The bragging rights belong to Auxerre at this point, with their 3rd place in the Ligue 2 table and looking forward to facing Pau (who are placed 8th).
- Auxerre have the most points from losing position (7) in Ligue 2
- Pau have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 2
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Pau have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Auxerre form and stats
Auxerre are steadily winning Ligue 2 games and points here at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games.
A good away victory last time out for Auxerre, who won 2-1 against Valenciennes (placed 16th). Gaëtan Perrin, who plays in attack, was the declared top player for the side in that game, scoring a rating of 7.6 (out of 10). Perrin scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Bastia.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Auxerre have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won five times, drawn eight and lost four.
A decent goal production from Auxerre in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. Auxerre are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
Pau form and stats
Pau have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 1-2-3 (6 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Pau have lost on their last two travels.
Pau had fun at their own home (Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps) last time out, beating Ajaccio 1-0. Victor Lobry scored. Xavier Kouassi, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.45. Kouassi won 6 of 10 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Le Havre wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Pau are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, six draws and seven defeats. From a total of 14 matches.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Pau have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Auxerre-Pau H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Auxerre one win, Pau one win, zero draws. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  G. Charbonnier 7 goals |   V. Lobry 4 goals |  E. Assifuah-Inkoom 4 goals |
Auxerre missing players
Pau missing players
| Auxerre | Pau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | 12 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 93% |
| 64% | 57% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 57% |
| 57% | 57% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 29% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 7% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 29% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 50% | 71% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 36% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 36% |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.4 | 10 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.3 | 8.6 |
| 5 | 5 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 30% | 34% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 26% |
| 9.1 | 8.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9.7 | 8.4 |
| 4.3 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
- Auxerre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Auxerre have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Pau have scored away.
- Auxerre have the most points from losing position (7) in Ligue 2
- Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pau have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 2
- Pau have won significantly more corners away than at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Toulouse | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 29 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | Le Havre | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Paris | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Niort | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | Pau | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Rodez | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Caen | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Dunkerque | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Dijon | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 15 | Quevilly Rouen | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Nimes | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 19 | Bastia | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 20 | Nancy | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 9 |