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

Stade du Moustoir, Lorient

Pau FC are away on Saturday evening, as manager Nicolas Usai takes his side to visit Lorient and Olivier Pantaloni at the Stade du Moustoir in the Ligue 2. You'll see stats supporting our top of Lorient to win below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with Ligue 2 performances and head-to-heads included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.

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Lorient's next match is v Guingamp at 13:00 on Saturday 12th April
Pau FC's next match is v Clermont at 19:00 on Friday 11th April
The last French Ligue 2 meeting between Lorient and Pau was on Saturday 5th April 2025
French Ligue 2
April 5th 2025
Lorient 5
0 Pau
 
E. Kroupi 11'
E. Kroupi 54'
J. Laporte 74'
J. Ponceau 79'
T. Aiyegun 90'
 
LOR
PAU
Shots On
7
2
Shots Off
3
7
Corners
5
1
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
11
9
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
LorientPau
 
Y. Mvogo
I. Silva de Almeida
D. Yongwa Ngameni (I. James 80')
J. Laportefootball icon
M. Talbi
L. Abergel
A. Ebong Avon
J. Mvuka (B. Fadiga 73')
E. Kroupifootball iconfootball icon (J. Ponceau 73')
P. Pagis (S. Soumano 80')
Mohamed Bamba (T. Aiyegun 63')
B. Kamara
X. Laglais Kouassi
(M. Chahiri 69') J. Gaspar
T. Koudou
O. Kanté
J. Obiang
(T. Nihouarn 81') S. Beusnard
A. Mille
(J. Kalulu Kyatengwa 81') P. Mboup
(T. Gomes 80') K. Boutaïb
(K. Diawara 70') M. Bangré

Best Tip: Lorient to win

A Ligue 2 home win for Olivier Pantaloni's Lorient side win in the win / draw / win market is our prediction. Statistics suggest they're in strong form across a number of key metrics, and they should be too strong for their opponents. The odds from the bookies suggest so too, and when that happens you've got a pretty compelling case. A Lorient win is our recommendation, but we wouldn't expect a whitewash.

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
Lorient
67%
1/4
16%
-
Draw
19%
19/4
33%
-
Pau
14%
9/1
54%
-
Lorient 2-0
12%
11/2
13%
-
Lorient 1-0
11%
7/1
7%
-
Lorient 2-1
10%
8/1
6%
-
Draw 1-1
9%
10/1
29%
-
Lorient 3-0
8%
13/2
25%
-
Lorient 3-1
7%
10/1
8%
-
Draw 0-0
5%
14/1
15%
-
Pau 1-0
4%
22/1
35%
-
Lorient 4-0
4%
11/1
37%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
22/1
35%
-
Pau 2-1
4%
28/1
53%
-
Lorient 4-1
4%
16/1
19%
-
Lorient 3-2
3%
28/1
26%
-
Lorient 5-0
2%
20/1
38%
-
Pau 2-0
2%
50/1
50%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
4/7
8%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
27/20
12%
-
Home 1st Goal
59%
1/5
10%
-
Away 1st Goal
38%
15/4
36%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
15%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
1/1
9%
-
BTTS - No
50%
8/11
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
29%
2/1
6%
-
BTTS - Draw
14%
13/2
36%
-
BTTS - Away Win
7%
18/1
73%
-
Home/draw
86%
1/16
5%
-
Away/draw
33%
11/4
43%
-
Home/away
81%
1/7
5%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1/6
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
4/1
15%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
11/8
9%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
8/15
6%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
3/1
20%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
2/9
4%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
7/1
27%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/12
3%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/40
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
16/1
31%
-
Home DNB
80%
1/14
9%
-
Away DNB
27%
8/1
80%
-
Lorient win to nil
38%
1/1
20%
-
Pau win to nil
7%
16/1
55%
-
Lorient / Lorient
45%
4/5
20%
-
Lorient / Pau
2%
50/1
24%
-
Lorient / Draw
4%
18/1
27%
-
Draw / Lorient
22%
11/4
13%
-
Draw / Pau
4%
20/1
62%
-
Draw / Draw
10%
15/2
31%
-
Pau / Lorient
4%
18/1
10%
-
Pau / Pau
4%
18/1
73%
-
Pau / Draw
4%
20/1
24%
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

Lorient have played 28 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Ligue 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 28 games against teams below in the table, having won 18, drawn 4 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 10 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. Lorient have outscored their opponents by 51 goals to 31 goals.

