Pau vs Bordeaux Predictions & Tips - Visitors backed for close win

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 16 Apr 2025

Ralph Staniforth 16 Apr 2025

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Pau has strong home form, recently defeating major teams.
Bordeaux excels away, winning 6 of the last 8 away games.
Bordeaux is 2nd in standings, expected to narrowly beat Pau.

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Bordeaux have won four of their last six away games. (Getty Images)

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Pau are in pretty good form but Bordeaux come in fine form themselves. I'm backing this to be a tight contest with the visitors to sneak over the line.

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Head to Head
Pau Form
Pau Team & Injuries
Bordeaux Form
Bordeaux Team & Injuries

Bordeaux have won 4 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.
Bordeaux have won 6 of their last 8 away games in all competitions.
Pau have won 6 of their last 8 home games in all competitions.
Pau have defeated Bordeaux in 3 of their last 4 home matches.

Head to Head

Bordeaux have won 10 of their 18 matches against Pau.

Pau Form

Pau fell to their first loss in five outings at home after losing 49-24 to Bath in a round of 16 match in the European Challenge Cup.

Before that result, Pau had contested ten Top fixtures on their home turf. They beat Bayonne 51-29, Stade Francais 30-16, and Castres 33-26.

They lost 22-14 to Toulouse and 33-23 to Racing 92 before defeating Lyon 29-15, Vannes 48-24, Clermont 20-14, Perpignan 23-6, and Montpellier 40-38.

Pau are 9th in the league standings with 42 points from 20 matches.

Pau have often beaten Bordeaux at home lately, although their opponents have been playing well away from home during the latter half of the season.

Pau Team & Injuries

Joe Simmonds scored 219 points in this edition of the Top 14.

Thibault Daubagna, Aymeric Luc, and Jack Maddocks scored try each last weekend.

Bordeaux Form

Bordeaux recently played two European Champions Cup matches at home, beating Ulster 43-31 in the round of 16 and Munster 47-29 in the quarter-finals.

Bordeaux struggled away from home at the start of their Top 14 this season. They lost 28-26 to Lyon and edged Toulouse 16-12 before losing 32-22 to La Rochelle and 37-27 to Clermont.

Since then, their away form has been excellent. They defeated Vannes 37-29, Castres 13-3, thrashed Stade Francais 46-19, and lost 36-32 to Bayonne before beating Perpignan 29-17.

Bordeaux are 2nd in the table with 65 points from 20 games.

The Bordeaux Begles were in top form in their recent foray in the Investec Cup and have won six of their last eight away games in all competitions.

Bordeaux Team & Injuries

Louis Bielle-Biarrey has dotted down over the try line nine times in the 2024/25 Top 14.

Damian Penaud has scored seven tries thus far.

Matthieu Jalibert has scored 103 points for his club this season.

Verdict

Pau v Bordeaux

Bordeaux have been in great touch away from home lately and are tipped to cover the +3.5 handicap in their match against Pau.

Bordeaux +3.5

Handicap

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