Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Dunkerque (4th, 56 pts) held a 34-point advantage over Caen (18th, 22 pts). On recent form Dunkerque sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Caen 0.91 scored and 1.71 conceded per game, Dunkerque 1.38 and 1.18, with the league averaging 1.29.
Eight consecutive defeats weighed on Caen. The last-five ledger: Caen 0/15, Dunkerque 7/15.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by Caen, 1 by Dunkerque, 3 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 83% of the meetings.
The venue was Stade Michel d'Ornano in Caen, with room for 2,000 spectators. With 56 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, P. Legat was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Dunkerque led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Dunkerque: Gaëtan Courtet (45'), Naatan Skyttä (56')