PAU vs Laval Prediction

PAU take on Laval at their ground on 9 October in Ligue 2, and the statistical picture is not kind to the hosts. Over 20 home games spanning the last 12 months, PAU have won 4, drawn 6 and lost 10, averaging 0.9 points per game while conceding 1.65 per match. Their last 10 across all venues is even starker: 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, with just 0.7 goals scored per game. The last five matches deliver 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, and the only victory — a 2–0 home win over Dunkerque on 18 September — came with a red card to the visitors in the 11th minute.

Laval's away record over 20 games is a touch more solid: 5 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses for 1.05 points per game, scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.6 per match. Their last 10 across all venues yields 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at 1.2 points per game, with 1.3 goals scored per game. But the last five are a warning: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 9 goals conceded. The sole win was a 1–0 over Rennes on 2 October, and that was a friendly.

The head-to-head is thin on recent evidence. The only meeting within the last 12 months was on 30 January 2026 at Laval's ground, where PAU won 1–0. The older meetings at PAU's ground — a 1–0 win, a 1–1 draw and a 3–0 win — are historical record, not current form. Across 13 meetings spanning 8 years, PAU have won 7, drawn 2 and lost 4, but that aggregate is heavily weighted by games from 2017 to 2024.

The case for PAU rests on that recent head-to-head win and the momentum of the 2–0 Dunkerque result. They also failed to score in only 2 of their last 5, and their home record shows 12 of 20 games producing both-teams-to-score. But the broader numbers — 6 losses in 10, 0.7 goals per game, 1.65 conceded per game at home — paint a side that struggles to hold a lead and leaks goals.

Laval, for their part, have kept 7 clean sheets in 20 away games, which is more than PAU have managed at home (3 in 20). Their away scoring of 1.2 per game edges PAU's home 1.1. And their last 10 points per game (1.2) outpaces PAU's (0.8). The 3 losses in the last 5, though, are a real concern, and the 9 goals conceded in that stretch is not encouraging.

Key Points:

• PAU's 20-game home record: 4W 6D 10L, 0.9 points per game

• Laval's 20-game away record: 5W 6D 9L, 1.05 points per game

• Only recent head-to-head meeting: PAU won 1–0 at Laval's ground on 30 January 2026

• PAU's last 10: 2W 2D 6L; Laval's last 10: 3W 3D 4L

• Laval's last 5: 1W 1D 3L, 9 goals conceded

The available prices could not be used for a recommendation, so this one is a no bet. The numbers lean slightly toward Laval's away record being the stronger side in this specific context, but with no eligible price on the table, discipline says we walk away.