Last meeting, 26 April 2025: Pau – Metz 2:1
LDDW
Before that, Pau went 3 meetings in a row without a win.
Match Centre: Metz vs Pau
Home
Metz
20:00
Fri 30 Oct · your time
in 1 day 17 h
Away
Pau
Sat 17 Oct · Ligue 2at home
Metz3:2Sochaux
Agouzoul 10' (og)Abuashvili 28'Savanier 77'
Gomel 46'Deedson 90+2'
Mon 12 Oct · Ligue 2away
Dijon4:2Metz
Vargas-Ríos 19'Lago 24'Tavarès 32'Bernard 69'
Fall 44', 88'
Sat 19 Sep · Ligue 2at home
Metz2:2Saint-Étienne
Mbodji 79'Deminguet 89'
Pedro 67'Boakye 71'
Fri 9 Oct · Ligue 2at home
Pau3:2Laval
Briançon 18'Leye 55'Benali 76'
Houdayer 21'Dago 90'
51% Metz
25% draw
Pau 24%
Pre-match result forecast (provider data).
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien, Longeville-lès-Metz Referee: Bastien Dechepy
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Metz concede 2.0 goals per match
Metz2.0
Pau1.0
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Pau concede 1.0.
Bastien Dechepy: 3.5 yellow cards per match
3.5 yellow cards per match
This season in all competitions: 6 matches, 1 red card, 5 penalties.
Pau unbeaten in 4 matches
WWWW
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins. Last defeat: 11 September, 0:1 against Montpellier.
3 points apart in the table
8.Metz14 pts
5.Pau17 pts
Metz: place 8, 14 pts · Pau: place 5, 17 pts.
Metz have scored in 4 matches in a row
DLWD
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 goals in those matches.
Players to watch
Ligue 2, this season.
Pape Moussa Fall
Metz · forward
8goals
0assists
7.34avg rating
Last match, Dunkerque: 1 goal, rating 7.8.
Lorenzo Rajot
Pau · midfielder
2goals
3assists
6.94avg rating
Last match, Grenoble Foot 38: 1 goal, rating 7.4.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
Metz
- Joseph MangondoInjured · return date unknown
- Nampalys MendyInjured · return date unknown
Pau
- Jessy BenetInjured · return date unknown
Recent matches
Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.
“This set-up” is Metz at home and Pau away, as in this match.
Metz
all matches · 10
3W5D2L1.6scored per match1.4conceded per match
at home · 10
3W3D4L1.7scored per match2.0conceded per match
away · 10
0W6D4L0.9scored per match1.7conceded per match
- 23 Oct DunkerqueALigue 2 1:1D
- 17 Oct SochauxHLigue 2 3:2W
- 12 Oct DijonALigue 2 4:2L
- 19 Sep Saint-ÉtienneHLigue 2 2:2D
- 14 Sep Red StarALigue 2 1:0L
- 5 Sep RodezHLigue 2 4:1W
- 29 Aug AnnecyALigue 2 1:1D
- 22 Aug LavalHLigue 2 1:1D
- 14 Aug Grenoble Foot 38ALigue 2 0:0D
- 8 Aug GuingampHLigue 2 2:1W
- 17 May NiceALigue 1 0:0D
- 10 May LorientHLigue 1 0:4L
- 2 May MonacoHLigue 1 1:2L
