Ligue 2 2025/2026: standings, schedule and stats
FranceSeason 2025/2026
About the league: Ligue 2
Ligue 2 is a soccer league in France. The 2025/2026 season features 18 teams, with Troyes leading the standings on 67 points. Games average 2.53 goals, with both teams scoring in 52% of them. The schedule runs from August 9, 2025 through May 9, 2026.
Ligue 2 2025/2026: season in numbers
Season overview
306 games have been completed in the 2025/2026 Ligue 2 season. Troyes leads the standings with 67 points.
Scoring trends
Games average 2.53 goals. Both teams score in 52% of games. 47% finish with at least three goals. At least one team keeps a clean sheet in 48% of games.
Home, draw and away results
Home teams win 38% of games. 31% end in a draw. Road teams win 32% of games.
Team leaders
Troyes has the league's highest scoring average at 1.76 goals per game. Both teams scored in 71% of Rodez's games.
Standings
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Pts | PPG | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Troyes | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 60:33 | +27 | 67 | 1.97 | LWWWL |
| 2 |  Le Mans | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 50:31 | +19 | 62 | 1.82 | DWDDW |
| 3 |  Saint-Étienne | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 59:38 | +21 | 60 | 1.76 | WLLLW |
| 4 |  Rodez | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 45:39 | +6 | 58 | 1.71 | WWDWW |
| 5 |  Reims | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53:35 | +18 | 56 | 1.65 | DWDDW |
| 6 |  Red Star | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 45:37 | +8 | 56 | 1.65 | WLWWD |
| 7 |  Annecy | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 49:39 | +10 | 52 | 1.53 | DWWWL |
| 8 |  Montpellier | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 41:31 | +10 | 51 | 1.50 | DWWLD |
| 9 |  Pau | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 48:62 | -14 | 45 | 1.32 | WWLLL |
| 10 |  Dunkerque | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53:45 | +8 | 43 | 1.26 | LLWLL |
| 11 |  Guingamp | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 42:49 | -7 | 40 | 1.18 | DLLLL |
| 12 |  Grenoble Foot 38 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 33:39 | -6 | 39 | 1.15 | DLDWW |
| 13 |  Clermont | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38:44 | -6 | 37 | 1.09 | DLDWW |
| 14 |  Nancy | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 35:52 | -17 | 37 | 1.09 | DLDWW |
| 15 |  Boulogne | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34:49 | -15 | 36 | 1.06 | DLLLL |
| 16 |  Laval | 34 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 30:48 | -18 | 32 | 0.94 | DWDLW |
| 17 |  Bastia | 34 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 23:39 | -16 | 29 | 0.85 | LWDWL |
| 18 |  Amiens SC | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 37:65 | -28 | 24 | 0.71 | LLLLL |
League statistics
The 2025/2026 season stats cover 306 completed games.
Goal-count distribution
Team rankings
Compare teams by goals per game, BTTS, Over 2.5, clean sheets and corners across completed league games.
Best defense
Goals allowed per game (lower is better)
- 1Le Mans0.91
- 2Montpellier0.91
- 3Troyes0.97
- 4Reims1.03
- 5Red Star1.09
Most Over 2.5
% of matches with at least 3 goals
- 1Pau68%
- 2Saint-Étienne59%
- 3Amiens SC56%
- 4Guingamp56%
- 5Troyes56%
Most clean sheets
Games without allowing a goal
- 1Le Mans15
- 2Reims15
- 3Red Star14
- 4Saint-Étienne13
- 5Montpellier12
League style
See whether this league tends to produce fast, open or physical matches and how much home advantage matters.
Compared with other leagues, Ligue 2 rates below average for game pace, close to average for chance quality and below average for openness. Home advantage is below average, game intensity is close to average, and competitive balance is above average.
Player leaders
Season leaders based on recorded player data.
