Pau FC v Caen Betting Tips [2 June 2023]
Football - Ligue 2
2 June 2023 14:45
The match
Precariously placed at 15th, Pau will hope for a positive result against fifth-placed Caen in their last match of Ligue 2 season on Friday. This match at Nouste Camp will be watched with interested by so many teams. Only three points separate teams from 13th to 18th which means all six teams are jostling to avoid the two relegation spots. Pau are currently one point above the bottom-four. Yet, with a minus 13 goal difference which is the joint-worst of this group, they can’t hope for help on that front. All Pau can do is to go for a win and secure safety. Anything less could see them depend on other results. They are coming off a 3-2 win over Rodez in their last match, which halted a four-game winless run. Home form isn’t great either with defeats in their last two matches here. Yet, three wins and two draws from their five league matches against Caen keeps them quietly confident of getting something here.
Caen are sure to finish fifth while the best they can do is a fourth-placed finish. With no promotion play-offs this season, their campaign is over and could see them play with freedom. The visitors are coming off 2-2 draw against Saint-Etienne that made it two wins and a draw from three matches. With ten of their last 11 league matches seeing goals at both ends, this one could also see some excitement. That is true when Caen are travelling as well with five of their last six away league games seeing goals at both ends. With nothing to play for, Caen may go for some history and try to get a first-ever win over Pau. The return fixture ended 1-1 back in August when Caen came from a goal down, before finishing the game with ten men.
Key Statistics
- Both teams scored goals in Pau’s last eight league matches
- That was also the case in Pau’s last four home matches
- In ten of Caen’s last 11 league matches there have been goals at both ends
- The pick ‘both teams to score’ ended up successful in five of Caen’s last six away matches
- In three of the last four matches between these sides including the reverse fixture, both teams scored goals
The bet of our experts
Pau will be nervously glancing at other results although their own safety is in their hands. A win here over Caen will confirm Ligue 2 status while any other result would keep them dependent on other results. Caen on the other hand can finish only one place higher with a win; that too depending on Bastia’s result. This could be a tight evening for the hosts which could see action at both ends. Our prediction for Pau vs Caen is for both teams to score goals.