- 26 Apr Le HavreALigue 1 4:4D
- 19 Apr ParisHLigue 1 1:3L
- 10 Apr Olympique MarseilleALigue 1 3:1L
- 5 Apr NantesHLigue 1 0:0D
- 22 Mar RennesALigue 1 0:0D
- 15 Mar ToulouseHLigue 1 3:4L
- 8 Mar LensALigue 1 3:0L
Sat 17 Oct · Ligue 2at home
Metz3:2Sochaux
Agouzoul 10' (og)Abuashvili 28'Savanier 77'
Gomel 46'Deedson 90+2'
Mon 12 Oct · Ligue 2away
Dijon4:2Metz
Vargas-Ríos 19'Lago 24'Tavarès 32'Bernard 69'
Fall 44', 88'
Sat 19 Sep · Ligue 2at home
Metz2:2Saint-Étienne
Mbodji 79'Deminguet 89'
Pedro 67'Boakye 71'
Sun 10 May · Ligue 1at home
Metz0:4Lorient
Makengo 24'Dieng 84'Avom 90+7'Cadiou 90+8'
Sun 26 Apr · Ligue 1away
Le Havre4:4Metz
Samatta 5'Kechta 13'Zouaoui 52' (p)Doucouré 61'
Kvilitaia 9'Hein 45+5' (p), 85'Pandore 54'
Fri 10 Apr · Ligue 1away
Olympique Marseille3:1Metz
Aubameyang 13'Paixão 48'Traoré 90+3'
Tsitaishvili 49'
Sun 15 Mar · Ligue 1at home
Metz3:4Toulouse
Mbala 30'Kouao 31'Abuashvili 88'
Dønnum 6'Gboho 14', 45+3'Sauer 90+9'
Pau
all matches · 10
5W2D3L1.3scored per match1.0conceded per match
at home · 10
4W3D3L1.3scored per match1.2conceded per match
away · 10
4W1D5L1.4scored per match2.2conceded per match
- 23 Oct Grenoble Foot 38HLigue 2 2:1W
- 16 Oct GuingampALigue 2 1:2W
- 9 Oct LavalHLigue 2 3:2W
- 18 Sep DunkerqueHLigue 2 2:0W
- 11 Sep MontpellierALigue 2 1:0L
- 4 Sep SochauxHLigue 2 1:1D
- 28 Aug RodezALigue 2 2:2D
- 21 Aug NancyHLigue 2 0:1L
- 14 Aug DijonALigue 2 0:1W
- 8 Aug AnnecyHLigue 2 0:1L
- 9 May ReimsALigue 2 5:3L
- 2 May NancyHLigue 2 1:3L
- 24 Apr AnnecyALigue 2 5:1L
- 17 Apr GuingampHLigue 2 2:1W
- 10 Apr Amiens SCALigue 2 0:1W
- 6 Apr Le MansALigue 2 4:0L
- 20 Mar MontpellierHLigue 2 0:0D
- 13 Mar ClermontALigue 2 0:1W
- 6 Mar BastiaHLigue 2 2:2D
- 21 Feb TroyesALigue 2 4:3L
Fri 9 Oct · Ligue 2at home
Pau3:2Laval
Briançon 18'Leye 55'Benali 76'
Houdayer 21'Dago 90'
Sat 9 May · Ligue 2away
Reims5:3Pau
Daramy 25'Nakamura 39', 49', 61', 76'
Dong 14', 21'Touzghar 90+3'
Sat 2 May · Ligue 2at home
Pau1:3Nancy
Bobichon 26'
Mendy 50'Fernandez 63'Saint-Ruf 90'
Fri 24 Apr · Ligue 2away
Annecy5:1Pau
Salles 15' (og)Dion 23', 36'Kashi 49'Rodríguez 64'
Pouilly 88'
Fri 6 Mar · Ligue 2at home
Pau2:2Bastia
Sissoko 4'Anziani 31'
Eickmayer 13'Vincent 90+3'
Sat 21 Feb · Ligue 2away
Troyes4:3Pau
Bentayeb 43' (p), 90'Detourbet 44'Adeline 77'
Fall 16'Versini 21'Kalulu 61'
Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 3.4 · 3.6; cards 1.6 · 3.0
Head to head
4 meetings since 2022.
Last time · 26 Apr 2025 · Ligue 2
Pau 2:1 Metz
Mboup 73' · Arconte 83' (k) · Diallo 79'. Pau: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.
