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

Sat 28th Feb, 19:00 BST, Stade Du Hameau Idron 1, Bizanos

We’ve Ligue 2 action to look forward to on Saturday evening, as Nicolas Usaï and his Pau FC side host Eirik Horneland’s St Etienne at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1. Our predictions are based on extensive statistical analysis of each side, across 17 of the main betting markets. Data shown and the odds change with each market, and head-to-head stats are included for 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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Pau
33%
--
Draw
25%
--
St Etienne
42%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
St Etienne 1-0
9%
--
St Etienne 2-1
9%
--
Pau 1-0
8%
--
Pau 2-1
8%
--
St Etienne 2-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Pau 2-0
5%
--
St Etienne 3-1
4%
--
St Etienne 3-0
3%
--
Pau 3-1
3%
--
St Etienne 3-2
3%
--
Pau 3-2
2%
--
Pau 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
--
BTTS - No
44%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
20%
--
Home/draw
58%
--
Away/draw
67%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
51%
--
Away DNB
59%
--
Pau win to nil
17%
--
St Etienne win to nil
21%
--
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

Pau have played 23 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Pau have conceded 18 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Pau have played 12 games at home, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

St Etienne lay in 3rd place on 40 points in the Ligue 2 league table having played 23 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 4 and losing 6 games. They have scored 33 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. St Etienne have conceded 23 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

St Etienne have played 12 away games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Pau
St Etienne
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Troyes2312651242 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
Apr 24
w
 
2-3F
2
Reims2311751440 
w
 
2-0F
May 9
w
 
3-2F
l
 
1-0A
3
St Etienne2312471140 
Feb 28
l
 
6-0A
-
-
4
Le Mans231094639 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 6
l
 
2-3A
d
 
0-00-0
5
Dunkerque2310761537 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-1A
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
6
Red Star221075637 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-3F
Mar 7
l
 
2-1A
7
Montpellier231049434 
Mar 20
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
8
Pau23977-134 
-
-
w
 
6-0F
Feb 28
9
Annecy23968633 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 24
Mar 21
l
 
4-0A
10
Guingamp23968-133 
Apr 17
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-2F
11
Rodez23896-133 
d
 
3-3F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-0F
May 2
12
Grenoble23698-527 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 14
13
Boulogne237511-926 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
14
Nancy237412-1125 
May 2
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 4
15
Clermont235711-722 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 13
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
16
Amiens236413-1122 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 10
May 9
w
 
0-1F
17
Lavallois233911-1518 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
Feb 21
d
 
