Pau FC vs AC Ajaccio, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Pau FC vs AC Ajaccio — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hameau.
- Pau FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
- AC Ajaccio 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Etienne | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Montpellier HSC | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Stade de Reims | 12 | 21 |
| 5 | Pau FC | 12 | 20 |
| 6 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | FC Metz | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | Red Star FC | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Annecy | 12 | 16 |
| 10 | USL Dunkerque | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | En Avant Guingamp | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | US Boulogne Cote d'Opale | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | FC Nantes | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Clermont Foot 63 | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 12 | 11 |
| 17 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 11 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 12 | 9 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 May | AC Ajaccio | H | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Apr | AJ Auxerre | H | 3–0 | W |
| 17 Apr | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | A | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Apr | Clermont Foot 63 | H | 2–1 | W |
| 03 Apr | SM Caen | A | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Mar | USL Dunkerque | H | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 May | Pau FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 24 Apr | Amiens SC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 20 Apr | AS Nancy-Lorraine | A | 0–2 | L |
| 17 Apr | Chamois Niortais FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 10 Apr | Le Havre AC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Apr | Valenciennes FC | H | 3–0 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
Pau FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Pau FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Pau FC
| Babacar Leye | 4 G | 2 A |
| Cheikh Fall | 3 G | |
| Hacene Benali | 3 G | |
| Lorenzo Rajot | 2 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Stade du Hameau. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Pau FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Steeve Beusnard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AC Ajaccio so far.
- 15' The 31-year-old Erwin Koffi has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
- 20' AC Ajaccio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 25' AC Ajaccio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Antoine Batisse made 227 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' It’s high time Didier Tholot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 40' It looks surprising AC Ajaccio does not make any changes. Gaetan Courtet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' Jean Botue Kouame needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' A tactical swap from AC Ajaccio — Riad Nouri on, Michael Barreto off on 46 minutes.
- 51' Vincent Marchetti, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 56' Alexandre Olliero has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 61' Both keepers have barely been tested. Pau FC and AC Ajaccio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 62' AC Ajaccio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yanis Cimignani is hanging Tairyk Arconte on the field on 62 minute.
- 67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 68' Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly gets the nod from Pau FC. He replaces Itaitinga and will look to change the dynamic.
- 73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Pau FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 74' Fresh legs for Pau FC! Abdourahmane Ndiaye comes on to replace Mayron George.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Matthieu Huard. He replaces Joris Sainati on 77 minute.
- 80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Souleymane Diarra.
- 82' It is a substitution in AC Ajaccio team. Gaetan Courtet is replaced by Jean Botue Kouame on 82 minute.
- 83' A change in the Pau FC ranks — Souleymane Diarra exits the field as Romain Bayard enters on 83.
- 88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
Lineups
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 9
- 8
- 14
- 12
- 21
- 7
- 17
- 3
- 4
- 26
Bench
-
10
Romain Bayard ↑ 83'
-
18
Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom ↑ 68'
- 23
- 2
-
11
Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly ↑ 68'
- 30
-
5
Abdourahmane Ndiaye ↑ 74'
Coach
Didier Tholot
AC Ajaccio Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 10
- 1
- 20
- 27
- 2
-
28
Joris Sainati ↓ Matthieu Huard 77'
- 9
-
4
Michael Barreto ↓ Riad Nouri 46'
- 3
- 34
Bench
- 16
-
5
Riad Nouri ↑ 46'
- 7
-
23
Matthieu Huard ↑ 77'
- 17
-
22
Yanis Cimignani ↑ 62'
-
33
Jean Botue Kouame ↑ 82'
Coach
Olivier Pantaloni
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Thomas Mangani | 2 |
| Jean-Philippe Krasso | 2 |
| Kouadio Ange Ahoussou | 1 |
| Riad Nouri | 1 |
| Jean Ruiz | 1 |
| Bevic Moussiti | 1 |
| Aboubakary Kante | 1 |
| Mounaim El Idrissy | 1 |
Pau FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.17
Pau FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03
AC Ajaccio xG
I would bet for:
Pau FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 2.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 3.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
Pau FC or Draw
70%
Draw or AC Ajaccio
60%
Pau FC or AC Ajaccio
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.3%
Asian Handicap — Pau FC
| Handicap | Pau FC covers | Push | AC Ajaccio covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 11% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 21% | 62% |
| -0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 18% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
32%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

