Thursday , 2 July 2026

Pau FC vs SM Caen, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
Pau FC
1 – 0
Full Time
SM Caen
Tue 1 Dec 2020 · 18:00 UTC Stade Nouste Camp HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 13' Aliou Badara Traore
Quentin Daubin 19' Y
Y 88' Alexis Beka Beka
Erwin Koffi 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Pau FC vs SM Caen — Ligue 2 at Stade Nouste Camp.

  • Pau FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Stephan Pignatelli
  • Referee Julien Rouquette
  • Referee Guillaume Paradis
  • Referee Tugdual Philippe

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
2
Pau FC 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals SM Caen
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-01 Pau FC 1–0 SM Caen

Recent Form

Pau FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec SM Caen H 1–0 W
28 Nov USL Dunkerque A 2–2 D
21 Nov Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–2 L
07 Nov La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 3–0 W
31 Oct Le Havre AC A 0–1 L
24 Oct Chamois Niortais FC H 4–1 W
SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Pau FC A 0–1 L
28 Nov La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 1–1 D
21 Nov Le Havre AC A 2–1 W
07 Nov AS Nancy-Lorraine H 2–1 W
31 Oct Paris FC A 1–3 L
24 Oct En Avant Guingamp H 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stade Nouste Camp. Pau FC are looking to make home advantage count against SM Caen.
  • 5' The travelling SM Caen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 13' Aliou Badara Traore is having his name booked by the referee on 13.
  • 14' What composure from Romain Armand! The France international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 19' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Quentin Daubin.
  • 24' Antoine Batisse is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Pau FC so far.
  • 29' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Pau FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 34' A quiet spell here at Stade Nouste Camp. Pau FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 44' Pau FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SM Caen backline.
  • 46' SM Caen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Steeve Yago is hanging Hugo Vandermersch on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Pau FC that had 215 games and scored 233 goals.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Pau FC and SM Caen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' Benjamin Jeannot, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SM Caen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 71' Yacine Bammou makes way for Alex Mendy at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from SM Caen.
  • 74' Romain Bayard is replacing Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly for the Pau FC side.
  • 79' The whistle greets Jessy Pi as he departs to be replaced by Benjamin Jeannot.
  • 81' Another substitution for Pau FC to replace Steeve Beusnard by Mamadou Diatta on 81 minute.
  • 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 88' Alexis Beka Beka was booked on 88.
  • 89' Pau FC make a change. Romain Armand trudges off to be replaced by Younn Zahary on 89 minutes.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Pau FC. Erwin Koffi will be fuming at that decision.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Tholot

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Dupraz

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29 Pau FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 SM Caen xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC48% Draw29% SM Caen23%
Actual: Pau FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Pau FC or Draw
78%
Draw or SM Caen
52%
Pau FC or SM Caen
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Pau FC31% Draw53% SM Caen16%
Actual: Pau FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Pau FC

Handicap Pau FC covers Push SM Caen covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 24% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Pau FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
SM Caen keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.