GolVolt — Pau vs Saint-Étienne: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Saint-Étienne have scored in 12 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 29 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 28 February: Pau – Saint-Étienne 0:3

Lucas Stassin: 2 goals.

Streak

Pau unbeaten in 4 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins. Last defeat: 11 September, 0:1 against Montpellier.

Player in form

Augustine Boakye: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals4

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Ligue 2, this season.

Lorenzo Rajot

Pau · midfielder

2goals 3assists 6.94avg rating

Last match, Grenoble Foot 38: 1 goal, rating 7.4.

Irvin Cardona

Saint-Étienne · forward

5goals 4assists 7.37avg rating

Last match, Nantes: rating 7.0.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Pau at home and Saint-Étienne away, as in this match.

Pau

at home · 10

4W3D3L1.3scored per match1.2conceded per match

Saint-Étienne

away · 10

4W3D3L1.5scored per match1.1conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 28 Feb 2026 · Ligue 2 Pau 0:3 Saint-Étienne Stassin 3', 64' · Duffus 90+4'. Saint-Étienne: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

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0 draws4.5 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 2

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Pau (5-3-2, last: Grenoble Foot 38) · Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1, last: Nantes).

Official around 13:00, Sat 12 Dec

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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