Week 28 brings us a match on Mar 12th, where Pau and Dunkerque will play a match in Dunkerque in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 19th placed Dunkerque is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Toulouse. Branco van den Boomen struck first for Toulouse in the 34th minute, then Rafael Ratão added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Dunkerque couldn’t muster any offence and Toulouse ran away with the shutout win. Dunkerque is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Pau, recorded a 2-1 win against Amiens SC. Mateo Pavlović scored the first goal for Amiens SC in the 8th minute, then Farid El Melali got the equalizer for Pau in the 79th minute on a feed from Samuel Essende Finally they completed the comback in the 84th minute on a goal by Samuel Essende to cap off a wild match. Pau is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Pau and Dunkerque last played eachother at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 on Sep 24th. Dunkerque won by a score of 2 to 1. Brahimi struck first for Dunkerque in the 22nd minute, then Malik Tchokounte added another in the 40th minute.
Pau is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Erwin Koffi and Samuel Essende each having 2 goals in their last 5. Kevin Rocheteau has been the most effective weapon for Dunkerque lately. The French attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.