France - Ligue 2Stade Du Hameau Idron 1Data current as of September 18, 2026

Pau vs Dunkerque: match statistics

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Pau vs Dunkerque: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Pau plays Dunkerque in Ligue 2 (France). The game is scheduled for September 18, 2026. Venue: Stade Du Hameau Idron 1.

Recent form

Pau has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Dunkerque has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Pau scores 0.67 goals per game and allows 1.00. Dunkerque scores 1.67 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 2.46 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Pau's games and 67% of Dunkerque's. The Over 2.5 rates are 17% and 50%, compared with league averages of 54% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Dunkerque has the higher season xG average, 1.39 to 1.35 per game. Pau takes 13.7 shots per game, while Dunkerque takes 12.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Pau leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.17 goals per game after halftime. Dunkerque leads at halftime in 17% and scores 1.17 after halftime.

When the teams score

Pau's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (1 goals). For Dunkerque, it is minutes 46-60 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Ligue 2 games average 2.46 goals. Both teams score in 54% of games, and 44% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.39)
(3.34)
(2.86)

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.

0.67Goals scored / game1.67
PauDunkerque
1Goals allowed / game1.67
PauDunkerque
46%Average possession50%
PauDunkerque
3Shots on target / game4
PauDunkerque

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.67Shots per game12.67
PauDunkerque
3Shots on target4
PauDunkerque
4.9%Shot conversion13.2%
PauDunkerque
46%Possession50%
PauDunkerque
1.35xG for1.39
PauDunkerque
1.36xG against1.28
PauDunkerque

Shooting quality

Pau: BalancedDunkerque: Efficient finishing
PauDunkerque
Accuracy (shots on target)22%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.42

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.

Pau
WLDDL
Season result split
17% W33% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-3
0.83 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-2
Last 5 at home
0-1-2
LLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Dunkerque
DLLDW
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-2
1.33 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
DL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.28Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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 149% better for: goals scored per game.

0.67 goals / game - Pau · 1.67 goals / game - Dunkerque

Pau is 67% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Pau · 1.67 goals / game - Dunkerque

Pau scoring profile: very strong

Pau scores in 50% of games (3 of 6 games), while Dunkerque keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 6 games).

Dunkerque scoring profile: very strong

Dunkerque scores in 67% of games (4 of 6 games), while Pau keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 games).

4Goals scored (season)10
PauDunkerque
6Goals conceded (season)10
PauDunkerque
1.67Average goals per game3.33
PauDunkerque
4Goals scored (last 5)6
PauDunkerque
5Goals conceded (last 5)8
PauDunkerque

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal67%
PauDunkerque
17%2 goals50%
PauDunkerque
0%3 goals33%
PauDunkerque
0%4 goals17%
PauDunkerque

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal100%
PauDunkerque
17%2 goals50%
PauDunkerque
0%3 goals17%
PauDunkerque
0%4 goals0%
PauDunkerque

* 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.

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time33%
PauDunkerque
0%BTTS in both halves33%
PauDunkerque
0%Scored in both halves33%
PauDunkerque

BTTS and goal count

17%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
PauDunkerque
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
PauDunkerque
40%BTTS - last 560%
PauDunkerque

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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
PauDunkerque
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
PauDunkerque
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
PauDunkerque

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
PauDunkerque
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
PauDunkerque
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
PauDunkerque

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.

Pau is 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / game - Pau · 1 pts / game - Dunkerque

Pau - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing
Dunkerque - half-time state
17% leading50% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)1
PauDunkerque
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.5
PauDunkerque
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
PauDunkerque
0.83Average goals (1st half)1.17
PauDunkerque
67%Clean sheet before half-time33%
PauDunkerque
67%No goal before half-time50%
PauDunkerque

After half-time (2nd half)

0.67Points per game (2nd half)1.17
PauDunkerque
0.17Goals scored (2nd half)1.17
PauDunkerque
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)1
PauDunkerque
0.83Average goals (2nd half)2.17
PauDunkerque
33%Clean sheet after half-time17%
PauDunkerque
83%No goal after half-time50%
PauDunkerque

Pau - second-half results

17% W17% D67% L
9
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding52%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 17%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Dunkerque - second-half results

33% W17% D50% L
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Pau - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.800.60
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.20.8
Average goals per game0.81.0
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+2-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Dunkerque - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.80
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Pau
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
2
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Dunkerque
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
2
4
31-45
4
3
46-60
2
2
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+40%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Pau

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.68
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
51%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

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.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
145%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

* 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

PauLigaDunkerque
Average goals per game 1.672.46 3.33
Both teams scored 33%54% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 17%44% 50%
Clean sheets 17%30% 0%
Goal before half-time 50%57% 83%
Goal after half-time 83%78% 100%

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

2.46
Average goals per game
54%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / game
1.15
Away goals / game
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Pau's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Dunkerque. Games average 3.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

US du Littoral de Dunkerque
3 : 1
Pau FC
Pau FC
0 : 3
US du Littoral de Dunkerque

FAQ

When do Pau and Dunkerque play?

Pau face Dunkerque on September 18, 2026 in Ligue 2 at Stade Du Hameau Idron 1. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Pau and Dunkerque?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Pau won 0, Dunkerque won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Pau vs Dunkerque?

Pau score 0.67 goals per game on average and Dunkerque 1.67. The Ligue 2 average is 2.46 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Pau's matches and 67% of Dunkerque's.

What form are Pau and Dunkerque in?

Over the last 5 games Pau have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Dunkerque 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Pau 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.