Match Report
Saint-Étienne (1st, 16 pts) visited Dunkerque (12th, 8 pts) with 8 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: Dunkerque 1.43 scored and 1.71 conceded per game, Saint-Étienne 2.71 and 1.14, with the league averaging 1.29.
Seven consecutive wins preceded this game for Saint-Étienne, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Dunkerque, 15/15 for Saint-Étienne.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Dunkerque have 2 wins to Saint-Étienne's 2, with 0 draws, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 100% of the meetings. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
F. Benchabane took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 1.5 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Stade Marcel-Tribut (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Saint-Étienne led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Dunkerque: Khalil Ayari (52'), Souleymane Keita (58') · Saint-Étienne: Augustine Boakye (43')
Key stats
Possession: Dunkerque 43% · Saint-Étienne 57% · Total shots: 7-11 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 3-3