Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Pau mixed, Saint Etienne mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
Pau take a form score of 5.0 out of 10 into this Ligue 2 fixture, against 6.8 for Saint Etienne. Pau have 4 wins and 1 defeat in their last 5 competitive matches, while Saint Etienne have 4 wins and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Pau average 1.8 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Saint Etienne 2.0 and 1.1. Pau have kept a clean sheet in 10% of their matches this season, Saint Etienne in 40%. In their last 6 meetings Pau have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 4. Pau sit 5th on 20 points, Saint Etienne 1st on 28.
Form, head-to-head and season statistics are free to read. The model's predictions for this fixture are in the cards above.
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