Pau vs Bastia betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 2 match on October 04th, 2024

Pau and Bastia are scheduled to play against each other on October 04th, 2024, Friday at 18:00h (UTC), in a Ligue 2 match to be held in France, check the Pau vs Bastia betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Pau vs Bastia will occur

The game will be played in the small Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 stadium, in the city of Bizanos, with a capacity for 13970 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Take the opportunity to check out the match live in Betarena, bringing much information to your bets, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Pau vs Bastia betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Ligue 2, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.46 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.63 goals per match.

Pau last match

Pau come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Laval, valid for the Ligue 2, ended with a 3-1. The team coached by N. Usaï lined up in the last match with a 5-3-2 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.38, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Xavier Kouassi, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

Bastia last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 2, Bastia, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Annecy team with a final score of 2-2.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.00.

Pau vs Bastia h2h

Bastia occupied 13th place when they went against Pau, who was in 9th place, in their last match at Ligue 2. Bastia first went in with a 5-3-2 formation, which was engaged by Pau with a 4-1-4-1 deployment.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 10-05-2024, in the 2023/2024 season of the Ligue 2, which ended with a 1-2 win for Bastia.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

Pau

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

Considering the home team Pau, standing in 11th place with 11 points in the Ligue 2 competition in France. Their performance statistics have been such as 3 wins, 2 losses and, 2 draws.

In the 8th round, the team holds the same number of points as opposed to Laval team which is just above, in the 10th place.

Pau has no high aspirations or relegation concerns, being positioned in the middle of the league table in the France Ligue 2. Nonetheless, the team will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Pau analysis

At the end of round 7 of Ligue 2, Pau collected 11 goals scored and 9 goals conceded.

The Pau team comes from a defeat in the Ligue 2, and its coach Nicolas Usaï wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

With an average ball possession of 49.14% per game in the current league, Pau cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Bastia they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

With a jam-packed schedule, Pau might struggle to maintain their level of play when faced with a flurry of games in a short timeframe. Although the odds suggest a close match with both teams having odds of over 2 to win, the team's rigorous schedule could be a decisive factor in determining the final outcome.

Best goalscorer from Pau

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Khalid Boutaïb. He has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped Pau come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Bastia

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

Bastia arrives in this game with 12 points, and in 8th place in the Ligue 2, having won 3 games in total and lost once, making a total of 3 draws.

Bastia analysis

Bastia goal quotient is definitely positive, with 8 down scored and 6 conceded after 7 rounds played.

Bastia may struggle to maintain their level of play when facing a grueling schedule featuring multiple games in quick succession. Despite both teams having odds of over 2 to win, Bastia busy schedule could play a significant role in the final outcome against Pau.

Signed this season by Bastia, Lamine Cissé has been making the fans happy. In the team's most recent duel, against Annecy, he once again performed well, scoring 1 goal, a function for which he arrived. So, the forward continues to justify the investment made in him.

Best goalscorer from Bastia

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Amine Boutrah. Bastia owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 4 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Pau is Khalid Boutaïb, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Bastia is Amine Boutrah, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Taking into consideration that Bastia scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 4.36 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Pau has an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game over the 7 rounds, while Bastia has an average of 2. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Pau side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Bastia who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

Take advantage of the best betting markets and start winning!

Check other great betting tips here.