Nantes vs Dunkerque prediction
France Ligue 2 · Saturday 17 October 2026, 14:00 WAT
- Model called 2 ✓ (away win): called it
- Market called 1 ✗ (home win): got it wrong
Who wins?
Brit Predictor's model rates Dunkerque to win as the most likely result (49%). It gives Nantes 28% at home, a draw 24% and Dunkerque 49%, so its call is 2: Dunkerque to win. The bookmakers, with their margin removed, have it 61% / 22% / 17%, a call of 1 — a clear disagreement with the model. Expected goals are 1.3 for Nantes and 1.8 for Dunkerque; the single most likely score is 1-1. Careful: there is little recent data on Nantes, usually a promoted side, and the market tends to be right about those.
Rebuilt after kick-off using only matches played before it. A double chance (1X, X2, 12) is called when the top two results are within 10 points.
Strength and form
Nantes
Attack 12th of 18, defence 18th of 18 in the league.
- D 0-0 v Reims 2026-10-10
- W 2-1 at Boulogne 2026-09-19
- L 0-1 at Sochaux 2026-09-12
- W 1-0 v Nancy 2026-09-07
- D 3-3 at Guingamp 2026-08-29
Dunkerque
Attack 6th of 18, defence 12th of 18 in the league.
- L 0-1 v Annecy 2026-10-09
- L 0-2 at Pau FC 2026-09-18
- W 2-1 v St Etienne 2026-09-12
- D 1-1 v Clermont 2026-09-04
- L 0-2 at Nancy 2026-08-28
From 688 league matches since 2024-08-16, recent games weighted more.
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