Pau vs Le Mans: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pau play Le Mans in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 21 November 2025 at 20:00. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Pau: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Le Mans: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pau scores 1.41 and concedes 1.82 goals per match. Le Mans scores 1.47 and concedes 0.91. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pau 56%, Le Mans 50%. Over 2.5: Pau 68%, Le Mans 35%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Pau has higher xG: 1.35 vs 1.33. Pau: 12.2 shots per match, Le Mans: 11.2.

Match halves

Pau: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.59. Le Mans: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.74.

Goals by minute

Pau: 16-30 (10 goals). Le Mans: 76-90+ (14 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: 0-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
PauLe Mans
12Shots5
PauLe Mans
2Shots on target3
PauLe Mans
1.35xG0.72
PauLe Mans
7Corners2
PauLe Mans
62Dangerous attacks26
PauLe Mans
8Fouls17
PauLe Mans
3Cards3
PauLe Mans

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 / match1.47
PauLe Mans
1.82Goals conceded / match0.91
PauLe Mans
52%Average possession49%
PauLe Mans
3.88Shots on target / match4.41
PauLe Mans

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.15Shots per match11.18
PauLe Mans
3.88Shots on target4.41
PauLe Mans
11.6%Shot conversion13.2%
PauLe Mans
52%Possession49%
PauLe Mans
1.35xG for1.33
PauLe Mans
1.25xG against1.07
PauLe Mans

Shooting quality

Pau: BalancedLe Mans: Efficient finishing
PauLe Mans
Accuracy (shots on target)32%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.33

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.

Le Mans is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Pau · 1.8 pts / match - Le Mans

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%
Le Mans
DWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
47% W41% R12% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-14-4
1.82 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-8-2
Last 5 away
3-2-0
WWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 0.77BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%

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.

Le Mans is 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.82 goals / match - Pau · 0.91 goals / match - Le Mans

Pau scoring profile: strong

Pau scores in 82% of matches (28 of 34 matches), while Le Mans keeps a clean sheet in 44% (15 of 34 matches).

Le Mans scoring profile: very strong

Le Mans scores in 82% of matches (28 of 34 matches), while Pau keeps a clean sheet in 29% (10 of 34 matches).

48Goals scored (season)50
PauLe Mans
62Goals conceded (season)31
PauLe Mans
3.24Average goals in match2.38
PauLe Mans
8Goals scored (last 5)5
PauLe Mans
14Goals conceded (last 5)2
PauLe Mans

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal82%
PauLe Mans
41%2 goals38%
PauLe Mans
18%3 goals18%
PauLe Mans
0%4 goals9%
PauLe Mans

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal56%
PauLe Mans
53%2 goals24%
PauLe Mans
32%3 goals9%
PauLe Mans
15%4 goals3%
PauLe Mans

* 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-time24%
PauLe Mans
9%BTTS in both halves15%
PauLe Mans
24%Scored in both halves29%
PauLe Mans

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
PauLe Mans
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
PauLe Mans
80%BTTS - last 540%
PauLe Mans

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-time56%
PauLe Mans
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
PauLe Mans
32%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
PauLe Mans

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
PauLe Mans
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
PauLe Mans
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
PauLe Mans

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.

Le Mans is 27% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.32 pts / match - Pau · 1.68 pts / match - Le Mans

Pau - half-time state
35% leading26% draw38% trailing
Le Mans - half-time state
35% leading62% draw3% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.32Points per match (1st half)1.68
PauLe Mans
0.82Goals scored (1st half)0.74
PauLe Mans
0.97Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
PauLe Mans
1.79Average goals (1st half)1.03
PauLe Mans
47%Clean sheet before half-time74%
PauLe Mans
44%No goal before half-time47%
PauLe Mans

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per match (2nd half)1.44
PauLe Mans
0.59Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
PauLe Mans
0.85Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
PauLe Mans
1.44Average goals (2nd half)1.35
PauLe Mans
47%Clean sheet after half-time56%
PauLe Mans
50%No goal after half-time41%
PauLe Mans

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.

Le Mans - second-half results

32% W47% R21% P
57
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+15
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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
Le Mans - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.0
Average goals in match1.00.4
1 goal60%40%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Le Mans
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
10
5
16-30
12
3
31-45
5
9
46-60
6
4
61-75
14
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.80
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+42%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 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%

Le Mans

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.30
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* 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

PauLigaLe Mans
Average goals in match 3.242.53 2.38
Both teams scored 56%52% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%47% 35%
Clean sheets 29%30% 44%
Goal before half-time 85%67% 56%
Goal after half-time 76%73% 71%

^ 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 - 0 - 1 Le Mans. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Pau vs Le Mans?

The Ligue 2 match finished Pau 1:2 Le Mans. 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 Le Mans?

Pau score 1.41 goals per game on average and Le Mans 1.47. 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 Le Mans's.

What form are Pau and Le Mans in?

Over the last 5 games Pau have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Le Mans 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Pau vs Le Mans — 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.