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

Pau vs Dunkerque: match statistics

Reasoning:

Full analysis and pick in the app

Check the betting analysis, pick, value bet and full reasoning for this match.

Check analysis and pick

Pau vs Dunkerque: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pau play Dunkerque in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 18 September 2026. Venue: Stade Du Hameau Idron 1.

Current form

Pau: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Dunkerque: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pau scores 0.67 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Dunkerque scores 1.67 and concedes 1.67. League average: 2.46 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pau 33%, Dunkerque 67%. Over 2.5: Pau 17%, Dunkerque 50%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

Dunkerque has higher xG: 1.39 vs 1.35. Pau: 13.7 shots per match, Dunkerque: 12.7.

Match halves

Pau: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.17. Dunkerque: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 1.17.

Goals by minute

Pau: 0-15 (1 goals). Dunkerque: 46-60 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.46 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.39)
(3.34)
(2.86)

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.

0.67Goals scored / match1.67
PauDunkerque
1Goals conceded / match1.67
PauDunkerque
46%Average possession50%
PauDunkerque
3Shots on target / match4
PauDunkerque

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.67Shots per match12.67
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Pau
WLDDL
Season result split
17% W33% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-3
0.83 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-2
Last 5 at home
0-1-2
LLD
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
DL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Pau is 67% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Pau scoring profile: very strong

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

Dunkerque scoring profile: very strong

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

4Goals scored (season)10
PauDunkerque
6Goals conceded (season)10
PauDunkerque
1.67Average goals in match3.33
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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.

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

1.5 pts / match - Pau · 1 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 33% of matches and wins 17%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 17% of matches and wins 33%. 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.

Pau - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.60
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match0.81.0
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.01.8
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

* 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.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
51%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
145%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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

PauLigaDunkerque
Average goals in match 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 match
54%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Pau 0 - 0 - 2 Dunkerque. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

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 18 September 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.