1st Goal
51%
6/47/5
Away 1st Goal
45%
4/63/4
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2
6%
7/1
BTTS - Yes
51%
8/114/5
BTTS - No
49%
1/110/11
BTTS - Home Win
19%
6/1
7%
11/2
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
8%
17/5
BTTS - Away Win
13%
10/33/1
Home/draw
70%
7/10
2%
8/11
Away/draw
56%
2/72/7
Home/away
74%
4/113/10
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
2/73/10
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
5/221/10
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
12/511/5
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
3/102/7
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
6/119/4
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/101/12
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/110/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/331/80
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/16
1%
1/20
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
9/1
11%
13/2
Home DNB
63%
6/4
5%
6/4
Away DNB
48%
1/2
4%
10/21
Dunkerque win to nil
25%
11/2-
Lorient win to nil
16%
11/4
7%
-
Dunkerque / Dunkerque
14%
9/2
8%
9/2
Dunkerque / Lorient
4%
22/118/1
Dunkerque / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Dunkerque
11%
13/213/2
Draw / Lorient
16%
4/119/5
Draw / Draw
16%
4/118/5
Lorient / Dunkerque
3%
28/1
15%
25/1
Lorient / Lorient
24%
12/59/4
Lorient / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

Dunkerque have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 3rd position in the league. Dunkerque have a shocking record against teams above them in the league, they have lost all 2 matches and failed to score in 0 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn zero and won zero. Dunkerque have conceded 7 goals, scored 4, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Dunkerque have played 9 games at home, winning 8, drawing 0 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Lorient lay in 1st place on 34 points in the Ligue 2 league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored 30 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Lorient have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Lorient have played 9 away games, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Dunkerque
Lorient
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lorient Away1810441334 
Jan 18
l
 
4-2F
-
-
2
Paris FC1810441134 
Feb 15
l
 
3-2F
w
 
2-0F
Mar 7
3
Dunkerque Home181035533 
-
-
w
 
4-2A
Jan 18
4
Metz188731131 
Mar 15
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
5
Annecy18864330 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 27
w
 
4-2A
Apr 19
6
Lavallois188551029 
May 3
l
 
3-2A
Feb 22
l
 
2-0A
7
Guingamp18927729 
Apr 5
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
Apr 12
8
Bastia185103525 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 29
Mar 15
d
 
0-00-0
9
Grenoble18738024 
Apr 19
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
Mar 29
10
Pau18666-124 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
11
Rodez18657223 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 7
Feb 28
d
 
3-3F
12
Clermont18657-323 
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
13
Amiens18729-523 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 12
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
14
Red Star18648-1022 
w
 
2-0F
May 10
w
 
2-1F
Feb 1
15
Troyes18639-221 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 26
w
 
2-0F
Feb 14
16
Caen184311-815 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 7
Apr 26
w
 
1-2A
17
Ajaccio184311-1215 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 28
w
 
3-0F
May 3
18
Martigues183312-2612 
Jan 31
d
 
1-1A
May 10
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
8
Dunkerque have won 8 consecutive home league games
8
Dunkerque have not lost in 8 consecutive home league games
Dunkerque 3RD
20 league games
Home
8
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Lorient 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
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Goal Statistics
Dunkerque 3rd Lorient 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Dunkerque will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Lorient will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
Dunkerque have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
-21
Lorient have scored 21% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2024/2025 season
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Dunkerque
PG (predicted goals)
Lorient
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
13%
better
DUN
LOR
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Games scored16
13
Failed to score2
5
Scored first12
8
Goals scored28
30
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.7
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
16
Avg. XG for2.1
1.6
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
DUN
LOR
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
11
Clean sheets5
7
Conceded first6
8
Goals conceded23
17
Avg. goals conceded1.3
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
15%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+11%

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

Dunkerque Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18548
A GeorgenE BardeliK TejanU Raghouber
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Sasso DEF183
3
-
A Georgen DEF181
4
-
O Sanganté DEF182
2
-
E Bardeli MID1851
-
M Rivera FWD1831
4
-
Y. Sekongo MID161
1
1
Y Bammou FWD1653
2
-
G Courtet FWD162
2
-
Abner DEF15
3
-
U Raghouber MID151
8
-
N Skyttä MID1543
1
-
K Tejan FWD154
2
-
G. Yassine FWD141
2
-
D Queirós DEF11
2
-
E Jaouen GLK9
-
M. Essimi Ateba FWD9
-
B Youssouf DEF61
1
-
N Fernandez DEF6
1
-
N Nsingi FWD4
-
G Kondo DEF3
-
J Senneville DEF2
-
L Bessile DEF1
-
Lorient Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18755
Y Mvogo S SoumanoD YongwaL Abergel
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Mvogo  GLK18
-
J Ponceau MID1822
2
-
L Abergel MID184
5
-
D Yongwa DEF175
4
-
S Soumano FWD1772
1
-
A Avon MID163
-
M Talbi DEF15
2
1
P Katseris DEF152
2
-
A Tosin  FWD1525
-
F Mendy DEF141
1
-
J Mvuka FWD143
-
E Kroupi FWD1371
1
-
P Pagis FWD121
-
I Silva DEF111
2
-
G Kalulu DEF10
1
-
N Adjei DEF9
-
T Bris MID9
-
J Laporte DEF6
1
-
J Makengo MID6
-