Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AJ Auxerre vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
AJ Auxerre
2 – 1
Full Time
Pau FC
Fri 18 Dec 2020 · 19:00 UTC Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Y 26' Xavier Kouassi
Hamza Sakhi 33' Y
Y 43' Romain Bayard
Kevin Fortune 72' Y
Alexandre Coeff 81' Y
R 83' Xavier Kouassi

Overview

Match Preview

AJ Auxerre vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps.

Match Details

  • Referee Alexandre Viala
  • Referee Guillaume Paradis
  • Referee
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

3
2
1
AJ Auxerre 6 games · Avg 4.0 goals Pau FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-18 AJ Auxerre 2–1 Pau FC

Recent Form

AJ Auxerre
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec Pau FC H 2–1 W
12 Dec AS Nancy-Lorraine A 2–2 D
05 Dec Chamois Niortais FC H 6–0 W
01 Dec Le Havre AC A 1–1 D
28 Nov Valenciennes FC H 1–1 D
21 Nov Paris FC A 3–0 W
Pau FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Dec AJ Auxerre A 1–2 L
15 Dec FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 0–0 D
05 Dec Clermont Foot 63 A 0–3 L
01 Dec SM Caen H 1–0 W
28 Nov USL Dunkerque A 2–2 D
21 Nov Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–2 L

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Pau FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Pau FC
Babacar Leye 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! AJ Auxerre welcome Pau FC for this crunch clash at Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps.
  • 5' AJ Auxerre are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Pau FC backline.
  • 10' The 33-year-old Donovan Leon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 12' Antoine Batisse doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 17' Both keepers have barely been tested. AJ Auxerre and Pau FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' It’s high time Jean-Marc Furlan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' It’s a booking for Pau FC player. Xavier Kouassi gets a Yellow card.
  • 29' Jubal is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 33' It’s a booking for AJ Auxerre player. Hamza Sakhi gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' Romain Armand is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Pau FC tonight.
  • 43' Pau FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 48' A quiet spell here at Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps. Pau FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 49' A stunning finish from Remy Dugimont — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 54' Steeve Beusnard, a France central midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 59' Quentin Daubin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Pau FC team. Romain Bayard is replaced by Steeve Beusnard on 62 minute.
  • 67' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AJ Auxerre and Pau FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 72' Kevin Fortune is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 72' Another change for AJ Auxerre made on 72 minute. Axel Ngando leaves to be changed by Kevin Fortune.
  • 77' Moulaye Idrissa Ba is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AJ Auxerre so far.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Moulaye Idrissa Ba. He replaces Quentin Daubin on 78 minute.
  • 80' The whistle greets Hamza Sakhi as he departs to be replaced by Aly Ndom.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Alexandre Coeff on 81 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AJ Auxerre will be frustrated.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Xavier Kouassi.
  • 88' Fresh legs for AJ Auxerre! Gauthier Hein comes on to replace Mickael Le Bihan.
  • 89' The Pau FC bench stirs into life. Romain Armand is withdrawn and Corentin Chaminade gets his opportunity.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

AJ Auxerre Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Marc Furlan

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Tholot

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.91 AJ Auxerre xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Pau FC xG
I would bet for: AJ Auxerre to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AJ Auxerre58% Draw23% Pau FC19%
Actual: AJ Auxerre win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

AJ Auxerre or Draw
82%
Draw or Pau FC
42%
AJ Auxerre or Pau FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AJ Auxerre41% Draw43% Pau FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — AJ Auxerre

Handicap AJ Auxerre covers Push Pau FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.