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Ligue 2·Matchday 5

Dunkerque vs 04.09.26 18:001 – 1Full TimeClermont Foot — Ligue 2: stats, lineups & analysis

Match report

Dunkerque held to draw by Clermont after Okou cancels out Sanganté strike

Dunkerque and Clermont Foot shared the points in a 1-1 draw at Stade Marcel Tribut, a result in the French Ligue 2 that leaves both sides mid-table after five rounds. The hosts led at the break but were pegged back in the second half as Clermont responded to move to 4 points from five games, one behind Dunkerque on 5.

AI-assisted match report written from official match data.

Opa Sanganté put Dunkerque ahead in the 38th minute, finishing off an assist from Adrien Lebeau to send the home side in front at half-time. Clermont, who had claimed only one win in their previous five matches, needed until the 69th minute to find an equaliser, when C. Okou converted a chance created by Vital N'Simba to make it 1-1, a scoreline that held to the final whistle.

Dunkerque dominated possession with 61 percent of the ball and had 14 shots to Clermont's 17, though only three found the target compared to two for the visitors. Clermont picked up more corners, seven to Dunkerque's two, while the away side also collected two yellow cards against one for the hosts as Aurelien Petit took charge without dismissing anyone.

Okou scored the equaliser for Clermont and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.2, edging out team-mate N'Simba, whose assist set up the leveller.

Dunkerque enjoyed a clear territorial edge, holding 61 percent of possession despite being pegged back to a draw.

Dunkerque and Clermont Foot drew 1–1 (half-time 1–0).

Dunkerque met Clermont Foot in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 5). Kick-off was Friday, 4 September 2026, 18:00 UTC at Stade Marcel Tribut. Referee: Aurelien Petit.

Team pages: Dunkerque · Clermont Foot · Ligue 2

Key moments

38' Goal: Opa Sanganté (assist: Adrien Lebeau) — 1–0 · Watch Opa Sanganté's goal video (38')
69' Goal: C. Okou (assist: Vital Nsimba) — 1–1 · Watch C. Okou's goal video (69')

Starting line-ups

Dunkerque (4-2-3-1)

Clermont Foot (4-1-4-1)

Sirius · Why these numbers

Before kick-off Sirius gave Dunkerque 57%, the draw 27%, Clermont Foot 16%. It finished Dunkerque 1–1 Clermont Foot.

Dunkerque's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Dunkerque are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their control of the ball on top gives Dunkerque a clear lead. The draw at 27% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.

Why Dunkerque at 57%?

Dunkerque sit 107 points higher on our strength rating — 1555 to 1448. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.1% of 12,770 such games. Dunkerque hold 14 more possession points (59 to 45 in recent games) across a 107-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,646 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 53–27–20.

Why only 57%?

Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Dunkerque's column. Across 10,893 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.

Why is the draw second, ahead of the Clermont Foot win?

With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,959. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.1 points to the draw.

What did we measure but not count?

Dunkerque have rebuilt the eleven — fewer of last season's regular starters are still starting. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336).

Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab

About this match

On this page: the Dunkerque vs Clermont Foot final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Ligue 2 fixture.

Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.

Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Dunkerque 1–1 Clermont Foot. Explore more on the Dunkerque and Clermont Foot team pages or the Ligue 2 page.

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