Sunday , 16 August 2026

Pau FC vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
Pau FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Sat 17 Sep 2022 · 17:00 UTC Stade du Hameau HT 45' · FT 45'
Jean Lambert Evans 26' Y
Y 33' Mathieu Debuchy
Sessi D'Almeida 40' Y
R 49' Mathieu Debuchy
Y 60' Ugo Bonnet
David Gomis 70' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
2
2
Pau FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-17 Pau FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC 2022-02-26 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Pau FC 2021-09-18 Pau FC 1–1 Valenciennes FC 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
17 Sep Valenciennes FC H 1–0 W
10 Sep Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 1–0 W
05 Sep AS Saint-Étienne H 2–2 D
30 Aug SM Caen A 1–1 D
27 Aug US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 1–2 L
20 Aug FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 0–3 L
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Pau FC A 0–1 L
10 Sep Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–1 D
02 Sep Nimes Olympique H 3–2 W
30 Aug Chamois Niortais FC A 1–0 W
27 Aug AS Saint-Étienne H 2–2 D
20 Aug US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 0–0 D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Pau FC to score. At the same time, Valenciennes FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Alexandre Olliero, a France goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Valenciennes FC is showing some good football. However, Valenciennes FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Valenciennes FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' 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.
  • 26' The referee shows Pau FC player a Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 33' Mathieu Debuchy was booked on 33.
  • 38' Pau FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' Pau FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gautier Larsonneur made 444 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' It’s gonna be a Red card for Mathieu Debuchy.
  • 54' It looks like no one’s ball. Pau FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' Marius Noubissi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Ugo Bonnet. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 65' Valenciennes FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for David Gomis. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 71' Pau FC make a change. David Gomis trudges off to be replaced by Pape Ibnou Ba on 71 minutes.
  • 72' GOAL! Mons Bassouamina fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 74' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Lorng Nomel is withdrawn and Floyd Ayite gets his opportunity.
  • 79' It’s high time Nicolas Rabuel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Pau FC — Diyaeddine Abzi on, Mohamed Yattara off on 80 minutes.
  • 84' Mathis Picouleau is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jason Berthomier at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Pau FC and Valenciennes FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Pau FC and Valenciennes FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Tholot

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolas Rabuel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Moussa Sylla 3
Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom 3
Laurent Dos Santos 2
Mayron George 2
Sambou Yatabare 2
Mons Bassouamina 2
Baptiste Guillaume 1
Adrian Grbic 1

Head to Head

2022-09-17 Pau FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC 2022-02-26 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Pau FC 2021-09-18 Pau FC 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2021-05-15 Pau FC 4–3 Valenciennes FC 2020-08-22 Valenciennes FC 3–0 Pau FC

Pau FC Form

2022-09-17 Pau FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC W 2022-09-10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0–1 Pau FC W 2022-09-05 Pau FC 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D 2022-08-30 SM Caen 1–1 Pau FC D 2022-08-27 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole 2–1 Pau FC L 2022-08-20 Pau FC 0–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L

Valenciennes FC Form

2022-09-17 Pau FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2022-09-10 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–1 Valenciennes FC D 2022-09-02 Valenciennes FC 3–2 Nimes Olympique W 2022-08-30 Chamois Niortais FC 0–1 Valenciennes FC W 2022-08-27 Valenciennes FC 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D 2022-08-20 Valenciennes FC 0–0 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.19 Pau FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Pau FC or Valenciennes FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC40% Draw29% Valenciennes FC31%
Actual: Pau FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Pau FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
60%
Pau FC or Valenciennes FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC25% Draw51% Valenciennes FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Pau FC

Handicap Pau FC covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Pau FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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