France - Ligue 2Data current as of 22 July 2026

Pau vs Guingamp: match statistics

Pau crest
Pau
2 : 1half-time 0:1
Guingamp crest
Guingamp

Pau vs Guingamp: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pau play Guingamp in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 17 April 2026 at 20:00. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Pau: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Guingamp: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pau scores 1.41 and concedes 1.82 goals per match. Guingamp scores 1.24 and concedes 1.44. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pau 56%, Guingamp 50%. Over 2.5: Pau 68%, Guingamp 56%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Guingamp has higher xG: 1.41 vs 1.35. Pau: 12.2 shots per match, Guingamp: 12.4.

Match halves

Pau: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.59. Guingamp: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.65.

Goals by minute

Pau: 16-30 (10 goals). Guingamp: 16-30 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Pau enters this fixture as a slight favorite due to better recent form — the home side averages 1.6 points per game over the last five, while Guingamp averages 1.0. At their stadium Pau generates an average xG of 1.47 and attempts 13.4 shots per game (3.93 on target), whereas Guingamp on the road posts xG 1.33 and 11.71 shots (4.14 on target). Defensively Pau holds the edge — opponents’ xG at Pau is only 1.05, while Guingamp concedes 1.42 xG away; Pau also records clean sheets in 27% of matches versus 21% for the visitors. However, Guingamp are more efficient in finishing (conversion rate 12% vs 9% for Pau) and score 1.43 goals per away game, so they can make the most of isolated chances. Considering Pau’s xG advantage and superior form against the visitors’ higher efficiency, I predict a home win.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

57Possession (%)43
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8Shots5
PauGuingamp
3Shots on target1
PauGuingamp
1.33xG0.63
PauGuingamp
7Corners1
PauGuingamp
84Dangerous attacks32
PauGuingamp
11Fouls12
PauGuingamp
4Cards1
PauGuingamp

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.41Goals scored / match1.24
PauGuingamp
1.82Goals conceded / match1.44
PauGuingamp
52%Average possession56%
PauGuingamp
3.88Shots on target / match4.03
PauGuingamp

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.15Shots per match12.41
PauGuingamp
3.88Shots on target4.03
PauGuingamp
11.6%Shot conversion10%
PauGuingamp
52%Possession56%
PauGuingamp
1.35xG for1.41
PauGuingamp
1.25xG against1.3
PauGuingamp

Shooting quality

Pau: BalancedGuingamp: Balanced
PauGuingamp
Accuracy (shots on target)32%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Pau is 500% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Pau · 0.2 pts / match - Guingamp

Pau
WWLLL
Season result split
35% W26% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-9-13
1.32 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-5-7
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
LDDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Guingamp
DLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
29% W29% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-10-14
1.18 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-5-8
Last 5 away
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Pau is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

1.41 goals / match - Pau · 1.24 goals / match - Guingamp

Guingamp is 26% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.82 goals / match - Pau · 1.44 goals / match - Guingamp

Pau scoring profile: very strong

Pau scores in 82% of matches (28 of 34 matches), while Guingamp keeps a clean sheet in 26% (9 of 34 matches).

Guingamp scoring profile: strong

Guingamp scores in 68% of matches (23 of 34 matches), while Pau keeps a clean sheet in 29% (10 of 34 matches).

48Goals scored (season)42
PauGuingamp
62Goals conceded (season)49
PauGuingamp
3.24Average goals in match2.68
PauGuingamp
8Goals scored (last 5)4
PauGuingamp
14Goals conceded (last 5)8
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How often they score at least...

82%1 goal68%
PauGuingamp
41%2 goals41%
PauGuingamp
18%3 goals15%
PauGuingamp
0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal74%
PauGuingamp
53%2 goals44%
PauGuingamp
32%3 goals18%
PauGuingamp
15%4 goals6%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time21%
PauGuingamp
9%BTTS in both halves6%
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24%Scored in both halves18%
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BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
PauGuingamp
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
PauGuingamp
80%BTTS - last 560%
PauGuingamp

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
PauGuingamp
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
PauGuingamp
32%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
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2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
PauGuingamp
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
PauGuingamp
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
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Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Pau is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.32 pts / match - Pau · 1.21 pts / match - Guingamp

Pau - half-time state
35% leading26% draw38% trailing
Guingamp - half-time state
29% leading32% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.32Points per match (1st half)1.21
PauGuingamp
0.82Goals scored (1st half)0.59
PauGuingamp
0.97Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
PauGuingamp
1.79Average goals (1st half)1.29
PauGuingamp
47%Clean sheet before half-time50%
PauGuingamp
44%No goal before half-time59%
PauGuingamp

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per match (2nd half)1.24
PauGuingamp
0.59Goals scored (2nd half)0.65
PauGuingamp
0.85Goals conceded (2nd half)0.74
PauGuingamp
1.44Average goals (2nd half)1.38
PauGuingamp
47%Clean sheet after half-time47%
PauGuingamp
50%No goal after half-time56%
PauGuingamp

Pau - second-half results

24% W35% R41% P
45
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Guingamp - second-half results

29% W35% R35% P
41
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Pau - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match1.21.6
Average goals in match2.02.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Guingamp - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Pau
ScoredConceded
8
10
0-15
10
12
16-30
10
11
31-45
7
6
46-60
3
7
61-75
10
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Guingamp
ScoredConceded
7
5
0-15
9
7
16-30
4
12
31-45
6
7
46-60
8
9
61-75
8
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (9 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.96
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
117%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+35%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Pau

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.57
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
149%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Guingamp

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.98
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 2).

Teams vs league

PauLigaGuingamp
Average goals in match 3.242.53 2.68
Both teams scored 56%52% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%47% 56%
Clean sheets 29%30% 26%
Goal before half-time 85%67% 71%
Goal after half-time 76%73% 74%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.53
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+7%
Home attack advantage
+7%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Pau 0 - 1 - 0 Guingamp. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

En Avant Guingamp
2 : 2
Pau FC

FAQ

What was the result of Pau vs Guingamp?

The Ligue 2 match finished Pau 2:1 Guingamp. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Pau vs Guingamp?

Pau score 1.41 goals per game on average and Guingamp 1.24. The Ligue 2 average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Pau's matches and 50% of Guingamp's.

What form are Pau and Guingamp in?

Over the last 5 games Pau have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Guingamp 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Pau vs Guingamp?

The statistical background for Pau vs Guingamp — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.