Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Lorient vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2024-25
FC Lorient
5 – 0
Full Time
Pau FC
Sat 5 Apr 2025 · 18:00 UTC Stade du Moustoir HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Lorient vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade du Moustoir.

Match Details

  • Referee Aurelien Petit

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
FC Lorient 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Pau FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-05 FC Lorient 5–0 Pau FC 2024-09-24 Pau FC 1–0 FC Lorient

Recent Form

FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Pau FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stade du Moustoir will turn into a battlefield for FC Lorient and Pau FC.
  • 5' Bingourou Kamara, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 11' Eli Kroupi puts FC Lorient on the lead.
  • 16' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Pau FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 26' FC Lorient are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Pau FC backline.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' Khalid Boutaib has been relatively quiet despite scoring 30 goals in his last 17 appearances.
  • 41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' What a strike from Eli Kroupi! The score is 2-0.
  • 60' 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 Johann Obiang suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' FC Lorient manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aiyegun Tosin is hanging Mohamed Bamba on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Lorient and Pau FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' A tactical swap from FC Lorient — Julien Ponceau on, Joel Mvuka off on 72 minutes.
  • 75' Julien Laporte makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and FC Lorient are in front.
  • 80' A stunning finish from Julien Ponceau — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' Burkina Faso international Mamady Bangre has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • FC Lorient celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolas Usai

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

✓ Correct
FC Lorient63% Draw21% Pau FC16%
Actual: FC Lorient win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
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

✓ Correct
FC Lorient48% Draw40% Pau FC12%
Actual: FC Lorient win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
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.