Metz vs Dunkerque prediction and preview
Ligue 2 · Friday 12 March 2027, 00:00 UTC
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Metz vs Dunkerque
Ligue 2 · Friday 12 March 2027, 00:00 UTC · Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz
Metz vs Dunkerque preview
The Ligue 2 fixture between Metz and Dunkerque is scheduled for Friday 12 March 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Stade Saint-Symphorien in Longeville-lès-Metz. Metz are 10th in the table with 14 points from 11, while Dunkerque are 12th in the table with 12 points from 11.
Metz come into the game with a L-D-W-L-D run in the league (1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Dunkerque's recent sequence reads L-D-W-L-L. Over their last 6, Metz have scored 1.5 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Dunkerque average 1.0 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
The sides have met 4 times in the records we hold: Metz won 3, 1 game was drawn and Dunkerque won 0. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 23 Oct 2026, ended Dunkerque 1-1 Metz.
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Metz expected line-up (4-1-4-1)
Jonathan Fischer, Cristian Devenish, Bouna Sarr, Jean Ruiz, Jessy Deminguet, Téji Savanier, Idris Mohamed, Pape Moussa Fall, Giorgi Abuashvili, Abdourahmane Mbodji
Dunkerque expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Moha Ramos, Opa Sangante, Allan Linguet, Ousmane Touré, Felipe Abner, Egor Prutsev, Théna Massock, Adrien Lebeau, Jordan Morel, Gaëtan Robail
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