Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Pau FC vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
Pau FC
4 – 3
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Sat 15 May 2021 · 18:00 UTC Stade du Hameau HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Theo Pellenard
Souleymane Diarra 59' Y
Y 64' Laurent Dos Santos
Xavier Kouassi 71' Y
Y 72' Malek Chergui
Mayron George 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Pau FC vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hameau.

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

4
2
2
Pau FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-15 Pau FC 4–3 Valenciennes FC 2020-08-22 Valenciennes FC 3–0 Pau FC

Recent Form

Pau FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May Valenciennes FC H 4–3 W
12 May Toulouse FC A 2–2 D
08 May FC Chambly Oise A 0–1 L
01 May AC Ajaccio H 0–0 D
20 Apr AJ Auxerre H 3–0 W
17 Apr FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 1–1 D
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May Pau FC A 3–4 L
08 May Le Havre AC H 3–5 L
01 May AS Nancy-Lorraine A 3–1 W
24 Apr Chamois Niortais FC H 1–1 D
20 Apr Amiens SC A 1–3 L
17 Apr En Avant Guingamp H 0–1 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
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' The wait is over. Pau FC get us underway at Stade du Hameau.
  • 3' What a moment for Itaitinga! That strike on 3 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 8' It’s high time Olivier Guegan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 12' Goal! Victor Lobry scores his 10 goal in 219 matches.
  • 16' Mayron George doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Pau FC that had 219 games and scored 236 goals.
  • 26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Valenciennes FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Pau FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Valenciennes FC's shape.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' Romain Armand has so much to prove this time. He replaces Itaitinga on 46 minute.
  • 50' GOAL! Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom scores on 50. Assisted by Xavier Kouassi
  • 51' A goal from the Ghana international Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom! He fires home on 51 to make it 5-0!
  • 54' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Laurent Dos Santos is hanging Theo Pellenard on the field on 54 minute.
  • 55' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 55 minute. Theo Pellenard leaves to be changed by Laurent Dos Santos.
  • 56' Eric Vandenabeele has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 59' A moment of madness from Souleymane Diarra on 59 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Pau FC will be frustrated.
  • 62' Laurent Dos Santos doubles the advantage! 5-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 63' GOAL! Laurent Dos Santos fires home to make it 5-3!
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Laurent Dos Santos.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom as he leaves the pitch. Romain Bayard steps in for Pau FC.
  • 70' Valenciennes FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Xavier Kouassi on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Malek Chergui is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 77' It is a cagey affair so far. Pau FC in their trying to find a way past Valenciennes FC's compact .
  • 79' A tactical swap from Pau FC — Paul Meliande on, Mayron George off on 79 minutes.
  • 80' Valenciennes FC ring the changes. Maxime Spano has done his job and it is now time for Ismael Doukoure to step up.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Mahamadou Dembele as he leaves the pitch. Louis Bury steps in for Pau FC.
  • 87' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Valenciennes FC.

Lineups

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Tholot

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-05-15 Pau FC 4–3 Valenciennes FC 2020-08-22 Valenciennes FC 3–0 Pau FC

Pau FC Form

2021-05-15 Pau FC 4–3 Valenciennes FC W 2021-05-12 Toulouse FC 2–2 Pau FC D 2021-05-08 FC Chambly Oise 1–0 Pau FC L 2021-05-01 Pau FC 0–0 AC Ajaccio D 2021-04-20 Pau FC 3–0 AJ Auxerre W 2021-04-17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–1 Pau FC D

Valenciennes FC Form

2021-05-15 Pau FC 4–3 Valenciennes FC L 2021-05-08 Valenciennes FC 3–5 Le Havre AC L 2021-05-01 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–3 Valenciennes FC W 2021-04-24 Valenciennes FC 1–1 Chamois Niortais FC D 2021-04-20 Amiens SC 3–1 Valenciennes FC L 2021-04-17 Valenciennes FC 0–1 En Avant Guingamp L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.91 Pau FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 70% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC46% Draw23% Valenciennes FC31%
Actual: Pau FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Pau FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
54%
Pau FC or Valenciennes FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Pau FC32% Draw40% Valenciennes FC28%
Actual: Pau FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.4%
1 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 3
4%
0 – 2
4%
0 – 1
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Pau FC

Handicap Pau FC covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 18% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Pau FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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