PAU host Grenoble in Ligue 2. Both sides have had scrappy starts to the season and currently find themselves level on points in the bottom half of the table.
This one's shaping up as a genuine coin-flip fixture. The two clubs have crossed paths regularly down the years, and that history offers a useful starting point before digging into how each side is actually playing right now.
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Both have won away, both have leaked goals
PAU's recent Ligue 2 form has been stop-start. A home win over Dunkerque sits alongside a home loss to Nancy, a home loss to Annecy, and an away defeat at Montpellier, with a draw against Sochaux thrown in too.
PAU: 20 completed matches; Grenoble: 20 completed matches.
PAU
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 20
- Conceded
- 34
- Difference
- -14
Grenoble
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 30
- Difference
- -5
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Dunkerque | 18.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Montpellier | PAU | 11.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Sochaux | 04.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Rodez | PAU | 28.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Nancy | 21.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Dijon | PAU | 14.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Annecy | 08.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | PAU | Real Unión | 01.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Real Sociedad II | PAU | 25.07.2026 | 4-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Espanyol | PAU | 21.07.2026 | 4-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 2 | Grenoble | Clermont Foot | 18.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Rodez | Grenoble | 11.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Grenoble | Annecy | 04.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ligue 2 | Laval | Grenoble | 28.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Ligue 2 | Saint Etienne | Grenoble | 22.08.2026 | 4-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Grenoble | Metz | 14.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Dunkerque | Grenoble | 08.08.2026 | 4-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Andrézieux | Grenoble | 01.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Clermont Foot | Grenoble | 01.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Grenoble | Estac Troyes | 25.07.2026 | 0-3 |
Grenoble's picture is similarly mixed. They've won away at Rodez and Laval, drawn with Clermont and Metz, but also shipped four goals twice, once at Saint Etienne and once at Dunkerque, plus a home defeat to Annecy.
Neither side's recent run points clearly one way, so form alone doesn't settle much here.
Comparative Team Statistics: PAU vs Grenoble

A fixture that rarely settles into a pattern
These two have met often over more than a decade, stretching back through Ligue 2 and lower divisions, and draws come up a lot. The last two meetings finished 2-2 and 1-1, and before that PAU edged a 1-0 win at home in February 2025.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Grenoble | 23.01.2026 | 2-2 |
| Ligue 2 | Grenoble | PAU | 17.10.2025 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Grenoble | 28.02.2025 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Grenoble | PAU | 30.08.2024 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Grenoble | PAU | 24.02.2024 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Grenoble | 28.10.2023 | 3-2 |
| Ligue 2 | Grenoble | PAU | 11.02.2023 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Grenoble | 10.01.2023 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Grenoble | 15.03.2022 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Grenoble | PAU | 02.10.2021 | 2-0 |
There's no obvious pattern of one side dominating the other across that history.
Tight, low-scoring outcomes have been common between these two.
Level on points, split by goal difference
PAU sit 10th and Grenoble 13th, but there's barely anything between them. Both have exactly eight points from seven games, with identical records of two wins, two draws and three losses. Where they differ slightly is goal output: PAU have kept things tight at six goals for and six against, while Grenoble's numbers read eight for and eight against.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Dijon | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10/10 | 9 |
| 10 | PAU | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6/6 | 8 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10/12 | 8 |
| 12 | Dunkerque | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10/12 | 8 |
| 13 | Grenoble | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8/11 | 8 |
| 14 | Rodez | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14/16 | 7 |
Neither team has pulled clear of the pack yet, and with points shared so evenly, this looks like a match between two sides still trying to find consistency.
With so little separating them on paper, home advantage or a strong individual performance could end up deciding this.
Leye leads PAU's attack, Grenoble picking up cards
PAU's clearest attacking reference point this season is Boubacar Leye, who has scored three of the team's goals in seven matches, with Loïc Rajot chipping in two assists.
On the Grenoble side, the card count stands out more than any single attacking name. Akpa Akpro and Vidal have already picked up four and three yellows respectively, hinting at a side that's had to defend physically at times.

What sort of game this could be
Given the tight goal difference for both clubs and a head-to-head record full of score draws, this doesn't scream goals at both ends, though it doesn't rule it out either. PAU's home form has been patchy rather than poor, while Grenoble have shown they can win on the road but are also capable of collapsing when things go against them.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Bamba | Côte d'Ivoire | 27 | Defender | 185 | 89 |
| B. Maubleu | France | 36 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 83 |
| E. Salles | France | 32 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 78 |
| J. Benet | France | 31 | Midfielder | 186 | 75 |
| L. Rajot | France | 28 | Midfielder | 180 | 68 |
| A. Abdallah | Comoros | 29 | Defender | 170 | 68 |
| A. Briançon | France | 31 | Defender | 185 | 79 |
| G. Paquiez | France | 32 | Defender | 182 | 72 |
| H. Benali | France | 26 | Attacker | 182 | 74 |
| K. Gasnier | France | 24 | Midfielder | 178 | n/a |
| M. Tourraine | France | 25 | Defender | 170 | 68 |
| B. Leye | France | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| B. Brahimi | France | 26 | Midfielder | 177 | 70 |
| A. Lefebvre | France | 23 | Attacker | 166 | 65 |
| T. Pouilly | France | 23 | Defender | 180 | 70 |
| G. Versini | France | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| R. Openda | Gabon | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Adam | France | 23 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| T. Saettel | France | 21 | Attacker | 167 | 65 |
| J. Sebas | Martinique | 23 | Attacker | 187 | 82 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Magnin | France | 29 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 71 kg |
| A. Olliero | France | 30 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 85 |
| C. Vidal | France | 26 | Defender | 181 | 73 |
| B. Allain | France | 34 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 75 |
| M. Mion | France | 26 | Defender | 178 | n/a |
| U. Bonnet | France | 33 | Attacker | 181 cm | 73 kg |
| Y. Maçon | France | 28 | Defender | 176 | 74 |
| M. Djitté | Senegal | 27 | Attacker | 180 | 74 |
| M. Corboz | USA | 32 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| D. Hoogewerf | Netherlands | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. Bernadou | France | 26 | Midfielder | 178 | n/a |
| B. Mouazan | France | 25 | Midfielder | 174 | 72 |
| Y. Diaby | Guinea | 26 | Midfielder | 184 | 76 |
| M. Bangré | Burkina Faso | 25 | Attacker | 171 | 65 |
| M. Xantippe | France | 24 | Defender | 183 | 70 |
| L. Cerri | Italy | 23 | Attacker | 198 | n/a |
| F. Limouri | Netherlands | 23 | Defender | 182 cm | 70 kg |
| N. Zahui | France | 23 | Defender | 175 | 70 |
| A. Pelon | France | 22 | Defender | 186 | 80 |
| E. Sarıkaya | Türkiye | 20 | Defender | 185 | 73 |
There's genuinely little to separate these two sides right now, and the numbers back that up rather than just the eye test. Points, form and history all point towards a tight contest rather than one team holding a clear edge.
Without a market to weigh against these findings, this is one to watch rather than back with confidence.
