Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Pau 13th with 42 points, Caen 18th with 22, 20 apart.
Caen had lost ten in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Caen wins, 3 for Pau, 0 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 80% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue was Stade Michel d'Ornano in Caen, with room for 2,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Caen: Yann M'Vila (10'), Romain Thomas (59') · Pau: Pathé Mboup (71'), Antoine Mille (7')