Pau FC vs FC Lorient, Ligue 2 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Pau FC vs FC Lorient — Ligue 2 at Nouste Camp.
- Pau FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
- FC Lorient 0 games · 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep | FC Lorient | H | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Sep | USL Dunkerque | A | 2–3 | L |
| 13 Sep | FC Martigues | H | 3–0 | W |
| 30 Aug | Grenoble Foot 38 | A | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Aug | SM Caen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Aug | Clermont Foot 63 | A | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep | Pau FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Sep | FC Metz | A | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Sep | Red Star FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 31 Aug | Amiens SC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Aug | Grenoble Foot 38 | H | 2–0 | W |
| 19 Aug | FC Martigues | A | 1–0 | W |
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' Pau FC have kicked off against FC Lorient. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' The travelling FC Lorient supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Pau FC 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.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nathaniel Adjei made 2 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' Pau FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Lorient backline.
- 30' Arthur Avon Ebong is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Lorient so far.
- 31' The Pau FC manager makes a substitution. Therence Koudou departs to be replaced by Joseph Kalulu.
- 33' Poor challenge from Gedeon Kalulu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 34' What composure from Pathe Mboup! The Senegal international strokes it home. 1-0.
- 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Lorient needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 40' Montassar Talbi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 40.
- 45' That is a card for Pau FC. Jordy Gaspar will be fuming at that decision.
- 46' The FC Lorient bench stirs into life. Arthur Avon Ebong is withdrawn and Formose Mendy gets his opportunity.
- 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Pau FC and FC Lorient are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 56' FC Lorient come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 61' Pau FC is showing some good football. However, Pau FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
- 70' Fresh legs for FC Lorient! Panos Katseris comes on to replace Joel Mvuka.
- 71' Iyad Mohamed is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oumar Ngom at the 71 minute mark.
- 73' FC Lorient manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sambou Soumano is hanging Mohamed Bamba on the field on 73 minute.
- 78' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 79' Enzo Genton is ready to make an impact after coming on for Laurent Abergel at the 79 minute mark.
- 83' Another change for Pau FC made on 83 minute. Tairyk Arconte leaves to be changed by Xavier Kouassi.
- 88' A quiet spell here at Nouste Camp. FC Lorient seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- Full Time. Pau FC beats FC Lorient
Lineups
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 14
- 40
-
21
Steeve Beusnard ↓ Antoine Mille 83'
- 18
-
12
Jordy Gaspar ↓ Khalid Boutaib 70'
-
7
Tairyk Arconte ↓ Xavier Kouassi 83'
-
6
Oumar Ngom ↓ Iyad Mohamed 71'
- 22
-
2
Therence Koudou ↓ Joseph Kalulu 31'
- 9
Bench
- 19
-
10
Khalid Boutaib ↑ 70'
-
4
Xavier Kouassi ↑ 83'
-
8
Iyad Mohamed ↑ 71'
-
17
Antoine Mille ↑ 83'
- 77
-
33
Joseph Kalulu ↑ 31'
Coach
Nicolas Usaï
FC Lorient Lineups
Starting XI
-
6
Laurent Abergel ↓ Enzo Genton 79'
- 24
- 21
- 38
-
27
Aiyegun Tosin ↓ Eli Kroupi 70'
- 44
- 3
- 32
-
93
Joel Mvuka ↓ Panos Katseris 70'
-
9
Mohamed Bamba ↓ Sambou Soumano 73'
- 62
Bench
- 1
-
28
Sambou Soumano ↑ 73'
-
5
Formose Mendy ↑ 46'
-
22
Eli Kroupi ↑ 70'
-
7
Panos Katseris ↑ 70'
-
60
Enzo Genton ↑ 79'
- 66
- 99
Coach
Olivier Pantaloni
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Eli Kroupi | 2 |
| Pathe Mboup | 1 |
| Julien Laporte | 1 |
| Julien Ponceau | 1 |
| Aiyegun Tosin | 1 |
Head to Head
Pau FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.25
Pau FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6
FC Lorient xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Pau FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.85
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 1.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 2.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 3.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
Pau FC or Draw
82%
Draw or FC Lorient
48%
Pau FC or FC Lorient
70%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Pau FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
18.2%
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
11.7%
0 – 1
8.1%
2 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 2
2.6%
2 – 2
2.3%
4 – 0
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Pau FC
| Handicap | Pau FC covers | Push | FC Lorient covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 15% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 27% | 50% |
| -0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 12% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
55%
✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

