Dunkerque vs Clermont Prediction & Betting Tips (9 August)

The Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkirk, 4th in the last exercise in Ligue 2, had an incredible season last year. Rather awaited in the relegation cart, the club in northern France has foiled the forecasts. Winner of Guingamp on May 14 in the match between the fourth and the fifth 1-0, Dunkirk was then beaten by FC Metz 1-0, the 3rd, a few days later. Semi-finalist of the last French Cup after having doubted the best team in Europe The PSG defeat, 4-2, the USLD begins this season in the shoes of a credible candidate for the climb. That said, the prep was a failure. After a draw against Versailles 1-1, Dunkirk lost 4 of his 5 other friendly matches: against Boulogne 1-5 on July 12, against Bienne 2-1, Swiss 3rd division club which had played the final last year on the other side of the Alps, against Lens 5-1 and against the Samsunspor, resident of the Turkish elite 1-0. In the middle, a draw obtained 1-1 against Vevey, another Swiss D3 club.

 After seasons 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 spent under the banner Ligue 1, the Clermont Foot had been relegated to take place in Ligue 2 last season. The club intended to return as quickly as possible in the elite but it was forced to compete in the dams against Boulogne 3rd in National. Finally won over the cumulation after a success in the north of France in the go 3-1 for a setback at Gabriel-Montpied 1-2, this dam saved Clermont from a 2nd relegation in 2 years. Finally, Clermont unlike Dunkirk, made a superb preparation. After a success in front of the Villefranche-Beaujolais 2-1, a draw against Puy Foot 43 1-1 and a success against Rodez 1-2 in Vichy on neutral ground, Clermont lost little against Auxerre 2-3, L1 but beaten Annecy 1-0. 

Before evoking the presents and absent them, let us talk about transfers. The very beautiful season of Dunkirk has not escaped recruiters from all horizon. Thus, Max Riviera (3 goals - 1 pass) The midfielder left the club to join the Eredivise, more precisely Heerenveen. Often replacing but still author of 5 goals last year in the championship (in 29 games), G.Courtet joined the VAFC in National. Bammou (5 goals - 4 assists) found common ground with the Union Tourga in Morocco. Also, goalkeeper Ortola (EAG), Fernandez (ASNL), Senneville (Calais) will no longer wear local colors and Nurio Fortuna, Al Saad, Ba, Jaouen and Raghouber have all finished their loan. In the opposite direction, however, it does not jostle at the gate. Thus, goalkeeper Mathys Niflore (TFC, 18), Pope Diong (Strasbourg, loan) and Aristide Zossou (AJ Auxerre) put their suitcases in the North for the time being. Unpublished scene in Dunkirk, who arrived to replace Luis Castro (FC Nantes coach now), Gonçalo Feio left the club only after his arrival, replaced by Albert Sánchez, 38 years old and from the Masia.

Often when an L1 team goes down in L2, and does not manage to go up immediately, the second year is decisive because the workforce is completely changing. On the one hand, some do not want to wait any longer in the French Ligue 2 championship like Baila Diallo (Grenada) and Mouns Bouassima (Paphos) who preferred to play the C1 with the Cypriot club this summer, and on the other, the wage bill becomes too important. So boys like Yohan Magnin and Diagouraga find themselves free, and defender Kore (Paris FC) was not kept after his loan. Also note the departures of the offensive stirring Baaloudji (RAF), Abdoulaye Coulibaly (Auda) and Armougom (Greek D1), often gap at the end of the season. Conversely two beautiful arrivals are to be noted, those of Hunou (Angers), who already knows the club, and Van Boto (Pau). Also return from Caufriez who had been loaned last year to the Red Bull Salzburg. The probable compositions for Dunkirk - Clermont: Dunkirk: Niflore - Abner, Bardeli, Kondo, Linguock, Sasso, Sekongo - Tejan, Yassin, Zossou.clermont: Guivarch - Baallal, Bamba, Caufriez, Boto Coulibaly, Diedhiou, Saivet - Hunou, Diop. 

• Summary: USL Dunkerque is going head to head with Clermont Foot starting on 9 Aug 2025 at 18:00 UTC at Stade Marcel Tribut stadium, Dunkerque city, France. The match is a part of the Ligue 2 .
• Dunkerque Feedinco Rating: 6.88
• Clermont Feedinco Rating: 6.83