Ligue 2: What this match might miss in style it should pay back in tempo and enthusiasm. Get ready for Pau - Annecy!
- Pau have the most conceded goals (10) in Ligue 2
- Annecy have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Ligue 2
Annecy 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.
Pau and Annecy 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.
Pau form and stats
Pau have collected seven points from their first three Ligue 2 games here at Stade Du Hameau Idron 1, a promising start.
Pau shared the glory with Auxerre in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Ruiz, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Ruiz scored one goal and won 4 of 7 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Rodez.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 Pau have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 11, drawn 4 and lost 0.
Pau are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Bastia awaits in two days.
Goals decide football matches and Pau are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. From these home matches, Pau have conceded only 2 goals.
Annecy form and stats
Things could have gone better for Annecy in their Ligue 2 away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right.
Annecy's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Troyes that finished 0-0. Mahop was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.1. The defender Mahop hit three key passes and won 6 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Concarneau.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Annecy in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Annecy, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only two days as another away game awaits: The Ligue 2 trip to Auxerre.
Annecy have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Pau wins - draws - Annecy wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less. Bassouamina likes to face Annecy and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Sylla 3 goals |   W. Caddy 3 goals |  K. Boutaïb 2 goals |
Pau missing players
Annecy missing players
| Pau | Annecy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 8.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 11 | 12.5 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 38% | 64% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 11% | 27% |
| 19.2 | 15 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11 | 9.7 |
| 6.5 | 6.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
- All of Pau's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Annecy have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Annecy have not yet lost a game away.
- Annecy have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Ligue 2
- Annecy have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Annecy have yet to win a game away.
- Pau have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Pau have not yet lost a game at home.
- Pau have the most conceded goals (10) 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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Caen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Amiens SC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Rodez | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Bastia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Saint-Étienne | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Pau | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | Troyes | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Annecy | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Paris | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Dunkerque | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Concarneau | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 19 | Valenciennes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 20 | Quevilly Rouen | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
