Dunkerque vs Metz Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent form

Metz have been the steadier of the two in Ligue 2 this term. Across their last seven league matches they've lost just once, at RED Star, with four draws and two wins mixed in.

Dunkerque: 20 completed matches; Metz: 20 completed matches.

Dunkerque

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

34

Difference

-5

Metz

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

39

Conceded

29

Difference

+10

Dunkerque's run has been bumpier. In the same seven-game window they've won twice and lost three times, including a home defeat to Montpellier and an away loss at Nancy.

Metz go into this with a touch more momentum, though this snapshot is from a month before kickoff and things can change.

Comparative Team Statistics: Dunkerque vs Metz

Metz's recent dominance

The last four recorded meetings between these clubs have all gone Metz's way, including two victories away at Dunkerque.

That's a clear pattern, though it stretches back to 2018 in one case and doesn't guarantee anything about how this particular game will play out.

League position

Metz currently sit fifth with 10 points from seven games, a positive goal difference built on ten scored and seven conceded.

Dunkerque are down in 12th on eight points, with ten scored but twelve let in across the same number of matches.

Players to watch

P. Fall has been Metz's main source of goals, with five in seven appearances, and J. Deminguet has chipped in with goals and assists from midfield.

Dunkerque:

Best scorers:

E. Prutsev - 2

S. Keita - 2

Best assist providers:

Marco Decherf - 2

T. Robinet - 2

Penalty cards:

V. Mayela x 1

M. Prévot x 1

K. Ayari x 3

Metz:

Best scorers:

P. Fall - 5

J. Deminguet - 2

Best assist providers:

J. Deminguet - 2

T. Savanier - 2

Penalty cards:

I. Mohamed x 1 x 2

J. Deminguet x 2

Dunkerque's threat looks more shared, with E. Prutsev and S. Keita both on two goals apiece. A few of their players, including V. Mayela and M. Prévot, have picked up red cards this season, which is worth keeping in mind without assuming either misses this game.