Le Havre reset their brains and bodies for another match after their 2-2 result vs Caen, a match that produced some answers. Will they show it against Pau?
- Le Havre have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Pau have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 2
Le Havre and Pau should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as Pau have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Le Havre form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Le Havre at their home stadium (Stade Océane) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Le Havre has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Océane, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Havre drew their last game, 2-2 away at Caen (placed 9th). Pape Ibnou Ba was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Caen after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Pape Ibnou Ba, a natural forward, was the highest rated performer for the team in that game, and was presented with a rating of 7.4 (out of 10). Ba scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Dijon.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Le Havre have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won five, drawn seven and lost three.
The Havre fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Havre have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Pau form and stats
Playing away, Pau have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.
Pau go into this game after a win, the home game against Paris that ended 1-0. Midfield player Victor Lobry was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.71/10. Lobry scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 30 successful passes (of 32 total).
Prior to that match, the Pau manager D. Tholot faced defeat when travelling to Grenoble Foot 38 and losing 0-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Pau playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were four Pau wins, four draws and six defeats.
The attacking power of Pau when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. 6 goals have been conceded by Pau in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Havre one win, zero draws and Pau one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Q. Cornette 4 goals |   E. Assifuah-Inkoom 4 goals |  K. Boutaïb 3 goals |
Le Havre missing players
Pau missing players
| Le Havre | Pau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 92% |
| 58% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 67% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 33% |
| 3.7 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.4 | 7.5 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.2 | 8.8 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| 36% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 28% |
- Le Havre have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Le Havre have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 27 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Le Havre | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Ajaccio | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Niort | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Pau | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Paris | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Caen | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Quevilly Rouen | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Nimes | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Rodez | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Dijon | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Dunkerque | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 18 | Bastia | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 11 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 20 | Nancy | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 8 |