Pau FC vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Pau FC vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Nouste Camp.
- Pau FC 34 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Abdelatif Kherradji
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Étienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Dec Valenciennes FC H 3–1 W 02 Dec USL Dunkerque H 1–1 D 28 Nov US Concarneau A 2–1 W 25 Nov AS Saint-Étienne A 2–1 W 11 Nov Angers SCO H 4–4 D 28 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Dec Pau FC A 1–3 L 02 Dec FC Annecy H 0–0 D 25 Nov US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 0–0 D 11 Nov USL Dunkerque H 0–1 L 04 Nov Angers SCO A 0–2 L 28 Oct SM Caen H 2–2 D Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Pau FC and Valenciennes FC is underway.
- 5' It’s high time Jorge Maciel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Valenciennes FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 12' The Pau FC manager makes a substitution. Steeve Beusnard departs to be replaced by Louis Mouton.
- 17' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Valenciennes FC that had 367 games and scored 259 goals.
- 22' Charles Boli has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 27' 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.
- 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ibrahima Diallo made 367 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Pau FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Nick Venema. He replaces Aymen Boutoutaou on 46 minute.
- 48' GOAL! Moussa Sylla scores on 45.
- 53' It looks surprising Pau FC does not make any changes. Ugo Bonnet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 58' The travelling Valenciennes FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 59' Another substitution for Pau FC to replace Yonis Njoh by Mons Bassouamina on 59 minute.
- 60' Another substitution for Pau FC to replace Oumar Ngom by Henri Saivet on 60 minute.
- 65' Valenciennes FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
- 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 72' Goal! Mons Bassouamina scores his 25 goal in 323 matches.
- 72' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Makabi Lilepo is replaced by Ugo Bonnet.
- 74' It is a substitution in Pau FC team. Antoine Batisse is replaced by Ousmane Kante on 74 minute.
- 79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 83' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 83 minute. Souleymane Basse leaves to be changed by Marius Noubissi.
- 88' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 90' Moussa Sylla with the second goal in the match!
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Pau FC players.
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Lineups
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 25
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Steeve Beusnard ↓ Louis Mouton 12'
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17
Antoine Batisse ↓ Ousmane Kante 74'
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18
Oumar Ngom ↓ Henri Saivet 60'
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2
Therence Koudou ↓ Johann Obiang 59'
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30
Yonis Njoh ↓ Mons Bassouamina 59'
Bench
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19
Ousmane Kante ↑ 74'
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8
Henri Saivet ↑ 60'
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23
Johann Obiang ↑ 59'
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11
Mons Bassouamina ↑ 59'
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Louis Mouton ↑ 12'
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Coach Nicolas UsaiValenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 39
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18
Andrew Jung ↓ Ibrahima Diallo 72'
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17
Aymen Boutoutaou ↓ Nick Venema 46'
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- 5
- 8
- 3
- 23
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34
Makabi Lilepo ↓ Ugo Bonnet 72'
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Tanguy Lienard ↓ Jawed Kalai 83'
Bench
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10
Nick Venema ↑ 46'
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9
Marius Noubissi ↑ 83'
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11
Ugo Bonnet ↑ 72'
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29
Jawed Kalai ↑ 83'
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Ibrahima Diallo ↑ 72'
Coach Jorge Maciel -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom 3 Moussa Sylla 3 Mayron George 2 Sambou Yatabare 2 Mons Bassouamina 2 Laurent Dos Santos 2 Yanis Begraoui 1 Khalid Boutaib 1 Head to Head
Pau FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.59 Pau FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.04 Valenciennes FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Pau FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.63Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Pau FC or Draw 78%Draw or Valenciennes FC 47%Pau FC or Valenciennes FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Pau FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%1 – 0 10.6%0 – 0 9.2%2 – 1 9.1%2 – 0 8.9%0 – 1 6.5%1 – 2 5.9%3 – 1 Actual2 – 2 4.8%3 – 0 4.6%0 – 2 3.8%3 – 2 2.6%Asian Handicap — Pau FC
Handicap Pau FC covers Push Valenciennes FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 15% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 23% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Pau FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✓Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.