Match report
Annecy edge Dunkerque 1-0 on the back of Sahi's first-half strike
Annecy won 1-0 away to Dunkerque at Stade Marcel Tribut in Ligue 2 on Matchday 8, a single first-half goal separating the sides. The result lifted the visitors, sixth in the table on 13 points from eight games, further above a Dunkerque side who started the evening 12th on 8 points.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The decisive moment came in the 38th minute. Julien Kouadio supplied the pass and Moïse Sahi finished to make it 1-0 to the visitors, who then protected the lead through the second half. The scoreline stood at the break and never changed, with no further goals recorded.
Dunkerque held most of the ball, finishing with 63 per cent possession, but struggled to turn it into danger: they mustered six shots and none of them hit the target. Annecy, with 37 per cent of the ball, managed 13 shots, five of them on target, and won ten corners to the hosts' five.
It was a fractious contest in the closing stages of each half, with Annecy committing 18 fouls to Dunkerque's ten. Four yellow cards went to the visitors and two to the hosts, though no player was sent off.
Moïse Sahi scored the only goal of the match and received the highest rating of any player, 8.2. Moha Airam was Dunkerque's best-rated performer at 7.88.
Dunkerque had 63 per cent of the possession yet failed to register a single shot on target.
Annecy won 1–0 away against Dunkerque (half-time 0–1).
Dunkerque met Annecy in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Friday, 9 October 2026, 18:00 UTC at Stade Marcel Tribut. Referee: Chamel.
Key moments
- 38' Goal: Moïse Sahi (assist: Julien Kouadio) — 0–1 · Watch Moïse Sahi's goal video (38')
Starting line-ups
Dunkerque (4-2-3-1)
Annecy (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Dunkerque 39%, the draw 27%, Annecy 34%. It finished Dunkerque 0–1 Annecy.
Home ground outweighs Annecy's rating edge — Annecy are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground gives Dunkerque the lean. The draw at 27% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Dunkerque at 39%?
Home ground, against the rating. Annecy sit 56 points higher on our strength rating — 1458 to 1514. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge on the road won 32.6% of 10,360 such games.
Why only 39%?
Because Annecy are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 27% and Annecy at 34%.
Why the draw at 27%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 29.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,841. The goals environment takes 2.5 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Dunkerque come into this after a busy window — 14 arrivals, 19 departures, and fewer of last season's regular starters still in the eleven. 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). Annecy won 4 of the last 6 meetings with Dunkerque. The record is 4 wins for Annecy, 1 draw and 1 win for Dunkerque. These were 6 Ligue 2 games played between 19 August 2023 and 31 January 2026. Latest meeting: 31 January 2026 — Dunkerque 0–1 Annecy. In 5,634 historical matches between similarly rated teams, visiting sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 28.1%.
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About this match
On this page: the Dunkerque vs Annecy 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.
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