Le Havre AC vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Le Havre AC vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Oceane.
- Le Havre AC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Pau FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct | Pau FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Oct | SM Caen | A | 2–2 | D |
| 02 Oct | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | H | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Sep | Nimes Olympique | A | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Sep | US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole | H | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Sep | AS Nancy-Lorraine | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct | Le Havre AC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Oct | Paris FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Oct | Grenoble Foot 38 | A | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Sep | USL Dunkerque | H | 1–2 | L |
| 21 Sep | Amiens SC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 18 Sep | Valenciennes FC | H | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
17%
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Le Havre AC and Pau FC get this one started.
- 5' Pau FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 10' Pau FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 15' Le Havre AC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 17' The deadlock is broken! Xavier Kouassi gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
- 22' It’s high time Paul Le Guen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 27' Pau FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Le Havre AC that had 430 games and scored 310 goals.
- 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 42' Both keepers have barely been tested. Le Havre AC and Pau FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 47' Kenji-Van Boto catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 47.
- 52' The 26-year-old Ismaelben Boura has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 57' A quiet spell here at Stade Oceane. Le Havre AC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 59' Le Havre AC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 63' The whistle greets Jean-Pascal Fontaine as he departs to be replaced by Nabil Alioui.
- 64' Pau FC ring the changes. Jovan Nisic has done his job and it is now time for Samuel Essende to step up.
- 69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Le Havre AC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 76' Eddy Sylvestre is replacing Romain Armand for the Pau FC side.
- 80' Poor challenge from Eddy Sylvestre. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 84' It is a substitution in Le Havre AC team. Khalid Boutaib is replaced by Himad Abdelli on 84 minute.
- 86' A change in the Pau FC ranks — Xavier Kouassi exits the field as Mahamadou Dembele enters on 86.
- 89' Thierno Balde makes way for Arouna Sangante at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Le Havre AC.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Pau FC.
Lineups
Le Havre AC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 30
- 7
- 22
- 5
-
9
Khalid Boutaib ↓ Himad Abdelli 84'
- 27
-
25
Pape Ibnou Ba ↓ Abdoullah Ba 63'
- 20
- 24
-
4
Thierno Balde ↓ Arouna Sangante 89'
Bench
- 1
-
17
Alexandre Bonnet ↑ 63'
-
8
Himad Abdelli ↑ 84'
-
10
Nabil Alioui ↑ 63'
- 2
-
29
Arouna Sangante ↑ 89'
-
15
Abdoullah Ba ↑ 63'
Coach
Paul Le Guen
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
-
9
Romain Armand ↓ Eddy Sylvestre 76'
- 19
- 14
- 7
- 24
- 17
- 6
- 4
- 26
-
10
Jovan Nisic ↓ Samuel Essende 64'
Bench
-
28
David Gomis ↑ 64'
-
18
Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom ↑ 76'
- 11
-
29
Samuel Essende ↑ 64'
-
8
Mahamadou Dembele ↑ 86'
-
12
Eddy Sylvestre ↑ 76'
- 30
Coach
Didier Tholot
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Steeve Beusnard | 2 |
| Matthis Abline | 2 |
| Yassine Kechta | 2 |
| Samuel Grandsir | 2 |
| Mayron George | 1 |
| Xavier Kouassi | 1 |
| Romain Armand | 1 |
| Zakaria Naidji | 1 |
Head to Head
Le Havre AC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24
Le Havre AC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74
Pau FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Le Havre AC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 2.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 3.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
Le Havre AC or Draw
80%
Draw or Pau FC
49%
Le Havre AC or Pau FC
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Le Havre AC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 2
1.3%
Asian Handicap — Le Havre AC
| Handicap | Le Havre AC covers | Push | Pau FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 14% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 25% | 53% |
| -0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 14% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet
48%
✗
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.