Pau are all set for a new test after their 1-1 vs Toulouse last time. Nîmes are coming to town!
- Pau have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Nîmes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Pau form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 11 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 for Pau. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Pau travelled for their previous game, a trip to Toulouse that ended 1-1. The goalie Olliero was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.83 out of ten. Olliero stopped the opponent with five saves.
Before that, Pau had a home game versus Rodez which ended with a victory 4-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Pau handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, four draws and one defeat.
The Pau fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Pau have conceded only 7 goals.
Nîmes form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Nîmes play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Dijon (placed 11th). Midfield player Eliasson was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.61/10. Eliasson scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Toulouse.Nîmes are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, one draw and seven defeats. From a total of twelve matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Nîmes have scored 13 goals in 10 league games away. 12 goals have been conceded by Nîmes in these games.
Head 2 Head
Nîmes - Pau 0-0 was the output when these squads previously played each other, earlier this season. Data for the last eight meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Pau, three draws and three wins for Nîmes. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Benrahou 6 goals |   V. Lobry 5 goals |  E. Assifuah-Inkoom 5 goals |
Pau missing players
Nîmes missing players
| Pau | Nîmes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 24 | 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 24 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 71% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 75% |
| 43% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 55% |
| 14% | 9% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 15% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 43% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 55% |
| 33% | 55% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 25% |
| 29% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 30% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.8 | 5 |
| 4.7 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 10.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
| 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 31% | 32% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 32% |
| 9.6 | 8.2 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.4 | 10.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
- Nîmes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Nîmes haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Pau have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Pau haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Sochaux | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 39 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 38 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Paris | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Niort | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Pau | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Rodez | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Nîmes | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Dijon | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 13 | Quevilly Rouen | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Bastia | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Caen | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 16 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 22 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 20 | Nancy | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -18 | 15 |
