On Saturday, Paris and Dunkerque will face each other for the 40th time in their history. Over the years, this rivalry has become a true classic in the French championship. The northerners are notably the only team to have broken the capital club's dominance on the national stage since 2012, winning the title in 2014.
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For more than a decade, Paris have been clinical at home against Dunkerque. Spectators at Coubertin are rarely disappointed, as the capital club has won 11 consecutive home games against their northern rivals. Overall, the advantage lies firmly with the Parisians, who have a record of 28 wins, two draws and nine defeats in their history.
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The capital club regularly gets its seasons off to a good start, having won its last eleven opening-day league matches.
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Nine players have represented both Paris and Dunkerque during their careers: Patrick Cazal, Dylan Garain, Jean-Marc Barthélémy, Tome Petreski, Arnaud Siffert, Robert Lis, Jeffrey M'Tima, Youri Petrenko, Vincent Gérard, and finally Ludwig Appolinaire, who joined the Northerners this summer.
