Pau vs Amiens SC betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 30.Sep
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 (13970 seats)

Ligue 2: Two sides in pretty good form get together for this match. Amiens SC with a wee advantage with their 6th position in the league table?

Insights:
  • Pau have the most conceded goals (14) in Ligue 2
  • Pau have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Amiens SC have scored away.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Pau form and stats

2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Pau so far this season.

It's back home for Pau, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Bastia away with the result 4-1. Saivet (2), Bassouamina and Njoh found the net in that victory. Sweet to taste a league victory after four fixtures without one. Saivet (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.9/10. Saivet scored two goals, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Annecy (0-3).

Goals are plentiful in this club's league games, with 5 in a row containing at least three goals (over 2.5).

Pau have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Pau's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Amiens SC form and stats

Things could have gone better for Amiens SC in their Ligue 2 away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. Amiens has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The attacking players of Amiens SC have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 270 minutes. 208 minutes! That's how long the Amiens SC goalkeeper Regis Gurtner and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

There were no winners in Amiens's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Ajaccio (placed 13th). Corchia, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.81. Corchia won 16 of 17 duels.

A draw for Amiens SC before that, at their own venue hosting Valenciennes (0-0).

Goals are few and far between in Amiens's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 3 travels. Amiens SC's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Pau-Amiens SC H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Pau three wins, Amiens SC one win, two draws. three of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

PauH. Saivet
H. Saivet
3 goals
PauM. Sylla
M. Sylla
3 goals
Amiens SCL. Mafouta
L. Mafouta
3 goals

Pau missing players

Amiens SC missing players

Pau Amiens SC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 1 3 8
3 2 0 Won W 0 1 4
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 2
3 1 0 Lost L 1 2 2
13 7 2 Scored S 0 1 8
14 5 2 Conceded C 2 5 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 75%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 50%
75% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 38%
50% 25% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
38% 25% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 50%
38% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 50%
 
3.2 3.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5 6 6
7 4.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.7 3.8
2.8 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 9.5 10 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10.3 10.4
4.8 3.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.3 3.2
34% 47% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 14% 31%
 
16.6 13.5 16 Shots against (avg) S A 17 14.7 10.9
5.8 6 8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 3.3 3.2
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • All of Pau's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Pau have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Pau have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Amiens SC have scored away.
  • Pau have the most conceded goals (14) in Ligue 2
  • Pau haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Laval 8 6 1 1 11 5 4 4 0 0 6 2 4 2 1 1 5 3 6 19
2 Grenoble Foot 38 8 4 4 0 7 2 4 2 2 0 4 1 4 2 2 0 3 1 5 16
3 Auxerre 8 4 3 1 18 9 4 1 2 1 6 3 4 3 1 0 12 6 9 15
4 Rodez 8 4 2 2 13 9 4 3 0 1 8 4 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 14
5 Angers SCO 8 4 2 2 9 7 4 2 2 0 6 2 4 2 0 2 3 5 2 14
6 Amiens SC 8 4 2 2 8 7 5 3 2 0 7 2 3 1 0 2 1 5 1 14
7 Caen 7 4 0 3 12 6 4 2 0 2 7 4 3 2 0 1 5 2 6 12
8 Guingamp 8 3 2 3 13 8 4 2 1 1 7 1 4 1 1 2 6 7 5 11
9 Saint-Étienne 7 3 2 2 7 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 11
10 Pau 8 3 2 3 13 14 4 2 1 1 7 5 4 1 1 2 6 9 -1 11
11 Annecy 8 2 4 2 9 10 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 1 2 1 4 5 -1 10
12 Bordeaux 7 3 2 2 7 8 3 2 0 1 5 4 4 1 2 1 2 4 -1 10
13 Ajaccio 8 2 4 2 6 10 4 1 3 0 5 4 4 1 1 2 1 6 -4 10
14 Bastia 8 2 2 4 8 13 4 2 0 2 7 9 4 0 2 2 1 4 -5 8
15 Concarneau 8 2 2 4 5 10 4 0 2 2 1 4 4 2 0 2 4 6 -5 8
16 Troyes 8 1 4 3 11 12 3 1 1 1 6 5 5 0 3 2 5 7 -1 7
17 Paris 8 2 0 6 7 11 4 2 0 2 6 3 4 0 0 4 1 8 -4 6
18 Dunkerque 7 1 3 3 6 10 4 0 2 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 5 -4 6
19 Valenciennes 8 1 3 4 3 10 4 0 1 3 2 7 4 1 2 1 1 3 -7 6
20 Quevilly Rouen 8 0 2 6 6 12 4 0 1 3 2 5 4 0 1 3 4 7 -6 2

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Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.