Home League Performance

Lorient have played 14 games at home winning 12, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 35 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Pau are in 10th position in the Ligue 2 on 37 points having played 28 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 24 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 16 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 7 and won 4. Pau have conceded 16 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lorient
Pau
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lorient Home2919462961 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
l
 
5-0A
2
Paris FC2918471858 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1F
3
Metz2916942757 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
4
Dunkerque2916310751 
w
 
4-2A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-2A
5
Guingamp29153111148 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 12
May 10
w
 
0-1F
6
Lavallois2912710843 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
7
Bastia299146441 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
8
Annecy2911810-541 
w
 
4-2A
Apr 21
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
9
Grenoble2911711140 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
10
Ajaccio2911414-937 
w
 
3-0F
May 2
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
11
Pau Away2991010-1137 
w
 
5-0F
l
 
1-0A
-
-
12
Rodez299812335 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
3-3F
l
 
0-5A
l
 
1-0A
13
Troyes2910415034 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
14
Red Star299713-1334 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-3F
15
Amiens2910415-1434 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
May 2
16
Martigues298417-2228 
May 10
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2A
17
Clermont296914-1527 
w
 
3-2A
l
 
2-1A
Apr 11
d
 
2-2A
18
Caen295519-1920 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Lorient 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
13
D
1
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lorient4 - 0Bastia
Lorient3 - 1Rodez
Lorient0 - 1Lavallois
Lorient3 - 1Amiens
Lorient3 - 2Clermont
Lorient0 - 0Metz
Lorient2 - 0Paris FC
Lorient2 - 0Troyes
Lorient3 - 1Guingamp
Lorient4 - 2Dunkerque
Lorient4 - 2Annecy
Lorient3 - 0Ajaccio
Lorient2 - 1Red Star
Lorient2 - 0Grenoble
Lorient5 - 0Clermont
Lorient1 - 2Toulouse
Lorient1 - 4PSG
Lorient0 - 1Brest
Lorient0 - 2Lyon
Lorient0 - 1Nantes
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALorient2 - 1Grenoble
HLorient4 - 0Bastia
ALorient2 - 3Paris FC
HLorient3 - 1Rodez
HLorient0 - 1Lavallois
ALorient1 - 0Troyes
HLorient3 - 1Amiens
ALorient2 - 1Red Star
HLorient3 - 2Clermont
ALorient1 - 0Dunkerque
HLorient0 - 0Metz
ALorient0 - 2Lavallois
HLorient2 - 0Paris FC
HLorient2 - 0Troyes
ALorient0 - 0Bastia
HLorient3 - 1Guingamp
ALorient1 - 2Clermont
HLorient4 - 2Dunkerque
ALorient3 - 3Rodez
HLorient4 - 2Annecy
Pau 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Martigues2 - 2Pau
Caen2 - 2Pau
Paris FC3 - 1Pau
Bastia1 - 1Pau
Red Star1 - 3Pau
Metz0 - 0Pau
Rodez1 - 0Pau
Annecy2 - 0Pau
Troyes3 - 0Pau
Guingamp0 - 1Pau
Lavallois3 - 1Pau
Dunkerque3 - 2Pau
Grenoble1 - 1Pau
Clermont2 - 2Pau
Bordeaux3 - 2Pau
Angers2 - 1Pau
Troyes2 - 2Pau
Valenciennes1 - 4Pau
Amiens2 - 3Pau
Dunkerque1 - 0Pau
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
APau0 - 3Troyes
HPau0 - 2Amiens
HPau1 - 1Bastia
Goal Statistics

Lorient's forwards have been superb of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 3 consecutive Ligue 2 matches. A PG of 2.1 suggests that run should continue on Saturday evening.

Lorient 1st Pau 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that Lorient will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Pau scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+20
Lorient have scored 20% more goals at home than predicted
+17
Pau have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/279968/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Lorient
PG (predicted goals)
Pau
2.1
0.8
Attack rating
21%
better
LOR
PAU
view stats
Games scored22
20
Failed to score6
8
Scored first13
13
Goals scored51
31
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.1
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for17
11
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
9%
better
LOR
PAU
view stats
Games conceded18
19
Clean sheets10
9
Conceded first13
13
Goals conceded27
37
Avg. goals conceded1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded6
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.8
KickOff rating
+9%

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

Lorient Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
291767
Y Mvogo E KroupiL AbergelL Abergel
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Mvogo  GLK29
-
I Silva DEF211
4
-
J Laporte DEF172
2
-
M Talbi DEF2611
3
1
D Yongwa DEF2815
4
-
L Abergel MID2716
7
-
J Mvuka MID253
-
A Avon MID2723
2
-
P Pagis MID2232
2
-
E Kroupi MID25172
2
-
Mohamed Bamba FWD423
-
Subs
B Leroy GLK
-
G Kalulu DEF15
1
-
I. James DEF5
2
-
J Ponceau MID2533
2
-
B Fadiga MID5
-
A Tosin  FWD2236
-
S Soumano FWD27103
1
-
Pau Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26747
T KoudouK BoutaïbA. MilleA. Mille
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Kamara GLK25
2
-
O Kanté DEF14
3
-
X Kouassi DEF17
2
1
J Gaspar DEF23
5
-
T Koudou MID2713
5
-
M Bangré MID6
-
A. Mille MID2834
7
-
S Beusnard MID221
3
-
J Obiang MID12
-
K Boutaïb FWD257
2
1
P. Mboup FWD2773
7
-
Subs
M Jeannin GLK4
-
J. Kalulu Kyatengwa DEF19
2
-
K Boto DEF4
-
T. Gomes MID1
-
M Chahiri FWD31
-
K Diawara FWD244
2
-
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