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Metz vs Dunkerque – Predictions

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Ligue 2 · Regular Season - 15

Kick-off

Mon 9 Dec 2024

19:45

Venue

Stade Saint-Symphorien

Competition

Ligue 2

France

Status

FT

🧮 Model Insight

Where the Numbers Come From

Working from Metz's attack rating (1.12) and Dunkerque's defence rating (1.15), the model arrives at 1.74 expected goals for the home side. Flip it around — Dunkerque's attack (1.12x) against Metz's defence (0.95x) — and the away total comes out at 1.07.

These ratings are built from 14/52 games of current-season data — a full enough sample to trust.

The Exact-Score Picture

Run the expected-goals figures through the full scoreline distribution and 1-1 emerges as the single most likely result, at 12.7%. Close behind: 2-1 (9.7%), 2-0 (9.1%). Those top three scorelines alone account for 31% of the model's total probability mass — a relatively concentrated, predictable distribution for this fixture.

Most Likely Outcome

Metz Win

53%

Metz

1.89

24%

Draw

4.22

23%

Dunkerque

4.26

Top 3 Most Likely Scorelines

1 – 1

11.2%

Draw

Most likely

1 – 0

10.4%

Home win

2 – 1

9.7%

Home win

Expected Goals & Win Odds

1.74

Metz xG

Total xG

2.81

1.07

Dunkerque xG

53%
24%
23%
MetzDrawDunkerque

1.89

53%

Home win

4.22

24%

Draw

4.26

23%

Away win

Goals Markets

77%

Over 1.5

1.30

23%

Under 1.5

4.35

53%

Over 2.5

1.89

47%

Under 2.5

2.13

31%

Over 3.5

3.23

69%

Under 3.5

1.45

15%

Over 4.5

6.67

85%

Under 4.5

1.18

Match Markets

Both Teams to Score

54%

BTTS Yes

1.84

46%

BTTS No

2.19

Clean Sheet

34%

Metz

2.93

18%

Dunkerque

5.67

Win to Nil

18%

Metz

5.54

4%

Dunkerque

24.20

Score Probability Matrix (%)

H \ A 0 1 2 3 4 5
0 6.0 6.5 3.5 1.2 0.3 0.1
1 10.4 11.2 6.0 2.2 0.6 0.1
2 9.1 9.7 5.2 1.9 0.5 0.1
3 5.2 5.6 3.0 1.1 0.3 0.1
4 2.3 2.4 1.3 0.5 0.1
5 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.2

Green = home win Β· Grey = draw Β· Amber = away win Β· White ring = most likely score

Model Internals
λ Home (xG) 1.736
λ Away (xG) 1.075
Total xG 2.811
League avg home goals 1.350
League avg away goals 1.010
Metz attack strength 1.119
Metz defence strength 0.949
Dunkerque attack strength 1.122
Dunkerque defence strength 1.148
Data phase CurrentSeason
Games used (H/A) 14 / 52

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most likely scoreline for Metz vs Dunkerque?

Our Poisson model rates 1-1 as the single most likely exact scoreline, at 12.7%.

How many goals are Metz and Dunkerque expected to score?

The model projects 1.74 expected goals for Metz and 1.07 for Dunkerque, a combined total of 2.81.

How confident is the prediction model for Metz vs Dunkerque?

Not very — the model's leading outcome sits at just 53%, meaning this is rated as a genuinely open contest with no dominant favourite.