Comeback Win
Dunkerque
Dunkerque went behind and turned the match around.
- Final score
- 2–1
Ligue 2 · Matchday 6Dunkerque
Khalil Ayari 52'
Souleymane Keita 58'
2 – 1
FT
HT 0–1
Saint Etienne
Augustine Boakye 43'
Ligue 2
Matchday 6Dunkerque2–1Saint Etienne
3
Shots in the box
9
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
43′52′58′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Dunkerque 2-1 Saint Etienne
Dunkerque edged out Saint Etienne 2-1 at Stade Marcel Tribut in Ligue 2. Boakye opened the scoring for Saint Etienne on 43', Ayari levelled for Dunkerque on 52' and Keita put Dunkerque back in front on 58'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Dunkerque took 3 of their 7 attempts inside the box, Saint Etienne 9 of 11. Saint Etienne held 57.0% of the ball.
Dunkerque had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Saint Etienne graded out for box occupation — 9 of 11 shots in the box. Dunkerque graded out for cynical press — 15 fouls and 4 yellow cards.
S. Keita came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.4 for Dunkerque from 1 goal, 1 assist and 1 key pass.
It was a niggly afternoon: 35 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with Saint Etienne conceding the most free-kicks (20).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
43%Possession57%
7Shots11
What the numbers say
3 readsBox Occupation
Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne kept getting bodies into the area — 82% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 9 of 11
- Share
- 82%
Cynical Press
Dunkerque
Dunkerque broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 15 fouls and 4 bookings.
- Fouls
- 15
- Yellow cards
- 4
Timeline
🟨19'
Julien Le Cardinal
Persistent Infringement
Adrian Lebeau
Foul
🟨39'
⚽43'
Augustine Boakye — assist: Zuriko Davitashvili
Gaëtan Robail ↑ Adrian Lebeau ↓
🔄45'
Half-time
🟨51'
Tamar Svetlin
Foul
Khalil Ayari — assist: Souleymane Keita
⚽52'
Khalil Ayari
🟨52'
🔄53'
Ben Old ↑ Tamar Svetlin ↓
🔄53'
Jakob Breum ↑ Thierno Ballo ↓
Souleymane Keita — assist: Victor Mayela
⚽58'
🔄70'
Joshua Duffus ↑ Irvin Cardona ↓
🔄70'
João Ferreira ↑ Kevin Pedro ↓
Ousmane Touré ↑ Khalil Ayari ↓
🔄71'
Enzo Mayilla ↑ Souleymane Keita ↓
🔄71'
🔄77'
Nadir El Jamali ↑ Maxime Bernauer ↓
Steven N'Zonzi ↑ Egor Prutsev ↓
🔄77'
Franck Leroy Atoen ↑ Jordan Morel ↓
🔄85'
Théna Massock
Foul
🟨90'
Franck Leroy Atoen
Time Wasting
🟨90+6'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueStade Marcel Tribut, Dunkerque
CompetitionLigue 2
Season2026
RoundMatchday 6
StatusMatch Finished