France - Ligue 2Data current as of September 11, 2026

Le Mans vs Dunkerque: match statistics

Le Mans crest
Le Mans
1 : 0half-time 0:0
Dunkerque crest
Dunkerque
135%(2.45)
X35%(3.05)
230%(2.86)

Statistical analysis indicates a balanced rivalry between the teams. Le Mans presents solid home form with a 50% win rate in matches at home and an impressive 70% clean sheets, which testifies to a strong defense. Dunkerque, meanwhile, finds itself in excellent overall form, earning 12 points in the last 5 matches (PPG 2.4) and scoring as many as 10 goals in this period. The hosts have the advantage of playing before their own crowd and a great home defense (averaging 0.5 goals conceded), while the visitors dispose of better offensive efficiency (17% shot conversion vs 7%) and higher ball possession (57% vs 51%). The recent form of both teams (Le Mans: 3 draws in a row, Dunkerque: 4 wins in 5 matches) and similar xG values suggest that the encounter may end in a sharing of points, although a slight advantage is given to the hosts due to the benefits of playing at home.

Le Mans vs Dunkerque: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Le Mans played against Dunkerque in Ligue 2 (France). The game was played on January 26, 2026. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Le Mans has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.20 points per game. Dunkerque has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 2.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Le Mans scores 1.21 goals per game and allows 0.95. Dunkerque scores 1.84 and allows 1.11. Games in this league average 2.51 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 53% of Le Mans's games and 63% of Dunkerque's. The Over 2.5 rates are 37% and 63%, compared with league averages of 51% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Le Mans has the higher season xG average, 1.27 to 1.26 per game. Le Mans takes 11.0 shots per game, while Dunkerque takes 10.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Le Mans leads at halftime in 32% of its games and scores 0.68 goals per game after halftime. Dunkerque leads at halftime in 32% and scores 0.89 after halftime.

When the teams score

Le Mans's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Dunkerque, it is minutes 46-60 (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Ligue 2 games average 2.51 goals. Both teams score in 51% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Statistical analysis indicates a balanced rivalry between the teams. Le Mans presents solid home form with a 50% win rate in matches at home and an impressive 70% clean sheets, which testifies to a strong defense. Dunkerque, meanwhile, finds itself in excellent overall form, earning 12 points in the last 5 matches (PPG 2.4) and scoring as many as 10 goals in this period. The hosts have the advantage of playing before their own crowd and a great home defense (averaging 0.5 goals conceded), while the visitors dispose of better offensive efficiency (17% shot conversion vs 7%) and higher ball possession (57% vs 51%). The recent form of both teams (Le Mans: 3 draws in a row, Dunkerque: 4 wins in 5 matches) and similar xG values suggest that the encounter may end in a sharing of points, although a slight advantage is given to the hosts due to the benefits of playing at home.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

37Possession (%)63
Le MansDunkerque
10Shots14
Le MansDunkerque
4Shots on target3
Le MansDunkerque
1.12xG1.37
Le MansDunkerque
1Corners2
Le MansDunkerque
28Dangerous attacks36
Le MansDunkerque
19Fouls10
Le MansDunkerque
4Cards2
Le MansDunkerque

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.21Goals scored / game1.84
Le MansDunkerque
0.95Goals allowed / game1.11
Le MansDunkerque
47%Average possession56%
Le MansDunkerque
3.68Shots on target / game4.58
Le MansDunkerque

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11Shots per game10.26
Le MansDunkerque
3.68Shots on target4.58
Le MansDunkerque
11%Shot conversion17.9%
Le MansDunkerque
47%Possession56%
Le MansDunkerque
1.27xG for1.26
Le MansDunkerque
1.14xG against1.15
Le MansDunkerque

Shooting quality

Le Mans: BalancedDunkerque: Efficient finishing
Le MansDunkerque
Accuracy (shots on target)33%45%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.40

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Dunkerque is 18% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / game - Le Mans · 2.6 pts / game - Dunkerque

Le Mans
WWWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
42% W42% D16% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-8-3
1.68 pts / game · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-3-2
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.02BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Dunkerque
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
47% W32% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-4
1.74 pts / game · goal difference +14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-3-2
Last 5 away
4-1-0
WWDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Dunkerque is 52% better for: goals scored per game.

1.21 goals / game - Le Mans · 1.84 goals / game - Dunkerque

Le Mans is 17% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.95 goals / game - Le Mans · 1.11 goals / game - Dunkerque

Le Mans scoring profile: very strong

Le Mans scores in 79% of games (15 of 19 meczów), while Dunkerque keeps a clean sheet in 26% (5 of 19 meczów).

