Rodez vs Dunkerque Prediction

Recent form

Looking at Dunkerque's last 20 matches across competitions, including pre-season friendlies, they've won 6, drawn 4 and lost 10, with 29 scored and 34 conceded. That's a wider sample than just this league season, so it should be read as a general form trend rather than a precise record.

Rodez: 20 completed matches; Dunkerque: 20 completed matches.

Rodez

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

42

Conceded

33

Difference

+9

Dunkerque

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

33

Difference

-5

Rodez's equivalent sample reads better on paper: 10 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses from 20, with 41 scored against 34 conceded. Again that stretches back through friendlies and an earlier league campaign, so it's more a sign of a team that's been productive than a guarantee of current sharpness.

Rodez's broader sample shows more goals and more wins, but both records mix competitions so shouldn't be taken as gospel for this specific fixture.

Comparative Team Statistics: Rodez vs Dunkerque

Head-to-head

These two have met plenty of times down the years, with 14 recorded fixtures stretching back to 2017. The pattern has been fairly even overall, without one side dominating for long.

The last two league meetings both finished 1-1, while further back there's been a 5-1 win for Rodez and a 1-0 win for Dunkerque. It's a mixed bag that doesn't point strongly either way.

Recent head-to-head meetings have leaned towards tight, low-margin results.

Where they stand

After seven league games this season, Rodez sit 14th on seven points while Dunkerque are just above them in 12th with eight. Rodez have scored a bit more (14 to 10) but conceded more too (16 to 12), which points to a leakier defence at the back.

The gap between the two sides is tiny, just a single point and two places, so this looks like a contest between two teams with similar current standing rather than one with a clear form edge.

Neither side has any real cushion in the table, which tends to keep games like this tight.

Players to watch

Rodez's I. Baldé has been their standout, with 5 goals in just 4 matches, and R. Lipinski has chipped in 3 assists in 7 games, so their attacking threat looks concentrated around those two.

Rodez:

Best scorers:

I. Baldé - 5

Best assist providers:

R. Lipinski - 3

K. Nagera - 2

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

For Dunkerque, the goals have been shared more evenly between E. Prutsev and S. Keita, both on 2 apiece, with Marco Decherf and T. Robinet each providing 2 assists. A few Dunkerque players have also picked up cards recently, including two with a red card each, though that doesn't confirm anyone will actually be missing for this particular fixture.

Rodez look more reliant on one central figure in front of goal, while Dunkerque's threat is spread a little wider.