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Pau FC v Le Mans : Ligue 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 21st Nov, 19:00 BST, Stade Du Hameau Idron 1, Bizanos

It's a long trek for Patrick Videira's Le Mans side on Friday evening, as they travel to the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 for a Ligue 2 meeting with Nicolas Usaï's Pau FC. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every stats you could realistically need to make a sound selection is laid out below. Go between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds for every one.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our best tip on this one, meaning that the sides will score at least two goals between them during 90 mins. Both Pau and Le Mans's latest form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it their favoured prediction in this market too, available at 1.29.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Pau are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Pau
40%
13/10-
Draw
25%
11/5-
Le Mans
35%
17/10-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Pau 2-1
9%
17/2-
Pau 1-0
9%
15/2-
Le Mans 2-1
8%
10/1-
Le Mans 1-0
8%
17/2-
Pau 2-0
6%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1-
Le Mans 2-0
5%
14/1-
Pau 3-1
4%
18/1-
Le Mans 3-1
4%
22/1-
Pau 3-0
3%
22/1-
Pau 3-2
3%
28/1-
Le Mans 3-2
3%
28/1-
Le Mans 3-0
3%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
19/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
17/20-
Home 1st Goal
49%
10/11-
Away 1st Goal
47%
21/20-
No 1st Goal
3%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
58%
8/11-
BTTS - No
42%
1/1-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
15/4-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
18%
9/2-
Home/draw
65%
2/5-
Away/draw
60%
8/15-
Home/away
75%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
9/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
1/3-
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
11/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1-
Home DNB
57%
8/11-
Away DNB
53%
1/1-
Pau win to nil
20%
10/3-
Le Mans win to nil
17%
4/1-
Pau / Pau
21%
3/1-
Pau / Le Mans
3%
28/1-
Pau / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Pau
14%
5/1-
Draw / Le Mans
13%
11/2-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Le Mans / Pau
3%
25/1-
Le Mans / Le Mans
19%
7/2-
Le Mans / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

Pau have played 14 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Ligue 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 4 and lost 1 match. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Pau have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 17 goals.

Home League Performance

Pau have played 7 games at home winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Le Mans are in 7th position in the Ligue 2 on 21 points having played 14 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 10 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Le Mans have conceded 7 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Pau
Le Mans
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Troyes148421228 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 20
d
 
2-2F
Jan 30
2
Red Star14833627 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 6
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 27
3
St Etienne148241026 
Feb 27
l
 
6-0A
Jan 3
w
 
2-3F
4
Montpellier14734524 
Mar 20
Dec 6
l
 
1-2A
Feb 13
5
Pau14653-123 
-
-
Apr 3
Nov 21
6
Reims14644622 
w
 
2-0F
May 9
May 2
l
 
1-0A
7
Le Mans14563221 
Nov 21
Apr 3
-
-
8
Dunkerque14554820 
l
 
0-3A
Jan 16
Jan 23
d
 
2-2A
9
Guingamp14554-220 
Apr 17
d
 
2-2A
Feb 20
d
 
3-3F
10
Grenoble14455-117 
Jan 23
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 24
11
Clermont14455-417 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 13
Apr 17
d
 
1-1A
12
Annecy14446016 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 24
Mar 6
Dec 12
13
Rodez14446-616 
Jan 3
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
Jan 16
14
Amiens14437-415 
Dec 12
Apr 10
Dec 5
Mar 20
15
Nancy14437-615 
May 2
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 13
16
Lavallois13265-512 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 30
Feb 6
d
 