Dunkerque scoring profile: very strong

Dunkerque scores in 84% of games (16 of 19 meczów), while Le Mans keeps a clean sheet in 37% (7 of 19 meczów).

23Goals scored (season)35
Le MansDunkerque
18Goals conceded (season)21
Le MansDunkerque
2.16Average goals per game2.95
Le MansDunkerque
6Goals scored (last 5)10
Le MansDunkerque
3Goals conceded (last 5)4
Le MansDunkerque

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal84%
Le MansDunkerque
32%2 goals58%
Le MansDunkerque
11%3 goals26%
Le MansDunkerque
0%4 goals5%
Le MansDunkerque

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal74%
Le MansDunkerque
26%2 goals32%
Le MansDunkerque
5%3 goals5%
Le MansDunkerque
0%4 goals0%
Le MansDunkerque

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time37%
Le MansDunkerque
11%BTTS in both halves5%
Le MansDunkerque
21%Scored in both halves53%
Le MansDunkerque

BTTS and goal count

37%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
Le MansDunkerque
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Le MansDunkerque
60%BTTS - last 580%
Le MansDunkerque

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

47%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Le MansDunkerque
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time53%
Le MansDunkerque
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time26%
Le MansDunkerque

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time84%
Le MansDunkerque
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
Le MansDunkerque
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Le MansDunkerque

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Le Mans is 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.58 pts / game - Le Mans · 1.37 pts / game - Dunkerque

Le Mans - half-time state
32% leading63% draw5% trailing
Dunkerque - half-time state
32% leading42% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.58Points per game (1st half)1.37
Le MansDunkerque
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.95
Le MansDunkerque
0.21Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Le MansDunkerque
0.74Average goals (1st half)1.58
Le MansDunkerque
79%Clean sheet before half-time58%
Le MansDunkerque
58%No goal before half-time32%
Le MansDunkerque

After half-time (2nd half)

1.26Points per game (2nd half)1.79
Le MansDunkerque
0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.89
Le MansDunkerque
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
Le MansDunkerque
1.42Average goals (2nd half)1.37
Le MansDunkerque
47%Clean sheet after half-time58%
Le MansDunkerque
42%No goal after half-time32%
Le MansDunkerque

Le Mans - second-half results

26% W47% D26% L
30
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding131%

Leads at halftime in 32% of games and wins 42%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Dunkerque - second-half results

47% W37% D16% L
26
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.37
PPG before half-time
Lead holding147%

Leads at halftime in 32% of games and wins 47%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Le Mans - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.201.00
Goals scored / game0.80.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game1.00.8
1 goal60%40%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Dunkerque - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.202.00
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+4+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Le Mans
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
5
3
16-30
5
0
31-45
1
4
46-60
4
4
61-75
8
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Dunkerque
ScoredConceded
7
3
0-15
5
7
16-30
6
2
31-45
9
3
46-60
7
1
61-75
1
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.56
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+57%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Le Mans

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
79%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.52
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

Dunkerque

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.58
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
153%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.86
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
3% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
3%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Le MansLigaDunkerque
Average goals per game 2.162.51 2.95
Both teams scored 53%51% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 37%48% 63%
Clean sheets 37%28% 26%
Goal before half-time 47%66% 74%
Goal after half-time 74%75% 84%

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

2.51
Average goals per game
51%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / game
1.20
Away goals / game
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defensive advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. DunkerqueYellow cardYirigue Foungognan Sekongo
  2. Le MansGoalErwan ColasAssist: Lucas Calodat
  3. DunkerqueSubstitutionOn: Alex DahoOff: Morgan Bokele Mputu
  4. DunkerqueYellow cardGeoffrey Kondo
  5. Le MansYellow cardAlexandre Lauray
  6. Le MansSubstitutionOn: Taylor LuvamboOff: Erwan Colas
  7. Le MansYellow cardTaylor Luvambo
  8. Le MansYellow cardLucas Buadés
  9. DunkerqueSubstitutionOn: Aboubakary KantéOff: Lohann Doucet
  10. Le MansYellow cardMathis Hamdi

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Geoffrey KublerMatches officiated: 15
5.33Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 240%Home wins27%Draws33%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Le Mans's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Dunkerque. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

US du Littoral de Dunkerque
2 : 2
Le Mans FC

FAQ

What was the result of Le Mans vs Dunkerque?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Le Mans vs Dunkerque?

Le Mans score 1.21 goals per game on average and Dunkerque 1.84. The Ligue 2 average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Le Mans's matches and 63% of Dunkerque's.

What form are Le Mans and Dunkerque in?

Over the last 5 games Le Mans have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Dunkerque 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Le Mans vs Dunkerque?

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.