Top scorers
Top assists
Highest ratings
- 1Zacharie Boucher9.93
- 2Teddy Teuma7.37
- 3Amine Hemia7.34
- 4Jessy Bénet7.31
- 5Keito Nakamura7.31
- 6Abdoul Kader Bamba7.31
- 7Florian Tardieu7.31
- 8Zuriko Davitashvili7.30
Most minutes
- 1Ewen Jaouen3,060
- 2Quentin Braat3,060
- 3Raphael Lipinski3,060
- 4Sergio Akieme Rodríguez3,034
- 5Ahmed Kashi3,016
- 6Dylan Durivaux2,970
- 7Mamadou Samassa2,970
- 8Théo Guivarch2,970
xG table and expected points
Compare team results with the quality of chances they create and allow.
| # | Team | M | xGxG - expected goals, the quality of scoring chances. | xGAxGA - expected goals allowed to opponents. | xGD | xPtsxPts - expected points calculated from xG. | Pts | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 34 | 1.61 | 1.14 | +0.46 | 57 | 67 | +10 |
| 2 | Reims | 34 | 1.57 | 1.14 | +0.43 | 56 | 56 | 0 |
| 3 | Saint-Étienne | 34 | 1.52 | 1.21 | +0.31 | 54 | 60 | +6 |
| 4 | Le Mans | 34 | 1.33 | 1.07 | +0.26 | 52 | 62 | +10 |
| 5 | Bastia | 34 | 1.29 | 1.10 | +0.18 | 51 | 29 | -22 |
| 6 | Annecy | 34 | 1.21 | 1.04 | +0.17 | 50 | 52 | +2 |
| 7 | Red Star | 34 | 1.31 | 1.19 | +0.12 | 49 | 56 | +7 |
| 8 | Pau | 34 | 1.35 | 1.25 | +0.11 | 49 | 45 | -4 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 34 | 1.41 | 1.30 | +0.10 | 49 | 40 | -9 |
| 10 | Dunkerque | 34 | 1.26 | 1.23 | +0.03 | 47 | 43 | -4 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 34 | 1.29 | 1.35 | -0.06 | 45 | 51 | +6 |
| 12 | Boulogne | 33 | 1.20 | 1.29 | -0.09 | 43 | 35 | -8 |
| 13 | Nancy | 34 | 1.21 | 1.40 | -0.20 | 42 | 37 | -5 |
| 14 | Rodez | 34 | 1.31 | 1.57 | -0.26 | 42 | 58 | +16 |
| 15 | Clermont | 34 | 1.17 | 1.44 | -0.28 | 41 | 37 | -4 |
| 16 | Laval | 34 | 1.13 | 1.46 | -0.33 | 39 | 32 | -7 |
| 17 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 33 | 1.19 | 1.57 | -0.38 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 34 | 1.13 | 1.73 | -0.60 | 34 | 24 | -10 |
xGxG (expected goals) — how many goals a team should score from the quality of its chances. = xG means expected goals. xPts are calculated from each match xG with a Poisson distribution. The delta column: positive (yellow) means more points than performance suggests; negative (green) means the team plays better than the table shows.
Games and schedule
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Referees in this competition
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FAQ
How many teams play in Ligue 2?
Ligue 2 has 18 teams in the 2025/2026 season.
When does the 2025/2026 Ligue 2 season start and end?
The 2025/2026 Ligue 2 schedule runs from August 9, 2025 through May 9, 2026.
How many rounds are in the Ligue 2 season?
The 2025/2026 Ligue 2 schedule covers 34 rounds.
Who leads the Ligue 2 standings?
Troyes leads Ligue 2 with 67 points.
Which team scores the most goals in Ligue 2?
Troyes has the league's highest scoring average at 1.76 goals per game.
Which team has the best defense in Ligue 2?
Le Mans allows the fewest goals in Ligue 2, at 0.91 per game.
How many goals are scored per game in Ligue 2?
Ligue 2 games average 2.53 goals.
How often do Ligue 2 games finish Over 2.5 goals?
47% of Ligue 2 games finish with at least three goals.
How often do both teams score in Ligue 2?
Both teams score in 52% of Ligue 2 games.
How often do home teams win in Ligue 2?
Home teams win 38% of Ligue 2 games.
What does xG show in Ligue 2 stats?
Expected goals (xG) estimates the quality of scoring chances. The Ligue 2 xG table compares each team's xG, expected goals against (xGA) and expected points (xPts) from completed games in the selected season.
Who is the top scorer in Ligue 2?
Tawfik Bentayeb leads the recorded scoring table in Ligue 2 for 2025/2026 with 18 goals.