Sunday , 16 August 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 2 games · 3 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 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

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
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' Three points are at stake. Pau FC host SM Caen — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aliou Badara Traore is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SM Caen.
  • 13' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aliou Badara Traore.
  • 14' GOAL! Romain Armand fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 19' Quentin Daubin is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
  • 24' Antoine Batisse, a France , has 5 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Quentin Daubin made 215 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 39' Pau FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SM Caen's shape.
  • 44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Pau FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Hugo Vandermersch is replaced by Steeve Yago on 46 minute.
  • 51' Pau FC have won 233 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Pau FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' The travelling SM Caen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 71' Yacine Bammou makes way for Alex Mendy at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from SM Caen.
  • 74' Pau FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Romain Bayard is hanging Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' A tactical swap from SM Caen — Benjamin Jeannot on, Jessy Pi off on 79 minutes.
  • 81' Mamadou Diatta gets the nod from Pau FC. He replaces Steeve Beusnard and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' SM Caen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 88' It’s a booking for SM Caen player. Alexis Beka Beka gets a Yellow card.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Pau FC team. Romain Armand is replaced by Younn Zahary on 89 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Erwin Koffi.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.