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Nantes vs Dunkerque prediction and preview

17 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Under 3.5 GoalsOdds 1.40Market probability 67%Final score 2–3

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Nantes host Dunkerque in the Ligue 2 (France) on 17 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 3.5 Goals — fewer than 3.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.40, which the bookmaker market rated at about 67% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Nantes 2–3 Dunkerque.

Going into the match, Nantes had won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches, scoring 14 and conceding 15. Dunkerque had won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5 of their last 10, with 10 scored and 17 conceded.

Both teams scored in 5 of Nantes's last 10 and 4 of Dunkerque's last 10; 5 and 4 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Nantes averaged 1.63 goals scored and 1.13 conceded across 8 matches; away from home Dunkerque averaged 1.63 scored and 2.00 conceded across 8.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.58 goals from Nantes and 1.33 from Dunkerque. From that it rates a home win at 42%, a draw at 27% and an away win at 31%, against 56%, 26% and 18% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 67%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Nantes (green) and Dunkerque (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form67% – 33%
Attack67% – 33%
Defence58% – 42%
Head-to-head100% – 0%
Goals67% – 33%
Overall strength62% – 38%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
NantesDWLWD1.401.5050%50%
DunkerqueLLLWD1.001.7040%40%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Double Chance 1276%1.25
Over 1.5 Goals76%1.22
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals70%1.33
Under 3.5 Goals67%1.40
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals65%1.44
Nantes Win56%1.60
Under 9.5 Corners56%1.67
Over 2.5 Goals54%1.75

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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