SM Caen vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Match Details
- Referee Gael Angoula
- Referee Damien Rossini
- Referee
- Referee
6 games this season
🟨 3.3/game
⚽ 8.2 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Montpellier HSC | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Stade de Reims | 12 | 21 |
| 5 | Pau FC | 12 | 20 |
| 6 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | FC Metz | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | Red Star FC | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Annecy | 12 | 16 |
| 10 | USL Dunkerque | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | En Avant Guingamp | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | US Boulogne Côte d'Opale | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | FC Nantes | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Clermont Foot 63 | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 12 | 11 |
| 17 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 11 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 12 | 9 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Apr | Pau FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Mar | La Berrichonne de Chateauroux | A | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Mar | Le Havre AC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 02 Mar | AS Nancy-Lorraine | A | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Feb | Paris FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Feb | En Avant Guingamp | A | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Apr | SM Caen | A | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Mar | USL Dunkerque | H | 3–1 | W |
| 13 Mar | Grenoble Foot 38 | A | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Mar | La Berrichonne de Chateauroux | H | 1–0 | W |
| 27 Feb | Le Havre AC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 20 Feb | Chamois Niortais FC | A | 1–2 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
30%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
Pau FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Pau FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Pau FC
| Babacar Leye | 4 G | 2 A |
| Cheikh Fall | 3 G | |
| Hacene Benali | 3 G | |
| Lorenzo Rajot | 2 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. SM Caen get us underway at Stade Michel d'Ornano.
- 5' SM Caen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 10' SM Caen 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.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' A quiet spell here at Stade Michel d'Ornano. SM Caen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 38' GOAL! Alex Mendy fires home to make it 1-0!
- 42' The referee calls foul for Victor Lobry. He receives a Yellow card.
- 47' 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.
- 52' Aloys Fouda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 56' What a strike from Remy Riou! The score is 2-0.
- 59' A tactical swap from SM Caen — Azzeddine Toufiqui on, Yoann Court off on 59 minutes.
- 62' The supporters are chanting for Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly. He replaces Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom on 62 minute.
- 67' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Benjamin Jeannot is replaced by Andreas Hountondji on 67 minute.
- 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SM Caen and Pau FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 74' A change in the Pau FC ranks — Romain Armand exits the field as Mayron George enters on 74.
- 76' Controversy at the stadium! Antoine Batisse argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 81' A change in the SM Caen ranks — Johann Lepenant exits the field as Jessy Pi enters on 81.
- 86' It is a substitution in Pau FC team. Itaitinga is replaced by Steeve Beusnard on 86 minute.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — SM Caen 1-1 Pau FC.
Lineups
SM Caen Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 6
- 19
- 9
- 14
- 13
- 30
- 24
-
12
Johann Lepenant ↓ Jessy Pi 81'
- 32
Bench
-
29
Jessy Pi ↑ 81'
- 31
-
27
Azzeddine Toufiqui ↑ 59'
-
34
Andreas Hountondji ↑ 67'
- 2
- 40
Coach
Fabrice Vandeputte
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
-
9
Romain Armand ↓ Mayron George 74'
- 8
- 18
- 14
- 7
- 17
- 6
- 3
- 4
-
26
Itaitinga ↓ Steeve Beusnard 86'
Bench
- 23
-
12
Mayron George ↑ 74'
-
21
Steeve Beusnard ↑ 86'
- 2
-
11
Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly ↑ 62'
- 30
- 5
Coach
Didier Tholot
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alex Mendy | 4 |
| Romain Armand | 2 |
| Erwin Koffi | 2 |
| Ali El Abdi | 1 |
| Pathe Mboup | 1 |
| Henri Saivet | 1 |
| Mayron George | 1 |
| Quentin Daubin | 1 |
SM Caen Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.01
SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14
Pau FC xG
I would bet for:
SM Caen or Pau FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 2.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 3.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
SM Caen or Draw
64%
Draw or Pau FC
68%
SM Caen or Pau FC
68%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: SM Caen win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
14%
0 – 1
12%
1 – 0
10.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
2.9%
0 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
2.2%
Asian Handicap — SM Caen
| Handicap | SM Caen covers | Push | Pau FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 8% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 19% | 70% |
| -0.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| +0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +1 | 63% | 21% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 11% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
SM Caen keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
37%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.