FC Lorient vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Lorient vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade du Moustoir.
- FC Lorient 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Pau FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Aurelien Petit
4 games this season
🟨 2.5/game
⚽ 7.3 goals/game
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr | Pau FC | H | 5–0 | W |
| 29 Mar | Grenoble Foot 38 | A | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Mar | SC Bastia | H | 4–0 | W |
| 08 Mar | Paris FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 01 Mar | Rodez Aveyron Football | H | 3–1 | W |
| 22 Feb | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr | FC Lorient | A | 0–5 | L |
| 28 Mar | FC Annecy | H | 1–0 | W |
| 14 Mar | FC Martigues | A | 2–2 | D |
| 07 Mar | ES Troyes AC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 28 Feb | Grenoble Foot 38 | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Feb | SM Caen | A | 2–2 | D |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Lorient launch into their encounter with Pau FC.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 11' Eli Kroupi puts FC Lorient on the lead.
- 16' FC Lorient are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Pau FC backline.
- 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Pau FC that had 222 games and scored 239 goals.
- 26' FC Lorient are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Pau FC's shape.
- 31' FC Lorient currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 41' Pau FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 46' Pau FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
- 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 55' GOAL! Eli Kroupi fires home to make it 2-0!
- 60' Johann Obiang has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 450 appearances.
- 62' The whistle greets Mohamed Bamba as he departs to be replaced by Aiyegun Tosin.
- 67' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Khalid Boutaib suffering a number of foals already.
- 72' FC Lorient ring the changes. Joel Mvuka has done his job and it is now time for Julien Ponceau to step up.
- 75' Julien Laporte does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Lorient surge ahead!
- 80' Julien Ponceau makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and FC Lorient are in front.
- 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 90' Pau FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- Full Time. FC Lorient beats Pau FC
Lineups
FC Lorient Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 15
- 38
- 44
- 2
- 3
- 10
-
22
Eli Kroupi ↓ Bandiougou Fadiga 72'
-
93
Joel Mvuka ↓ Julien Ponceau 72'
-
9
Mohamed Bamba ↓ Aiyegun Tosin 62'
- 62
Bench
- 1
- 24
-
21
Julien Ponceau ↑ 72'
-
27
Aiyegun Tosin ↑ 62'
- 28
-
75
Bandiougou Fadiga ↑ 72'
- 66
Coach
Olivier Pantaloni
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 23
- 1
- 10
- 21
- 12
- 4
- 27
- 2
- 17
- 9
Bench
- 55
- 24
- 11
- 18
- 20
- 3
- 33
Coach
Nicolas Usaï
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Eli Kroupi | 2 |
| Pathe Mboup | 1 |
| Julien Laporte | 1 |
| Julien Ponceau | 1 |
| Aiyegun Tosin | 1 |
FC Lorient Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.24
FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86
Pau FC xG
I would bet for:
FC Lorient to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Lorient win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
FC Lorient or Draw
85%
Draw or Pau FC
37%
FC Lorient or Pau FC
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Lorient win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 5–0 not predicted5 – 0Actual
2 – 0
11.2%
1 – 0
9.6%
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6%
4 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 1
4%
1 – 2
3.6%
0 – 1
3.2%
Asian Handicap — FC Lorient
| Handicap | FC Lorient covers | Push | Pau FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -2 | 24% | 20% | 56% |
| -1.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| -1 | 44% | 23% | 33% |
| -0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +0.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +1 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

