Dunkerque vs Saint-Étienne: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Dunkerque play Saint-Étienne in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 6 December 2025 at 20:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Dunkerque: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Saint-Étienne: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Dunkerque scores 1.56 and concedes 1.32 goals per match. Saint-Étienne scores 1.74 and concedes 1.12. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Dunkerque 62%, Saint-Étienne 44%. Over 2.5: Dunkerque 53%, Saint-Étienne 59%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Saint-Étienne has higher xG: 1.52 vs 1.26. Dunkerque: 10.6 shots per match, Saint-Étienne: 13.3.

Match halves

Dunkerque: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.79. Saint-Étienne: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.85.

Goals by minute

Dunkerque: 31-45+ (10 goals). Saint-Étienne: 76-90+ (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

35Possession (%)65
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
7Shots13
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
2Shots on target5
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
0.8xG1.51
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
4Corners3
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
29Dangerous attacks45
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
8Fouls11
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
2Cards2
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
1.56Goals scored / match1.74
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
1.32Goals conceded / match1.12
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
57%Average possession59%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
4.21Shots on target / match4.85
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.59Shots per match13.26
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
4.21Shots on target4.85
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
14.7%Shot conversion13.1%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
57%Possession59%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
1.26xG for1.52
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
1.23xG against1.21
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

Shooting quality

Dunkerque: Efficient finishingSaint-Étienne: Efficient finishing
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
Accuracy (shots on target)40%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Saint-Étienne is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Dunkerque · 1.2 pts / match - Saint-Étienne

Dunkerque
LLWLL
Season result split
32% W29% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-10-13
1.26 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-7-5
Last 5 at home
0-3-2
DDDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Saint-Étienne
WLLLW
Season result split
53% W18% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-6-10
1.76 pts / match · goal difference +21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-4-6
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WDDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Saint-Étienne is 12% better for: goals scored per match.

1.56 goals / match - Dunkerque · 1.74 goals / match - Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne is 18% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.32 goals / match - Dunkerque · 1.12 goals / match - Saint-Étienne

Dunkerque scoring profile: strong

Dunkerque scores in 74% of matches (25 of 34 matches), while Saint-Étienne keeps a clean sheet in 38% (13 of 34 matches).

Saint-Étienne scoring profile: very strong

Saint-Étienne scores in 76% of matches (26 of 34 matches), while Dunkerque keeps a clean sheet in 18% (6 of 34 matches).

53Goals scored (season)59
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
45Goals conceded (season)38
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
2.88Average goals in match2.85
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
9Goals scored (last 5)8
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
10Goals conceded (last 5)8
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal76%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
41%2 goals53%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
21%3 goals24%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
9%4 goals12%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal62%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
35%2 goals32%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
9%3 goals15%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
3%4 goals3%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

32%BTTS at half-time21%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
6%BTTS in both halves12%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
35%Scored in both halves35%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS21%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
60%BTTS - last 540%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Saint-Étienne is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.26 pts / match - Dunkerque · 1.47 pts / match - Saint-Étienne

Dunkerque - half-time state
29% leading38% draw32% trailing
Saint-Étienne - half-time state
35% leading41% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.26Points per match (1st half)1.47
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
0.76Goals scored (1st half)0.88
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
1.44Average goals (1st half)1.38
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
50%Clean sheet before half-time59%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
41%No goal before half-time50%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

After half-time (2nd half)

1.47Points per match (2nd half)1.59
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.85
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
0.65Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
1.44Average goals (2nd half)1.47
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
47%Clean sheet after half-time59%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
50%No goal after half-time38%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

Dunkerque - second-half results

38% W32% R29% P
43
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding110%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Saint-Étienne - second-half results

44% W26% R29% P
50
Half-time points
30
Half-time goals
+13
Goal difference (1st half)
54
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding151%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dunkerque - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.62.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Saint-Étienne - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.40
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Dunkerque
ScoredConceded
8
6
0-15
8
12
16-30
10
5
31-45
10
5
46-60
10
4
61-75
7
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Saint-Étienne
ScoredConceded
9
5
0-15
10
6
16-30
11
6
31-45
8
5
46-60
8
9
61-75
13
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.87
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
113%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+5%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Dunkerque

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-16.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
119%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Saint-Étienne

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
143%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.56
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 2).

Teams vs league

DunkerqueLigaSaint-Étienne
Average goals in match 2.882.53 2.85
Both teams scored 62%52% 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%47% 59%
Clean sheets 18%30% 38%
Goal before half-time 76%67% 71%
Goal after half-time 79%73% 85%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.53
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+7%
Home attack advantage
+7%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Dunkerque 0 - 0 - 1 Saint-Étienne. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Dunkerque vs Saint-Étienne?

The Ligue 2 match finished Dunkerque 1:0 Saint-Étienne. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Dunkerque vs Saint-Étienne?

Dunkerque score 1.56 goals per game on average and Saint-Étienne 1.74. The Ligue 2 average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 62% of Dunkerque's matches and 44% of Saint-Étienne's.

What form are Dunkerque and Saint-Étienne in?

Over the last 5 games Dunkerque have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Saint-Étienne 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Dunkerque vs Saint-Étienne?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.