1-1F
17
Boulogne14338-912 
Feb 13
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 10
18
Bastia13148-117 
Mar 6
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
May 9
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Pau have not won in 5 consecutive league games
9
Le Mans have not lost in 9 consecutive league games
Pau 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Pau1 - 1Troyes
Pau0 - 3Dunkerque
Pau3 - 1Clermont
Pau1 - 0Lavallois
Pau0 - 3Red Star
Pau2 - 0Reims
Pau2 - 0Annecy
Pau1 - 3Guingamp
Pau2 - 1Metz
Pau2 - 2Clermont
Pau1 - 0Annecy
Pau0 - 2Troyes
Pau1 - 0Grenoble
Pau0 - 5Rodez
Pau1 - 1Lavallois
Pau1 - 1Dunkerque
Pau1 - 0Ajaccio
Pau4 - 1Red Star
Pau0 - 0Paris FC
Pau0 - 2Amiens
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APau2 - 2Guingamp
HPau1 - 1Troyes
APau0 - 6St Etienne
HPau0 - 3Dunkerque
APau1 - 1Grenoble
HPau3 - 1Clermont
APau2 - 1Rodez
HPau1 - 0Lavallois
APau3 - 0Boulogne
HPau0 - 3Red Star
APau2 - 2Nancy
HPau2 - 0Reims
APau1 - 1Bastia
HPau2 - 0Annecy
HPau1 - 3Guingamp
APau2 - 4Amiens
HPau2 - 1Metz
APau1 - 1Ajaccio
HPau2 - 2Clermont
APau0 - 5Lorient
Le Mans 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
9
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lavallois1 - 1Le Mans
St Etienne2 - 3Le Mans
Clermont1 - 1Le Mans
Dunkerque2 - 2Le Mans
Reims1 - 0Le Mans
Guingamp3 - 3Le Mans
Chambly2 - 2Le Mans
Ajaccio2 - 0Le Mans
Sochaux1 - 0Le Mans
Lorient4 - 2Le Mans
Valenciennes1 - 0Le Mans
Paris FC0 - 3Le Mans
Le Havre2 - 0Le Mans
Caen3 - 3Le Mans
Clermont0 - 1Le Mans
Troyes2 - 1Le Mans
Guingamp3 - 0Le Mans
Rodez4 - 1Le Mans
Nancy2 - 1Le Mans
Auxerre2 - 0Le Mans
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLe Mans0 - 0Red Star
HLe Mans1 - 0Nancy
ALe Mans1 - 1Lavallois
HLe Mans1 - 0Boulogne
ALe Mans3 - 2St Etienne
HLe Mans2 - 2Troyes
ALe Mans1 - 1Clermont
HLe Mans1 - 0Grenoble
ALe Mans2 - 2Dunkerque
HLe Mans0 - 1Rodez
ALe Mans0 - 1Reims
HLe Mans1 - 0Bastia
HLe Mans1 - 2Montpellier
ALe Mans3 - 3Guingamp
ALe Mans2 - 2Chambly
HLe Mans2 - 1Guingamp
ALe Mans0 - 2Ajaccio
HLe Mans0 - 0Rodez
ALe Mans0 - 1Sochaux
ALe Mans2 - 4Lorient
Goal Statistics
Pau 5th Le Mans 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Pau will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Le Mans will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-16
Pau have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted
+19
Le Mans have scored 19% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2025/2026 season
Pau
PG (predicted goals)
Le Mans
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
2%
better
PAU
LMS
view stats
Games scored11
11
Failed to score3
3
Scored first7
8
Goals scored20
17
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
13
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
PAU
LMS
20%
better
view stats
Games conceded10
9
Clean sheets4
5
Conceded first7
5
Goals conceded21
15
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
14%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+20%

Pau v Le Mans Ligue 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Pau Ligue 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13327
N RaveyreG VersiniR. TouzgharD Meddah
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R. Touzghar MID142
1
-
N Raveyre GLK13
-
J. Kalulu Kyatengwa DEF131
1
1
A Bobichon MID1321
-
T. Pouilly DEF121
2
1
N. Glossoa DEF122
-
A Briançon DEF12
2
-
D Meddah MID1212
6
1
G Versini FWD1231
-
S Karamoko DEF11
2
1
E Zuliani MID11
2
-
J Ruiz DEF101
1
-
K Dong FWD101
1
-
S Beusnard MID911
-
O. Sissoko FWD92
1
-
O. Sadik FWD93
2
-
K. Gasnier MID8
1
-
R. Messi Tanfouri FWD82
-
O Kanté DEF6
2
1
C. Fall MID61
2
-
E Salles GLK2
-
Le Mans Ligue 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14425
N KocikD GueyeD GueyeA Lauray
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Kocik GLK14
2
-
S Yohou DEF141
4
-
E. Quarshie MID1411
1
-
L Calodat MID1421
2
-
D Gueye FWD1442
2
-
T. Eyoum DEF13
1
-
A Lauray MID131
5
-
M. Robin MID131
2
-
H. Voyer DEF121
1
1
M. Rossignol MID111
3
-
A Rabillard FWD1111
-
L Buadés MID91
2
-
J. Vercruysse MID91
1
-
E. Colas FWD911
1
-
I. Cossier DEF7
1
-
B. Oggad FWD71
1
-
L Abanda DEF61
1
-
A. Ribelin DEF61
2
-
B Guillaume FWD5
-
D. Gomes MID4
2
1
T Luvambo FWD2
-