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

Key match information

Dunkerque played Saint-Étienne in Ligue 2 (France). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Dunkerque: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Saint-Étienne: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Dunkerque scores 1.73 and concedes 1.20 goals per match. Saint-Étienne scores 2.20 and concedes 1.47. League average: 2.51 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Dunkerque 60%, Saint-Étienne 60%. Over 2.5: Dunkerque 60%, Saint-Étienne 73%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Saint-Étienne has higher xG: 1.51 vs 1.25. Dunkerque: 10.4 shots per match, Saint-Étienne: 13.2.

Match halves

Dunkerque: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.80. Saint-Étienne: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Dunkerque: 46-60 (6 goals). Saint-Étienne: 31-45+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.51 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
1.73Goals scored / match2.2
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
1.2Goals conceded / match1.47
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
57%Average possession62%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
4.4Shots on target / match4.93
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.4Shots per match13.2
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
4.4Shots on target4.93
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
16.7%Shot conversion16.7%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
57%Possession62%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
1.25xG for1.51
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
1.12xG against1.33
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

Shooting quality

Dunkerque: Efficient finishingSaint-Étienne: Efficient finishing
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
Accuracy (shots on target)42%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.45

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.

Dunkerque is 22% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Dunkerque · 1.8 pts / match - Saint-Étienne

Dunkerque
WWWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W40% D27% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-4
1.40 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.06Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Saint-Étienne
LWLWW
Season result split
60% W13% D27% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-2-4
1.93 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-2
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 100%

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 27% better for: goals scored per match.

1.73 goals / match - Dunkerque · 2.2 goals / match - Saint-Étienne

Dunkerque is 23% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.2 goals / match - Dunkerque · 1.47 goals / match - Saint-Étienne

Dunkerque scoring profile: very strong

Dunkerque scores in 80% of matches (12 of 15 matches), while Saint-Étienne keeps a clean sheet in 33% (5 of 15 matches).

Saint-Étienne scoring profile: very strong

Saint-Étienne scores in 93% of matches (14 of 15 matches), while Dunkerque keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

26Goals scored (season)33
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
18Goals conceded (season)22
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
2.93Average goals in match3.67
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
10Goals scored (last 5)12
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
3Goals conceded (last 5)9
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal93%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
53%2 goals67%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
20%3 goals33%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
7%4 goals13%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal67%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
40%2 goals47%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
7%3 goals27%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
0%4 goals7%
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.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

40%BTTS at half-time27%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
7%BTTS in both halves27%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
47%Scored in both halves47%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
60%BTTS - last 560%
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

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time87%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
53%Min. 2 goals before half-time53%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time27%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time93%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
7%Min. 3 goals after half-time27%
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 44% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.2 pts / match - Dunkerque · 1.73 pts / match - Saint-Étienne

Dunkerque - half-time state
27% leading40% draw33% trailing
Saint-Étienne - half-time state
47% leading33% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.2Points per match (1st half)1.73
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
0.93Goals scored (1st half)1.2
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
0.73Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
1.67Average goals (1st half)1.8
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
53%Clean sheet before half-time53%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
33%No goal before half-time33%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

After half-time (2nd half)

1.6Points per match (2nd half)1.47
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)1
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)0.87
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
1.27Average goals (2nd half)1.87
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
60%Clean sheet after half-time47%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne
40%No goal after half-time27%
DunkerqueSaint-Étienne

Dunkerque - second-half results

40% W40% D20% L
18
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Saint-Étienne - second-half results

40% W27% D33% L
26
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 60%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 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 match2.202.00
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+4+3
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
Saint-Étienne - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.40
Goals scored / match1.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match2.22.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+5-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 8

* 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
5
3
0-15
4
6
16-30
5
2
31-45
6
2
46-60
5
1
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Saint-Étienne
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
6
3
16-30
8
4
31-45
7
2
46-60
3
6
61-75
5
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.30
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
131%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
74%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
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.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.80
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
4% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
4%

Saint-Étienne

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.55
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.69
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
182%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* 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 2.932.51 3.67
Both teams scored 60%51% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%46% 73%
Clean sheets 27%29% 33%
Goal before half-time 73%67% 87%
Goal after half-time 80%73% 93%

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

2.51
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.30
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+7%
Home attack advantage
+7%
Home defence advantage
+3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
35%
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. Saint-ÉtienneSubstitutionOn: Benjamin Craig OldOff: Ebenezer Annan
  2. DunkerqueYellow cardYirigue Foungognan Sekongo
  3. DunkerqueSubstitutionOn: Alex DahoOff: Marco Rachid Essimi Ateba
  4. Saint-ÉtienneSubstitutionOn: Joshua DuffusOff: Nadir El Jamali
  5. Saint-ÉtienneYellow cardMahmoud Jaber
  6. DunkerqueGoalEnzo BardeliAssist: Aristide Zossou
  7. Saint-ÉtienneSubstitutionOn: Aimen MoueffekOff: Mahmoud Jaber
  8. Saint-ÉtienneYellow cardIgor Miladinović
  9. DunkerqueYellow cardMathys Niflore

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.

Mikael LesageMatches officiated: 15
5.13Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 227%Home wins53%Draws20%Away wins

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 1.73 goals per game on average and Saint-Étienne 2.20. The Ligue 2 average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Dunkerque's matches and 60% of Saint-Étienne's.

What form are Dunkerque and Saint-Étienne in?

Over the last 5 games Dunkerque have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Saint-Étienne 3-0-2 (1.80 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.