Pre-match info: 10 points are the diference between the teams until now, Bordeaux having done best. Can Pau pull off a surprise?
- Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bordeaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Pau nor Bordeaux as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Pau form and stats
Pau have collected 14 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 3-5-2. When Pau hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Amiens SC, Bastia, Sochaux, Metz and Le Havre), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Pau enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Paris's place. The match ended 1-0 with Diyaeddine scoring. Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first league win after playing, but not winning, six consecutive matches. The goalie Ndiaye was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.42 out of ten. Ndiaye topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Annecy that ended 2-2.Pau have conceded 11 in these home matches. When Pau hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Valenciennes, Niort, Rodez, Saint-Etienne, Nîmes and Dijon), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Bordeaux form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Le Havre with 1-2 on the scoreboard. That loss was their first after four consecutive league matches winning points. Nsimba was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.43. The defender Nsimba scored one goal and won 4 of 9 duels.
Prior to that result Bordeaux won their away game at Dijon. The scoreline was 3-0.Bordeaux are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Bordeaux are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Bordeaux - Pau 1-1 was the end result in these teams' latest h2h fixture, earlier this season. Head to head totals (for the last three meetings): Pau won one game, one match ended with a draw and Bordeaux managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Maja 11 goals |   M. Bassouamina 5 goals |  H. Saivet 4 goals |
Pau missing players
Bordeaux missing players
| Pau | Bordeaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 57% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 67% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 19% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 43% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 38% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 29% |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.3 | 10.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.8 | 10.6 |
| 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 4 |
| 26% | 24% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 48% | 35% |
| 10.2 | 7.9 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.8 | 8.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
- Bordeaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Pau have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Le Havre | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Bastia | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| 5 | Metz | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Caen | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Annecy | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Quevilly Rouen | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Laval | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Paris | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Pau | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 16 | Nîmes | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Dijon | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Rodez | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 19 | Saint-Etienne | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Niort | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -17 | 17 |
