PAU host Laval in Ligue 2. Both sides sit in the bottom half of the table and neither has strung together much consistency this season.
Form-wise it's been a mixed bag for both clubs, and their head-to-head over the past few seasons has swung one way then the other. That leaves plenty to weigh up before deciding whether either side has a real edge here.
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Recent league form
PAU's last seven Ligue 2 matches read win, loss, draw, draw, loss, win, loss - a genuinely mixed run with no real pattern to it. They beat Dunkerque 2-0 most recently but lost at home to both Nancy and Annecy in that same stretch.
PAU: 20 completed matches; Laval: 20 completed matches.
PAU
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 20
- Conceded
- 34
- Difference
- -14
Laval
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 28
- Conceded
- 32
- Difference
- -4
| 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 | Laval | Sochaux | 18.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Dijon | Laval | 11.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Ligue 2 | Laval | RED Star FC 93 | 04.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ligue 2 | Laval | Grenoble | 28.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Ligue 2 | Metz | Laval | 22.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Laval | Nantes | 14.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Rodez | Laval | 08.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Le Havre | Laval | 31.07.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Laval | Granville | 30.07.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Laval | Concarneau | 25.07.2026 | 1-2 |
Laval's recent form has been rockier still: one win, two draws and four losses in their last seven, including a 0-3 home defeat to Grenoble and a 1-2 loss to Red Star at home. Their away trip to Dijon also ended in a 3-2 loss.
Comparative Team Statistics: PAU vs Laval

Head-to-head record
These two have met regularly down the years, including spells in Ligue 3. PAU won the most recent meeting 1-0 away at Laval in January, and also beat them 1-0 at home back in September 2025.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 2 | Laval | PAU | 30.01.2026 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Laval | 23.09.2025 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Laval | 31.01.2025 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Laval | PAU | 27.09.2024 | 3-1 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Laval | 20.04.2024 | 3-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Laval | PAU | 16.12.2023 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU | Laval | 18.02.2023 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Laval | PAU | 10.09.2022 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 3 | Laval | PAU | 18.10.2019 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 3 | PAU | Laval | 12.04.2019 | 2-1 |
Before that the head-to-head had gone back and forth, with Laval winning in September 2024 and PAU picking up wins either side of that. Recent meetings lean towards PAU, but it's not a one-sided rivalry historically.
PAU have won the last two meetings, but the longer record is fairly even.
Where they sit in Ligue 2
PAU are 10th with eight points from seven games, having won two, drawn two and lost three. Laval are down in 18th on five points from the same number of matches, with just a single win.
| № | 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 |
| 16 | Clermont Foot | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4/6 | 6 |
| 17 | Boulogne | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3/5 | 5 |
| 18 | Laval | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8/14 | 5 |
PAU's goal difference is level at six for and six against, while Laval have shipped 14 goals in seven games against eight scored. That gap in defensive record is worth noting even at this early stage of the campaign.
Laval's leaky defence stands out more than PAU's own modest home record.

Key contributors
B. Leye has three goals in seven appearances for PAU and looks like their main attacking threat this season. For Laval, E. Clavreul has been involved in most of their goals, with two of his own and three assists in six matches.
On discipline, Laval's S. Bane has already picked up a red card in just two matches, which is worth keeping an eye on given how thin their squad has looked defensively.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Coquelin | France | 35 | Midfielder | 176 | 74 |
| M. Samassa | Mali | 36 | Goalkeeper | 198 | 85 |
| C. Mandouki | Martinique | 35 | Midfielder | 179 | 76 |
| A. Kanté | Gambia | 32 | Attacker | 184 | 80 |
| M. Hautbois | France | 35 | Goalkeeper | 181 | 75 |
| W. Bianda | France | 26 | Defender | 187 | 82 |
| J. Maggiotti | France | 31 | Midfielder | 186 | 86 |
| A. Lô | Senegal | 26 | Defender | 183 | 76 |
| S. Sanna | France | 27 | Midfielder | 170 | 65 |
| J. Gaudin | France | 26 | Defender | 180 | 71 |
| T. Bouriaud | France | 29 | Midfielder | 175 | 68 |
| C. Fatou | France | 27 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Sellouki | France | 26 | Attacker | 177 | 67 |
| Chafik Gourichy | France | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| N. Mupemba | France | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| S. Bane | Senegal | 22 | Defender | 184 | 71 |
| T. Dago | France | 21 | Attacker | 183 cm | 76 kg |
| E. Mouton | France | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Diallo | France | 20 | Midfielder | 179 | 73 |
| E. Clavreul | France | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
PAU's recent head-to-head edge and slightly better defensive numbers give them a shade of an edge on paper, but neither side has shown enough consistency to back with real confidence.
With no market reference to weigh against the evidence, this one's best watched rather than staked on.
