France - Ligue 2Data current as of 22 July 2026

Laval vs Nancy: match statistics

Laval crest
Laval
1 : 1half-time 1:0
Nancy crest
Nancy
130%(2.55)
X40%(3.10)
230%(2.70)

Laval is showing very poor home form with a 0% win rate and a staggering 64% loss rate at their own stadium, failing to win any of their last 5 matches overall. Nancy holds a better away record with 25% wins and a more effective offense (1.0 goals per match vs 0.64 for Laval), yet they also display instability with 50% losses on the road. Both teams are characterized by weak defenses—Laval concedes an average of 1.55 goals at home, while Nancy allows 1.5 away. xG statistics are balanced (1.25 vs 1.02), suggesting similar offensive potential. Considering the hosts' poor form, but also the guests' instability and the balanced metrics, a draw is the most probable outcome, though neither side can be ruled out of the fight for victory.

Laval vs Nancy: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Laval play Nancy in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 27 February 2026 at 20:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Laval: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Nancy: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Laval scores 0.88 and concedes 1.41 goals per match. Nancy scores 1.03 and concedes 1.53. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Laval 44%, Nancy 53%. Over 2.5: Laval 38%, Nancy 53%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Nancy has higher xG: 1.21 vs 1.13. Laval: 8.9 shots per match, Nancy: 11.1.

Match halves

Laval: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.41. Nancy: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Laval: 31-45+ (8 goals). Nancy: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Laval is showing very poor home form with a 0% win rate and a staggering 64% loss rate at their own stadium, failing to win any of their last 5 matches overall. Nancy holds a better away record with 25% wins and a more effective offense (1.0 goals per match vs 0.64 for Laval), yet they also display instability with 50% losses on the road. Both teams are characterized by weak defenses—Laval concedes an average of 1.55 goals at home, while Nancy allows 1.5 away. xG statistics are balanced (1.25 vs 1.02), suggesting similar offensive potential. Considering the hosts' poor form, but also the guests' instability and the balanced metrics, a draw is the most probable outcome, though neither side can be ruled out of the fight for victory.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

49Possession (%)51
LavalNancy
8Shots15
LavalNancy
5Shots on target5
LavalNancy
1.25xG1.78
LavalNancy
2Corners10
LavalNancy
54Dangerous attacks67
LavalNancy
17Fouls16
LavalNancy
2Cards1
LavalNancy

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.88Goals scored / match1.03
LavalNancy
1.41Goals conceded / match1.53
LavalNancy
46%Average possession42%
LavalNancy
3.47Shots on target / match3.12
LavalNancy

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.91Shots per match11.12
LavalNancy
3.47Shots on target3.12
LavalNancy
9.9%Shot conversion9.3%
LavalNancy
46%Possession42%
LavalNancy
1.13xG for1.21
LavalNancy
1.46xG against1.4
LavalNancy

Shooting quality

Laval: BalancedNancy: Balanced
LavalNancy
Accuracy (shots on target)39%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Laval
DWDLW
Season result split
18% W41% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-14-14
0.94 pts / match · goal difference -18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-8-7
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Nancy
DLDWW
Season result split
26% W29% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-10-15
1.09 pts / match · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-7-6
Last 5 away
1-4-0
DDDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.06Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Nancy is 17% better for: goals scored per match.

0.88 goals / match - Laval · 1.03 goals / match - Nancy

Laval is 9% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.41 goals / match - Laval · 1.53 goals / match - Nancy

Laval scoring profile: strong

Laval scores in 53% of matches (18 of 34 matches), while Nancy keeps a clean sheet in 21% (7 of 34 matches).

Nancy scoring profile: strong

Nancy scores in 62% of matches (21 of 34 matches), while Laval keeps a clean sheet in 24% (8 of 34 matches).

30Goals scored (season)35
LavalNancy
48Goals conceded (season)52
LavalNancy
2.29Average goals in match2.56
LavalNancy
6Goals scored (last 5)10
LavalNancy
7Goals conceded (last 5)11
LavalNancy

How often they score at least...

53%1 goal62%
LavalNancy
29%2 goals32%
LavalNancy
6%3 goals9%
LavalNancy
0%4 goals0%
LavalNancy

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal79%
LavalNancy
41%2 goals41%
LavalNancy
15%3 goals21%
LavalNancy
9%4 goals9%
LavalNancy

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time18%
LavalNancy
3%BTTS in both halves3%
LavalNancy
18%Scored in both halves21%
LavalNancy

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
LavalNancy
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
LavalNancy
40%BTTS - last 5100%
LavalNancy

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
LavalNancy
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
LavalNancy
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
LavalNancy

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
LavalNancy
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
LavalNancy
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
LavalNancy

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Laval - half-time state
26% leading41% draw32% trailing
Nancy - half-time state
26% leading41% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per match (1st half)1.21
LavalNancy
0.47Goals scored (1st half)0.5
LavalNancy
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
LavalNancy
1.03Average goals (1st half)1.06
LavalNancy
62%Clean sheet before half-time50%
LavalNancy
65%No goal before half-time62%
LavalNancy

After half-time (2nd half)

0.82Points per match (2nd half)0.94
LavalNancy
0.41Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
LavalNancy
0.85Goals conceded (2nd half)0.97
LavalNancy
1.26Average goals (2nd half)1.5
LavalNancy
41%Clean sheet after half-time44%
LavalNancy
65%No goal after half-time56%
LavalNancy

Laval - second-half results

15% W38% R47% P
41
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding69%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 18%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Nancy - second-half results

21% W32% R47% P
41
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Laval - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.80
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2-3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Nancy - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.61.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.4
Average goals in match1.42.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%80%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Laval
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
6
8
16-30
8
8
31-45
5
10
46-60
2
8
61-75
7
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Nancy
ScoredConceded
6
5
0-15
7
9
16-30
4
5
31-45
5
13
46-60
3
5
61-75
10
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-18%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
33%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
18%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Laval

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Nancy

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 2).

Teams vs league

LavalLigaNancy
Average goals in match 2.292.53 2.56
Both teams scored 44%52% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%47% 53%
Clean sheets 24%30% 21%
Goal before half-time 65%67% 71%
Goal after half-time 71%73% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.53
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+7%
Home attack advantage
+7%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Laval 1 - 0 - 0 Nancy. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

AS Nancy-Lorraine
0 : 2
Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC

FAQ

What was the result of Laval vs Nancy?

The Ligue 2 match finished Laval 1:1 Nancy. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Laval vs Nancy?

Laval score 0.88 goals per game on average and Nancy 1.03. The Ligue 2 average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Laval's matches and 53% of Nancy's.

What form are Laval and Nancy in?

Over the last 5 games Laval have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Nancy 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Laval vs Nancy?

The statistical background for Laval vs Nancy — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.