📏 Form Guide

Pau FC

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Pau FC will play in this match following on from a 2-2 Ligue 2 drawn result against ESTAC.

In that match, Pau FC had 41% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Pau FC, goals were scored by Charles Boli (18') and Mons Bassouamina (90'). At the other end, Troyes got 14 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Kyliane Dong (72') and Mouhamed Diop (78') scored for ESTAC.

Fixtures with Pau FC have often been absorbing affairs recently with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six games, a total of 21 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 15 of them belonging to Pau FC. Such a pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this match, of course.

Leading up to this clash, Pau FC:

• remain undefeated by EA Guingamp in games played at home for the previous 2 league matches.
• are undefeated in their last 3 home league matches.

EA Guingamp

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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Angers SCO in Ligue 2 action, EA Guingamp will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, EA Guingamp managed 51% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for EA Guingamp was Baptiste Guillaume (45'). At the other end, Angers got 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. Lillian Rao-Lisoa (37') and Loïs Diony (83') scored for Angers SCO.

A succession of resolute showings by the EA Guingamp defenders has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 3 from their past 6 fixtures overall. In that period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 5.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings dating back to 30/01/2021, there has been little to separate the clubs with Pau FC winning 3 of those games, EA Guingamp 3 and 0 being drawn in regulation time.

In all, 21 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them for Pau FC and 14 belonging to Guingamp. That’s an average goals per game of 3.5.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was Ligue 2 match day 4 on 26/08/2023 which ended up with the score at EA Guingamp 4-0 Pau FC.

The referee was Faouzi Benchabane.

📰 Team News: Pau FC

Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just one fitness concern for the Pau FC boss Nicolas Usaï to contend with from a near full-strength squad. Jean Lambert Evan's (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out.

ℹ️ Team News: EA Guingamp

Due to a mostly healthy group of players, there’s just the sole fitness issue for the EA Guingamp boss Stéphane Dumont to be concerned about. Abdallah Ndour (Shin injury) won’t be playing here.

✨ Prediction

When taking everything into account, Pau FC will really need to work well to hit the back of the net against this EA Guingamp side who should end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.

We’re therefore seeing a 0-1 winning score for EA Guingamp after 90 minutes.

Should be an interesting one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 16:06 27/04/2024