Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SM Caen vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
SM Caen
1 – 1
Full Time
Pau FC
Tue 30 Aug 2022 · 18:45 UTC Stade Michel d'Ornano HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' David Gomis
Y 43' Jean Ruiz
Samuel Essende 63' Y
Hugo Vandermersch 73' Y
Y 77' Alexandre Olliero
Samuel Essende 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

SM Caen vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Michel d'Ornano.

  • SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • Pau FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

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

2
3
5
SM Caen 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals Pau FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-30 SM Caen 1–1 Pau FC 2022-02-19 Pau FC 1–0 SM Caen 2021-09-11 SM Caen 1–2 Pau FC 2021-04-03 SM Caen 1–1 Pau FC 2020-12-01 Pau FC 1–0 SM Caen

Recent Form

SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Pau FC H 1–1 D
27 Aug Paris FC A 1–1 D
20 Aug En Avant Guingamp H 4–1 W
13 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 2–2 D
08 Aug FC Metz H 1–0 W
30 Jul Nimes Olympique A 1–0 W
Pau FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
13 Aug Le Havre AC A 1–1 D
06 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 0–0 D
30 Jul En Avant Guingamp A 0–4 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% 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' That's the starting whistle at Stade Michel d'Ornano. Ninety minutes of football awaits between SM Caen and Pau FC.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ibrahim Cisse, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Michel d'Ornano with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Henri Saivet gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 12' SM Caen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Pau FC's shape.
  • 17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 22' Both keepers have barely been tested. SM Caen and Pau FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 23' Ali El Abdi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and SM Caen are in front.
  • 28' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stephane Moulin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' David Gomis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 43' A moment of madness from Jean Ruiz on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Pau FC will be frustrated.
  • 48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SM Caen and Pau FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 53' SM Caen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Pau FC backline.
  • 58' The home supporters are growing impatient. SM Caen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' Another substitution for SM Caen to replace Caleb Zady Sery by Bilal Brahimi on 62 minute.
  • 63' The referee shows SM Caen player a Yellow card on 63.
  • 63' Another substitution for SM Caen to replace Alex Mendy by Samuel Essende on 63 minute.
  • 66' A change in the Pau FC ranks — Walid Jarmouni exits the field as Charles Boli enters on 66.
  • 71' Alex Mendy, a Guinea-Bissau centre-forward, has 28 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' The SM Caen manager makes a substitution. Hugo Vandermersch departs to be replaced by Johann Obiang.
  • 73' A moment of madness from Hugo Vandermersch on 73 minutes earns him a Yellow card. SM Caen will be frustrated.
  • 74' Steeve Beusnard makes way for Diyaeddine Abzi at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Pau FC.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Jean Lambert Evans as he leaves the pitch. Diyaeddine Abzi steps in for Pau FC.
  • 77' It’s a booking for Pau FC player. Alexandre Olliero gets a Yellow card.
  • 82' Noah Sow is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Pau FC tonight.
  • 85' The crowd applauds David Gomis as he leaves the pitch. Quang Hai Nguyen steps in for Pau FC.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Samuel Essende. He receives a Red card.
  • It finishes all square. SM Caen and Pau FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephane Moulin

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Tholot

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Mendy 4
Erwin Koffi 2
Romain Armand 2
Jonathan Rivierez 1
Khalid Boutaib 1
David Gomis 1
Yann M'Vila 1
Antoine Mille 1

Head to Head

2022-08-30 SM Caen 1–1 Pau FC 2022-02-19 Pau FC 1–0 SM Caen 2021-09-11 SM Caen 1–2 Pau FC 2021-04-03 SM Caen 1–1 Pau FC 2020-12-01 Pau FC 1–0 SM Caen

SM Caen Form

2022-08-30 SM Caen 1–1 Pau FC D 2022-08-27 Paris FC 1–1 SM Caen D 2022-08-20 SM Caen 4–1 En Avant Guingamp W 2022-08-13 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–2 SM Caen D 2022-08-08 SM Caen 1–0 FC Metz W 2022-07-30 Nimes Olympique 0–1 SM Caen W

Pau FC Form

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 2022-08-13 Le Havre AC 1–1 Pau FC D 2022-08-06 Pau FC 0–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or D 2022-07-30 En Avant Guingamp 4–0 Pau FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Pau FC xG
I would bet for: SM Caen or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen44% Draw29% Pau FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

SM Caen or Draw
73%
Draw or Pau FC
56%
SM Caen or Pau FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SM Caen30% Draw50% Pau FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 0
11.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — SM Caen

Handicap SM Caen covers Push Pau FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SM Caen keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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