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

Sat 26th Apr, 19:00 BST, Stade Du Hameau Idron 1, Bizanos

Stéphane Le Mignan is aiming for a precious away win in the Ligue 2 on Saturday evening, as he takes his Metz side to the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 to visit Pau FC and Nicolas Usai. Stats drive the predictions below for seventeen markets, and switching between them shows bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and unique league tables. The best odds are also provided. Click on the tabs below to see it all.


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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Pau
28%
--
Draw
27%
--
Metz
45%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Metz 1-0
12%
--
Pau 1-0
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Metz 2-1
9%
--
Metz 2-0
9%
--
Pau 2-1
7%
--
Pau 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Metz 3-1
4%
--
Metz 3-0
4%
--
Pau 3-1
2%
--
Metz 3-2
2%
--
Pau 3-0
2%
--
Pau 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
51%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
48%
--
BTTS - No
52%
--
BTTS - Home Win
12%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
--
Home/draw
55%
--
Away/draw
72%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
47%
--
Away DNB
64%
--
Pau win to nil
16%
--
Metz win to nil
27%
--
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

Pau have played 31 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 8 and won 5. Pau have conceded 24 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 7 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Pau have played 15 games at home, winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Metz lay in 3rd place on 60 points in the Ligue 2 league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below them in the table, winning 15, drawing 7 and losing 4 games. They have scored 49 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Metz have conceded 22 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Metz have played 15 away games, winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Pau
Metz
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lorient3020463064 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
5-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
2
Paris FC3120472064 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
3
Metz Away3017943060 
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
-
-
4
Dunkerque3117311854 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
2-3F
5
Guingamp3115313948 
May 10
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
6
Lavallois3113711646 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
May 10
7
Bastia3110147644 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
8
Annecy3012810-444 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
5-1F
d
 
0-00-0
9
Grenoble3111713-240 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
10
Amiens3112415-1240 
l
 
0-2A
May 2
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-2A
11
Ajaccio3111614-939 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
12
Pau Home3191210-1139 
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
13
Troyes3111515238 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
14
Rodez319913236 
l
 
0-5A
l
 
1-0A
May 2
w
 
1-3F
15
Red Star309714-1434 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-3F
Apr 19
l
 
1-0A
16
Martigues319418-2231 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
6-0F
w
 
1-4F
17
Clermont3161015-1728 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
18
Caen315620-2221 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
10
Metz have not lost in 10 consecutive away league games
Pau 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Pau2 - 2Clermont
Pau1 - 0Annecy
Pau0 - 2Troyes
Pau1 - 0Grenoble
Pau0 - 5Rodez
Pau1 - 1Lavallois
Pau1 - 1Dunkerque
Pau1 - 0Ajaccio
Pau4 - 1Red Star
Pau0 - 0Paris FC
Pau0 - 2Amiens
Pau1 - 1Bastia
Pau1 - 0Lorient
Pau3 - 0Martigues
Pau1 - 0Caen
Pau1 - 2Bastia
Pau1 - 2Guingamp
Pau3 - 0Lavallois
Pau1 - 1Ajaccio
Pau2 - 0Concarneau
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APau1 - 1Ajaccio
HPau2 - 2Clermont
APau0 - 5Lorient
HPau1 - 0Annecy
APau2 - 2Martigues
HPau0 - 2Troyes
HPau1 - 0Grenoble
APau2 - 2Caen
HPau0 - 5Rodez
APau1 - 3Paris FC
HPau1 - 1Lavallois
APau1 - 1Bastia
APau3 - 1Red Star
HPau1 - 1Dunkerque
APau0 - 0Metz
HPau1 - 0Ajaccio
APau0 - 1Rodez
HPau4 - 1Red Star
HPau0 - 0Paris FC
APau0 - 2Annecy
Metz 3RD
20 league games
Away
10
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Martigues1 - 4Metz
Caen2 - 2Metz
Dunkerque2 - 3Metz
Amiens1 - 2Metz
Guingamp0 - 3Metz
Bastia1 - 1Metz
Lorient0 - 0Metz
Annecy0 - 0Metz
Clermont1 - 1Metz
Ajaccio0 - 1Metz
Red Star1 - 0Metz
Grenoble2 - 0Metz
Troyes2 - 1Metz
Paris FC1 - 2Metz
Rodez1 - 3Metz
Strasbourg2 - 1Metz
Le Havre0 - 1Metz
Brest4 - 3Metz
Reims2 - 1Metz
Nantes0 - 2Metz
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMetz4 - 1Martigues
AMetz2 - 2Caen
HMetz2 - 1Troyes
AMetz3 - 2Dunkerque
HMetz5 - 1Annecy
AMetz2 - 1Amiens
HMetz0 - 1Ajaccio
AMetz3 - 0Guingamp
HMetz3 - 1Clermont
AMetz1 - 1Bastia
HMetz3 - 0Grenoble
HMetz3 - 1Paris FC
AMetz0 - 0Lorient
HMetz0 - 0Pau
AMetz0 - 0Annecy
HMetz2 - 0Dunkerque
AMetz1 - 1Clermont
HMetz1 - 0Caen
AMetz1 - 0Ajaccio
AMetz0 - 1Red Star
Goal Statistics
Pau 12th Metz 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Pau will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Metz will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Pau have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
+30
Metz have scored 30% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/279997/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Pau
PG (predicted goals)
Metz
1
1.4
Attack rating
PAU
MET
28%
better
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Games scored21
24
Failed to score9
6
Scored first13
18
Goals scored33
55
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.8
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal9
5
Conversion rate for11
18
Avg. XG for1.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
PAU
MET
27%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
20
Clean sheets9
10
Conceded first15
9
Goals conceded44
25
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
10
Conversion rate against16%
10%
Avg. XG against1.8
0.7
KickOff rating
+27%

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

Pau Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27857
T KoudouP. MboupA BobichonA. Mille
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A. Mille MID2944
7
-
T Koudou DEF2813
5
-
P. Mboup FWD2883
7
-
B Kamara GLK26
2
-
K Diawara FWD264
2
-
K Boutaïb FWD267
2
1
J Ruiz DEF2412
7
-
J Gaspar DEF24
5
-
T Arconte FWD2411
3
-
S Beusnard MID231
3
-
O Ngom MID222
2
1
J. Kalulu Kyatengwa DEF21
2
-
X Kouassi DEF18
2
1
O Kanté DEF15
5
-
A Bobichon MID1525
1
1
J Obiang DEF13
-
M Bangré FWD7
-
D Meddah DEF5
1
-
J Lopy MID5
-
M Chahiri FWD51
-
M Jeannin GLK4
-
K Boto DEF4
-
J Evan's DEF2
-
Metz Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301367
G HeinC SabalyG HeinM Udol
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Hein FWD30116
4
-
J Deminguet MID2911
3
-
C Sabaly FWD29132
1
-
M Udol DEF2845
7
-
K Kouao DEF264
5
1
A Jallow FWD2641
1
-
S. Sané DEF25
6
-
M. Bokele Mputu FWD2421
2
-
B Stambouli MID2312
2
-
P Diallo FWD2363
-
J Asoro FWD2032
-
I. Sane FWD1821
2
-
I Traoré DEF1721
1
-
A Oukidja GLK16
-
M Colin DEF15
3
-
A Bodart GLK13
-
A. Touré MID13
1
-
I. Gueye FWD1331
2
-
A Lô DEF12
1
-
K Kerkhof DEF1112
2
-
U. Mboula DEF7
1
-
J N'Duquidi MID4
-
P Sy GLK2
-