1wins
1wins
2 draws1.5 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4
- 26 Apr 2025Ligue 2 Pau2:1Metz Mboup 73' · Arconte 83' (k) · Diallo 79' Details
- 4 Jan 2025Ligue 2 Metz0:0Pau Details
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8 Apr 2023Ligue 2 Pau1:1Metz George 79' · Prior 58' (s) before our records
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1 Oct 2022Ligue 2 Metz1:0Pau N'Diaye 11' before our records
1wins
0wins
1 draw0.5 goals per match · both scored in 0 of 2
- 4 Jan 2025Ligue 2 Metz0:0Pau Details
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1 Oct 2022Ligue 2 Metz1:0Pau N'Diaye 11' before our records
0wins
1wins
1 draw2.5 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2
- 26 Apr 2025Ligue 2 Pau2:1Metz Mboup 73' · Arconte 83' (k) · Diallo 79' Details
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8 Apr 2023Ligue 2 Pau1:1Metz George 79' · Prior 58' (s) before our records
Expected lineups
The data provider's expected XI.
JFFischer
BSSarr
CDDevenish
MMMboula
FMMiguel
IMMohamed
AMMbodji
JDDeminguet
TSSavanier
GAAbuashvili
PFFall
BMMaubleu
MTTourraine
ABBamba
ABBriançon
GPPaquiez
TPPouilly
LRRajot
CFFall
BBBrahimi
BLLeye
HBBenali
MetzPau
When the clubs announce the official lineups (usually an hour before kick-off), they replace the expected ones.
Out
Metz: Joseph Mangondo, Nampalys MendyPau: Jessy Benet
Coaches
Gregory PromentMetz Thierry DebesPau
Full squads (38 players)
Metz
Goalkeepers
- 40 Ousmane Ba
- 61 Pape Sy
Defenders
- 2 Maxime Colin
- 5 Jean Ruiz
- 25 Cléo Mélières
- 30 Tahirys Dos Santos
- 32 Adam Marchal
- 39 Bryan Rigobert Song Bahanag
Midfielders
- 6 Nampalys Mendy
- 12 Alpha Touré
- 18 Believe Munongo
- 38 Hamza Kadamani
Forwards
- 7 Ibou Sané
- 17 Joseph Mangondo
- 19 Morgan Bokele
- 20 Habib Diallo
- 21 Jahyann Pandore
- 22 Nathan Mbala
- 29 Édouard Soumah-Abbad
- 88 Abdoulaye Ba
Squad
Pau
Goalkeepers
- 16 Maxime Adam
- 30 Esteban Salles
Defenders
Midfielders
- 19 Tom Saettel
- 21 Jessy Benet
- 25 Quentin Daubin
- 27 Luan Gadegbeku
- 90 Kyllian Gasnier
Forwards
- 10 Giovani Versini
- 11 Alexis Lefebvre
- 14 Royce Openda
- 18 Jérémy Sebas
- 56 Abdoulaye Mbaye
Player intelligence
Player comparison
Who wins?
The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.
51%Metz
25%draw
24%Pau
Out of 20 matches like this, Metz win 10, 5 end level and Pau win 5.
The forecast leans to Metz. By Volt (strength from league results) Metz rate higher: 57.9 and 48.9.
Likeliest scores
The five likeliest from the score grid.
- 1:112%
- 1:010%
- 2:110%
- 2:08%
- 0:06%
How many goals?
The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.
- 2+ goals77% Metz 8 of 10 · Pau 6 of 10
- 3+ goals53% Metz 5 of 10 · Pau 4 of 10
- 4+ goals32% Metz 4 of 10 · Pau 2 of 10
- 5+ goals18% Metz 3 of 10 · Pau 1 of 10
Both teams score: 56%.
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Volt matchup
57.9
48.9
MetzPau
- GolVolt’s own goals model
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- Kick-off
- Friday 30 October, 20:00Your time · in 1 day 17 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA · change country
- Stadium
- Stade Saint-Symphorien Longeville-lès-Metz · show map
- Referee
- Bastien Dechepy 🇫🇷 3.9 yellow cards per match · All seasons on record · 187 matches
- Rest
- Metz 7 days · Pau 7 days Both last played: Ligue 2
- Table
- 8. Metz (14 pts) and 5. Pau (17 pts) Matchday 11 of 34
- Weather
- 9°Ca few cloudswind 15 km/h
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