3-3A
18
Bastia223811-1317 
Mar 6
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Apr 17
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
7
Pau have not won in 7 consecutive home league games
Pau 8TH
20 league games
Home
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Pau1 - 2Boulogne
Pau2 - 2Grenoble
Pau3 - 3Rodez
Pau1 - 2Amiens
Pau1 - 2Le Mans
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
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPau1 - 2Boulogne
APau3 - 0Red Star
APau1 - 0Lavallois
HPau2 - 2Grenoble
APau1 - 3Dunkerque
HPau3 - 3Rodez
HPau1 - 2Amiens
APau1 - 0Montpellier
HPau1 - 2Le Mans
APau2 - 2Guingamp
HPau1 - 1Troyes
APau0 - 6St Etienne
HPau0 - 3Dunkerque
APau1 - 1Grenoble
HPau3 - 1Clermont
APau2 - 1Rodez
HPau1 - 0Lavallois
APau3 - 0Boulogne
HPau0 - 3Red Star
APau2 - 2Nancy
St Etienne 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Guingamp1 - 2St Etienne
Reims1 - 0St Etienne
Le Mans0 - 0St Etienne
Dunkerque1 - 0St Etienne
Troyes2 - 3St Etienne
Red Star2 - 1St Etienne
Annecy4 - 0St Etienne
Montpellier0 - 2St Etienne
Amiens0 - 1St Etienne
Clermont1 - 2St Etienne
Boulogne0 - 1St Etienne
Lavallois3 - 3St Etienne
Reims0 - 2St Etienne
Strasbourg3 - 1St Etienne
Lens1 - 0St Etienne
Montpellier0 - 2St Etienne
Le Havre1 - 1St Etienne
Marseille5 - 1St Etienne
Lille4 - 1St Etienne
Auxerre1 - 1St Etienne
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASt Etienne2 - 1Guingamp
HSt Etienne1 - 0Montpellier
HSt Etienne0 - 1Boulogne
ASt Etienne0 - 1Reims
HSt Etienne1 - 0Clermont
ASt Etienne0 - 0Le Mans
HSt Etienne2 - 2Bastia
ASt Etienne0 - 1Dunkerque
HSt Etienne2 - 1Nancy
ASt Etienne3 - 2Troyes
ASt Etienne1 - 2Red Star
HSt Etienne6 - 0Pau
ASt Etienne0 - 4Annecy
HSt Etienne2 - 3Le Mans
ASt Etienne2 - 0Montpellier
HSt Etienne2 - 3Guingamp
ASt Etienne1 - 0Amiens
HSt Etienne3 - 2Reims
ASt Etienne2 - 1Clermont
HSt Etienne1 - 1Grenoble
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Pau since 2022
Pau
St Etienne
Goals: Scored
2
3
Games: Scored
1 / 2
2 / 2
Clean sheets
0 / 2
1 / 2
D
1
STE
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Pau
0 - 1St Etienne
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at St Etienne since 2023
St Etienne
Pau
Goals: Scored
9
2
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
PAU
1
STE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT St Etienne
St Etienne6 - 0
1 - 2Pau
St Etienne2 - 0
Goal Statistics

St Etienne's defensive record is to be admired, E. Horneland's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Ligue 2 outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.3 for Pau FC makes sense in this context.

Pau 8th St Etienne 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 63% probability that Pau will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that St Etienne will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Pau’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-10
St Etienne’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2025/2026 season
Pau
PG (predicted goals)
St Etienne
1.3
1.5
Attack rating
4%
better
PAU
STE
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Games scored20
18
Failed to score3
5
Scored first13
12
Goals scored34
39
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.7
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
17
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
PAU
STE
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
15
Clean sheets7
8
Conceded first10
10
Goals conceded35
28
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against20%
14%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+12%

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

Pau Ligue 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22739
J. Kalulu KyatengwaG VersiniR. TouzgharD Meddah
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R. Touzghar MID2323
4
-
J. Kalulu Kyatengwa DEF221
2
1
T. Pouilly DEF2121
3
1
A Bobichon MID2152
-
G Versini FWD2173
1
-
N Raveyre GLK19
1
-
N. Glossoa DEF182
1
-
J Ruiz DEF181
3
-
D Meddah MID1812
8
1
S Beusnard MID1821
2
1
O. Sadik FWD1832
4
-
K Dong FWD1812
1
-
S Karamoko DEF16
4
1
A Briançon DEF16
2
-
E Zuliani MID14
2
-
O. Sissoko FWD143
2
-
R. Messi Tanfouri FWD142
-
C. Fall MID121
3
-
O Kanté DEF10
4
1
K. Gasnier MID8
1
-
E Salles GLK3
-
T. Paradowski GLK2
-
St Etienne Ligue 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
231056
G LarsonneurZ DavitashviliA BoakyeA Boakye
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Larsonneur GLK23
1
-
M Nade DEF232
2
-
I Cardona FWD2253
3
-
F Tardieu MID2142
3
-
A Moueffek MID202
2
-
A Boakye FWD2045
6
-
L Stassin FWD2043
2
-
B Old  FWD1911
1
-
Z Davitashvili FWD19101
1
-
M Jaber MID1812
4
-
I Miladinovic MID1711
2
1
J. Duffus FWD1643
-
J Ferreira DEF1411
4
1
E Annan DEF141
3
-
C Lamba DEF11
1
-
M Bernauer DEF102
2
1
D Appiah DEF10
1
-
Y Maçon DEF2
-
D. N´Guessan FWD2
-
S. Stojković DEF1
-
D Batubinsika DEF1
-
L. Traoré DEF1
-