Match report
PAU hold off late Laval rally to win five-goal Ligue 2 contest
PAU beat Laval 3-2 at Nouste Camp in a Ligue 2 Matchday 8 fixture that produced five goals and a stoppage-time scare. The result lifted the hosts, who began the day seventh with 11 points from eight games, while Laval, 18th with five points, left still searching for a way out of a poor run.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Anthony Briançon put PAU ahead in the 18th minute, converting a Jessy Benet assist, but the lead lasted only three minutes. M. Houdayer levelled in the 21st after a pass from Ethan Clavreul, and the sides went into the interval at 1-1.
PAU took control after the break. Babacar Leye restored their advantage in the 55th minute from a Jeremy Sebas assist, and Hacène Benali made it 3-1 in the 76th, set up by Mathys Tourraine. Laval pulled one back in the 90th minute when Trevis Dago scored from a Chafik Gourichy assist, making for a tense finish.
The visitors ended the match short-handed after Julien Maggiotti was shown a red card in the 90+6 minute. PAU saw out the remaining time to secure the three points.
Babacar Leye scored the goal in the 55th minute that put PAU back in front and earned the match's highest rating, 8.13. Hacène Benali, who struck the third, was close behind on 8.05.
PAU managed 16 shots to Laval's 11, despite seeing only 43 per cent of the possession.
PAU beat Laval 3–2 (half-time 1–1).
PAU met Laval in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Friday, 9 October 2026, 18:00 UTC at Nouste Camp. Referee: Karim Abed.
Key moments
- 18' Goal: Anthony Briançon (assist: Jessy Benet) — 1–0 · Watch Anthony Briançon's goal video (18')
- 21' Goal: M. Houdayer (assist: Ethan Clavreul) — 1–1 · Watch M. Houdayer's goal video (21')
- 55' Goal: Babacar Leye (assist: Jeremy Sebas) — 2–1 · Watch Babacar Leye's goal video (55')
- 76' Goal: Hacène Benali (assist: Mathys Tourraine) — 3–1 · Watch Hacène Benali's goal video (76')
- 90' Goal: Trevis Dago (assist: Chafik Gourichy) — 3–2 · Watch Trevis Dago's goal video (90')
- 90+6' Red card: Julien Maggiotti
Starting line-ups
PAU (5-3-2)
Laval (4-3-1-2)
- 1 Maxime Hautbois
- 35 Joseph Samb
- 18 Ababacar Lô
- 24 Sidi Bane
- 23 Esteban Mouton
- 22 Jules Gaudin
- 21 Alessio Beaudouin
- 6 Sam Sanna
- 31 M. Houdayer
- 20 Ethan Clavreul
- 28 Aboubakary Kanté
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave PAU 43%, the draw 26%, Laval 31%. It finished PAU 3–2 Laval.
Level sides, only home ground separates them — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and PAU's 43% is home ground and little else. The draw at 26% is what level sides usually produce.
Why PAU in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1412 to 1416. Sides this close won 42.6% of 14,789 home games (draw 27.1%, visitors 30.3%).
Why only 43%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 26% and Laval at 31%.
Why the draw at 26%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.1%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,114.
What did we measure but not count?
PAU come into this after a busy window — 21 arrivals, 18 departures, and fewer of last season's regular starters still in the eleven. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). PAU won 3 of the last 6 meetings with Laval. The record is 3 wins for PAU, 2 draws and 1 win for Laval. These were 6 Ligue 2 games played at both grounds between 16 December 2023 and 30 January 2026. Latest meeting: 30 January 2026 — Laval 0–1 PAU. In 5,173 historical matches between similarly rated teams, home sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 43.8%.
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About this match
On this page: the PAU vs Laval final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Ligue 2 fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Anthony Briançon's goal against Laval (18').
- Watch M. Houdayer's goal against PAU (21').
- Watch Babacar Leye's goal against Laval (55').
- Watch Hacène Benali's goal against Laval (76').
- Watch Trevis Dago's goal against PAU (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from PAU 3–2 Laval. Explore more on the PAU and Laval team pages or the Ligue 2 page.