Rodez vs Dunkerque Prediction

Recent form across both sides

Looking at recent matches for both clubs, Dunkerque have won 7 of their last 20 games, drawn 4 and lost 9, scoring 30 and conceding 32. Rodez have actually won more often in their own sample, 10 from 20, but they've also lost 7 and leaked 36 goals in the process.

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

Rodez

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

39

Conceded

36

Difference

+3

Dunkerque

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

32

Difference

-2

It's worth saying this sample isn't pure league form. It mixes competitions and includes some pre-season friendlies, so it's a general form snapshot rather than a strict run of Ligue 2 results. Still, the goals-against numbers for Rodez stand out as a bit leaky.

Comparative Team Statistics: Rodez vs Dunkerque

A head-to-head record full of draws

These two have met plenty of times down the years, and draws keep cropping up. The last two meetings both finished 1-1, and there's also a 0-0 and another 2-2 further back in the record.

That said, it hasn't always been tight. Rodez won 5-1 at home in March 2025, and there are heavier scorelines scattered through the older Ligue 3 meetings too. So it's a mixed picture, but the most recent form between them points towards a close game.

The table tells a different story

Dunkerque sit 10th with 11 points from 9 games, working out at better than a point a game. Rodez are down in 17th with 7 points from 8, closer to a point every game and a bit.

That's a notable gap in underlying form, even allowing for the fact we don't have the full league table to say exactly how crowded things are around them.

Rodez being priced as favourites at home sits oddly next to that points gap, which is worth bearing in mind.

Players to watch

Rodez's I. Baldé has been prolific lately, with 5 goals in just 4 matches, a real hot streak up front. R. Lipinski has also chipped in with 3 assists in 7 games for them.

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

On the Dunkerque side, nobody's scoring at that rate, E. Prutsev and S. Keita both have 2 goals apiece. A couple of Dunkerque players, V. Mayela and M. Prévot, have picked up red cards in their last several matches, which hints at a discipline issue worth keeping an eye on.

Baldé's form alone could be the difference if Dunkerque's defence has an off night.

Weighing it all up

Rodez come into this as the home side and the quoted favourites, but their underlying numbers this season, fewer points per game, more goals conceded, and a lower league position, don't fully back that up.

Dunkerque haven't been fluent either, with plenty of losses in their own sample, but they've shown enough resilience to sit higher in the table. Add in a head-to-head record where the last two games both finished level, and this looks like a tight contest rather than a clear home banker.