Pau vs Grenoble Foot 38 Prediction & Preview - Ligue 2
Three goals in six games. That is the number Grenoble Foot 38 carry into Pau FC on Friday, 23 October 2026, a Ligue 2 fixture at the Nouste Camp in Pau kicking off at 19:00 BST. Pau have won their last three. Our call, and the form behind it, is below, and you can make your own on the Pau FC vs Grenoble Foot 38 match page.
- Fixture: Pau FC v Grenoble Foot 38
- Competition: Ligue 2
- Date: Friday, 23 October 2026
- Kick-off: 19:00 BST
- Venue: Nouste Camp, Pau, France
Three goals in six for Grenoble Foot 38
Grenoble Foot 38 have scored two or more goals in none of their last six matches, and failed to score at all in three of them. Three goals, seven conceded, five points. That is a side with one attacking gear.
The last two were identical and bleak: beaten 0-2 at home by US Boulogne Côte-d'Opale 7 days before this match, beaten 0-2 away at Montpellier 14 days before. The 0-0 at home to FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy 21 days before was a friendly, which tells you little beyond another blank. Back further there is a 1-1 home draw with Clermont Foot 35 days before, a 1-0 win away at Rodez AF 42 days before, and a 1-2 home defeat by Annecy FC 49 days before.
Worth noting where the trouble sits. Grenoble have won none of their last four at home and one of their last two away. Travel is not what is wrong here.
Does the Pau FC run hold up?
Mostly, yes. Eleven points from six, ten scored and seven conceded, and the three wins are the three most recent: 2-1 away to Guingamp 7 days before this fixture, 3-2 at home to Stade Lavallois 14 days before, 2-0 at home to USL Dunkerque 35 days before.
The caveat is at the back. Pau have conceded two or more in two of six and kept only one clean sheet, and three of their six have produced three goals or more. They are winning shootouts rather than closing games down. Before the run came a 0-1 defeat away at Montpellier 42 days before, a 1-1 home draw with Sochaux 49 days before and a 2-2 away draw at Rodez AF 56 days before.
At home Pau have won two of their last three. Against a visiting side that has not managed a second goal in six outings, a leaky defence matters less than it might.
Team news for Pau FC vs Grenoble Foot 38
Thierry Debès is without midfielder Jessy Benet, with Tom Saettel uncertain, winger Hacène Benali injured and back-up goalkeeper Openda unavailable, while Olivier Frapolli's Grenoble are missing Ange-Loïc N'Gatta and Arthur Lallias, with Ze Leite expected back towards the end of October, according to BeFoot, which lists probable line-ups of Maubleu, Pouilly, Paquiez, Briançon or Baheng, Bamba, Abdallah, Fall, Gadegbeku, Rajot, Sebas and Leye for Pau, and Olliero, Maçon, Pelon, Vidal or Limouri, Xantippe, Diba, Magnin, Corboz, Zahui, Bonnet and Mouazan for Grenoble. Frapolli named a 20-man travelling squad including Moussa Djitté, Leonardo Cerri and Dillon Hoogewerf, per Grenoble Foot Info. Forward Ugo Bonnet was blunt about the Boulogne defeat, telling Antichambre that his side messed up and that it has to serve as a lesson, adding that attitude will be decisive in Pau.
What TV channel is Pau v Grenoble on?
In France the match is carried by beIN Sports, listed on beIN Sports Max 8 and beIN Sports 1, as reported by Footix. UK coverage of Ligue 2 is limited, so check your own provider's listings.
Pau FC vs Grenoble Foot 38 prediction
Our prediction is a Pau FC win at the Nouste Camp, with Grenoble Foot 38 struggling again for goals in this Ligue 2 fixture on Friday, 23 October 2026. Pau have scored two or more in four of their last six and won two of their last three at home, which is the profile of a side that will get on the scoresheet. Grenoble's three goals in six, and three blanks in that run, point the other way. Pau's defensive record argues for caution rather than a rout.
Our prediction: Pau FC 2-0 Grenoble Foot 38
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