Match Report
24 points separated the sides: Troyes 1st on 67, Dunkerque 10th on 43. Dunkerque had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Per game in the league, Troyes were scoring 1.76 and conceding 0.97, Dunkerque 1.56 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Troyes had won four straight. Over the last five, Troyes had taken 13 of 15 points to Dunkerque's 5.
7 meetings are on record — 3 won by Troyes, 3 by Dunkerque, 1 drawn, at 3.14 goals per meeting.
The venue was Complexe Sportif de l'Aube N° 2 - Terrain du Bas, with room for 20,400 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Troyes led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-1.
Goal scorers
Troyes: Martin Adeline (1'), Tawfik Bentayeb (75'), Tawfik Bentayeb (45'), Mounaïm El Idrissy (90'), Renaud Ripart (87') · Dunkerque: Morgan Bokele (21')
Key stats
Possession: Troyes 59% · Dunkerque 41% · Total shots: 17-7 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 6-3