● aleavici-football · v1.0-xgboost · 16 October 2026
Ligue 2

Dunkerque vs Metz

Friday, 23 October 2026 at 18:00
Win probability
41%
Dunkerque wins
27%
Draw
33%
Metz wins
xG Home
1.36
Dunkerque
Blowout %
30%
Dominant win
xG Away
1.19
Metz
Analysis

Our model puts a Dunkerque win at 40.6% in this Ligue 2 fixture — close to a three-way split. Expected goals run 1.36 to 1.19.

What this probability has been worth

A number is worth what it has been worth. Across 1,941 predictions published before kick-off and scored against the result afterwards, the calls we priced between 35% and 45% came in 38.8% of the time — 717 fixtures in that band. The model claimed 40.6%, so the two are within 1.8 points of each other. In this range the stated probability has meant roughly what it says.

Evenly rated

There is almost nothing between these two on rating — 1494 against 1504, a gap of 10 points. Fixtures this evenly matched are where a model has least to say: the probabilities below are honest, but they are close to a coin weighted only slightly.

Metz are off their season peak

Metz peaked at 1560 this season and sit at 1504 today, 56 points below their own best. Measuring a side against itself rather than against the table is often the earlier signal, and it is not visible in a league position.

Published 16 October 2026 · aleavici-football
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