Pau FC are the guests at Stade Yves Allainmat on Saturday for the Ligue 2 showdown with hosts FC Lorient.
View all FC Lorient v Pau FC tips, stats and our pre-match poll below (inc. the best betting odds).
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FC Lorient
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FC Lorient fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 1-2 Ligue 2 success versus Grenoble.
The only player to score from FC Lorient was Eli Junior Kroupi (8', 17'). Ayoub Jabbari (36') scored for Grenoble.
Olivier Pantaloni's FC Lorient have scored a sum total of 12 times over their prior six outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures amounts to 6.
Coming into this contest, FC Lorient are unbeaten in their last 2 home league matches.
Pau FC
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Pau FC go into this encounter following on from a 1-0 Ligue 2 win versus Annecy FC in their last fixture.
The only name on the scoresheet from Pau FC was Mehdi Chahiri (89').
Nicolas Usaรฏ's Pau FC have slotted home 6 times throughout their latest 6 matches. The total of goals that they have conceded during that same period comes to 11.
Analysis of their past results shows that Pau FC:
- are undefeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.
- are without a win away from home in their last 4 matches in the league.
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Head to head
The last league clash featuring these sides was Ligue 2 match day 6 on 24/09/2024 and the score finished Pau FC 1-0 FC Lorient.
The referee was Aurรฉlien Petit.
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Team News: FC Lorient
Julien Ponceau (Calf injury), Nathaniel Adjei (Injury to the ankle), Gรฉdรฉon Kalulu (Dead leg) and Jean-Victor Makengo (Hamstring injury) wonโt be available for FC Lorient gaffer Olivier Pantaloni.
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Team News: Pau FC
Pau FC manager Nicolas Usaรฏ has multiple availability issues to deal with. Antonin Bobichon (Injury to the ankle) and Taรฏryk Arconte (ankle sprain) will miss out on this game.
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Prediction
Itโs likely that Pau FC could really find it hard to break down a FC Lorient team who will likely score a lot of goals.
We think that itโs going to be a 3-0 winning scoreline for FC Lorient when the referee blows the final whistle.
Andre Moura,
01:03 03/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
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FC Lorient
Formed: 1926
Stadium: Stade Yves Allainmat (18,110)
Captain: Laurent Abergel
Chairman: Loรฏc Fรฉry
Manager: Olivier Pantaloni
Competitions: Ligue 2 position 1
โญ Key Man: Eli Junior Kroupi
Mostly played in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Eli Junior Kroupi was born in Lorient, France. Having made a first senior appearance for FC Lorient in the 2022 - 2023 season, the talented Midfielder has scored 15 league goals in the Ligue 2 2024 - 2025 season so far coming from a total of 24 appearances.