Pau vs Le Mans: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pau played Le Mans in Ligue 2 (France). The match was played on 21 November 2025. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Pau: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Le Mans: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pau scores 1.43 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Le Mans scores 1.21 and concedes 1.07. League average: 2.58 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pau 50%, Le Mans 50%. Over 2.5: Pau 57%, Le Mans 36%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Pau has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.32. Pau: 13.4 shots per match, Le Mans: 11.6.

Match halves

Pau: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.50. Le Mans: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.79.

Goals by minute

Pau: 31-45+ (6 goals). Le Mans: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.58 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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.

1.43Goals scored / match1.21
PauLe Mans
1.5Goals conceded / match1.07
PauLe Mans
51%Average possession47%
PauLe Mans
4Shots on target / match3.79
PauLe Mans

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.36Shots per match11.64
PauLe Mans
4Shots on target3.79
PauLe Mans
10.7%Shot conversion10.4%
PauLe Mans
51%Possession47%
PauLe Mans
1.44xG for1.32
PauLe Mans
1.21xG against1.18
PauLe Mans

Shooting quality

Pau: BalancedLe Mans: Balanced
PauLe Mans
Accuracy (shots on target)30%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.32

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 267% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Pau · 2.2 pts / match - Le Mans

Pau
DLLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
43% W36% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-5-3
1.64 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Le Mans
WWDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
36% W43% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-3
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-1
Last 5 away
1-3-1
LDDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 0.99BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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 18% better for: goals scored per match.

1.43 goals / match - Pau · 1.21 goals / match - Le Mans

Le Mans is 40% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.5 goals / match - Pau · 1.07 goals / match - Le Mans

Pau scoring profile: strong

Pau scores in 79% of matches (11 of 14 matches), while Le Mans keeps a clean sheet in 36% (5 of 14 matches).

Le Mans scoring profile: very strong

Le Mans scores in 79% of matches (11 of 14 matches), while Pau keeps a clean sheet in 29% (4 of 14 matches).

20Goals scored (season)17
PauLe Mans
21Goals conceded (season)15
PauLe Mans
2.93Average goals in match2.29
PauLe Mans
4Goals scored (last 5)6
PauLe Mans
13Goals conceded (last 5)3
PauLe Mans

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal79%
PauLe Mans
50%2 goals29%
PauLe Mans
14%3 goals14%
PauLe Mans
0%4 goals0%
PauLe Mans

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal64%
PauLe Mans
36%2 goals36%
PauLe Mans
21%3 goals7%
PauLe Mans
7%4 goals0%
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

21%BTTS at half-time14%
PauLe Mans
0%BTTS in both halves14%
PauLe Mans
29%Scored in both halves21%
PauLe Mans

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
PauLe Mans
29%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
PauLe Mans
60%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

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time43%
PauLe Mans
64%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
PauLe Mans
36%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
PauLe Mans

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
PauLe Mans
14%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
PauLe Mans
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
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 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.29 pts / match - Pau · 1.36 pts / match - Le Mans

Pau - half-time state
36% leading21% draw43% trailing
Le Mans - half-time state
21% leading71% draw7% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per match (1st half)1.36
PauLe Mans
0.93Goals scored (1st half)0.43
PauLe Mans
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.21
PauLe Mans
1.93Average goals (1st half)0.64
PauLe Mans
50%Clean sheet before half-time79%
PauLe Mans
43%No goal before half-time64%
PauLe Mans

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)1.36
PauLe Mans
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.79
PauLe Mans
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
PauLe Mans
1Average goals (2nd half)1.64
PauLe Mans
57%Clean sheet after half-time43%
PauLe Mans
50%No goal after half-time36%
PauLe Mans

Pau - second-half results

43% W21% D36% L
18
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding119%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.5

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Le Mans - second-half results

36% W29% D36% L
19
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding171%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 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 match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match1.61.0
Average goals in match2.01.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-6-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Le Mans - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.61.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% 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
3
5
0-15
4
5
16-30
6
4
31-45
2
2
46-60
0
2
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Le Mans
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
3
3
16-30
3
0
31-45
1
3
46-60
3
4
61-75
7
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

2.60
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 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.
+0.23
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.
+3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
122%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Le Mans

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.70
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
41% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
41%

* 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 2.932.58 2.29
Both teams scored 50%51% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%47% 36%
Clean sheets 29%28% 36%
Goal before half-time 86%66% 43%
Goal after half-time 86%74% 86%

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

2.58
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.34
Home goals / match
1.23
Away goals / match
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defence advantage
+3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. PauYellow cardOmar Sissoko
  2. PauYellow cardSteeve Beusnard
  3. Le MansGoalDame Guèye
  4. PauYellow cardGiovani Versini
  5. Le MansYellow cardAntoine Rabillard
  6. PauSubstitutionOn: Kyliane DongOff: Rayane Messi Tanfouri
  7. Le MansYellow cardEdwin Quarshie
  8. Le MansSubstitutionOn: Anthony RibelinOff: Lucas Calodat
  9. PauSubstitutionOn: Neil GlossoaOff: Tom Tony Pouilly
  10. Le MansYellow cardIzhak Hammoudi

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

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 1.43 goals per game on average and Le Mans 1.21. The Ligue 2 average is 2.58 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 50% 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 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Le Mans 3-2-0 (2.20 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.