French Cup preview: See you again in 8 days! Boulogne hopes that the home team will stop losing ground and Dunkirk will fight for promotion
6686 Sports News on November 16 In the French Cup showdown, two French second-division teams met, and the Boulogne home team faced Dunkirk. The two teams met with a 1-1 draw in Ligue 2 8 days ago, but Boulogne has been in poor condition in Ligue 2 recently, while Dunkirk, with the visiting team's winning streak, strives to advance to the next round.
In this season's Ligue 2, Boulogne has only achieved 3 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses after 14 games. They scored 13 goals but conceded 22 goals. They are ranked second from the bottom in the standings and are deep in the relegation zone. In 14 games, Dunkirk achieved a record of 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, scoring 25 goals and conceding 17 goals, ranking in the middle of the pack.
In the first 7 home team games this season, Boulogne has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses, and the home team record ranks second from the bottom; while Dunkirk has 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses as an away team this season, and the away team record ranks 9th.
Both teams have certain injuries. Among them, Martin, the core player of the home team Boulogne, is absent, and striker Capuano will also be exempt from the game; for Dunkirk, Masoch and Silvestre will both be absent.
Boulogne has been winless for 5 consecutive rounds in Ligue 2, with only 3 draws and 2 losses. In the last 2 rounds, it has drawn with Annecy and Dunkirk. As for the home team, Boulogne has been winless for 4 consecutive games, with only 1 draw and 3 losses. The last home team game was a 2-6 defeat to Reims.
Dunkirk is undefeated in 4 consecutive games, with a record of 3 wins and 1 draw. The last round of the game was tied with Boulogne, and the 3-game winning streak was ended. As a guest, Dunkirk defeated Pau and Reims consecutively, and scored 5 goals in these 2 games and only conceded 1 goal.
As a newly promoted team from the French second division, Boulogne has played against Dunkirk in the last 10 official matches and has only achieved a record of 1 win, 5 draws and 4 losses. Among them, the French second team played against Dunkirk on November 8, and the two teams drew 1-1. Dunkirk has won 4 of the past 10 official matches, 3 of which were away games.
Bologne has been in poor condition recently. The two teams faced off again after 8 days. Boulogne has the home team's field advantage and is striving to win and advance. Dunkirk has been in good competitive form recently, and its historical record has a psychological advantage. It also hopes to continue the team's recent excellent competitive form in away games.
