France - Ligue 2Data current as of September 03, 2026

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Nantes vs Nancy: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Nantes plays Nancy in Ligue 2 (France). The game is scheduled for September 7, 2026.

Recent form

Nantes has 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.25 points per game. Nancy has 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 1.75 points per game.

Scoring records

Nantes scores 1.50 goals per game and allows 2.75. Nancy scores 0.75 and allows 0.25. Games in this league average 2.47 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 75% of Nantes's games and 0% of Nancy's. The Over 2.5 rates are 75% and 0%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 42% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Nantes has the higher season xG average, 1.51 to 1.48 per game. Nantes takes 15.0 shots per game, while Nancy takes 13.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Nantes leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Nancy leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Nantes's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (2 goals). For Nancy, it is minutes 31-45+ (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Ligue 2 games average 2.47 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 42% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.90)
(3.50)
(3.75)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.5Goals scored / game0.75
NantesNancy
2.75Goals allowed / game0.25
NantesNancy
57%Average possession57%
NantesNancy
4.25Shots on target / game3.5
NantesNancy

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15Shots per game13.25
NantesNancy
4.25Shots on target3.5
NantesNancy
10%Shot conversion5.7%
NantesNancy
57%Possession57%
NantesNancy
1.51xG for1.48
NantesNancy
1.44xG against1
NantesNancy

Shooting quality

Nantes: DominantNancy: Balanced
NantesNancy
Accuracy (shots on target)28%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.21

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Nancy is 600% better for: last-5 form.

0.25 pts / game - Nantes · 1.75 pts / game - Nancy

Nantes
LLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W25% R75% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-3
0.25 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-3
0.25 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-2
Last 5 at home
0-0-2
LL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.5Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 75%Over 2.5: 75%
Nancy
DLWW
Season result split
50% W25% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 away
1-1-0
DW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.3xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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.

Nantes is 100% better for: goals scored per game.

1.5 goals / game - Nantes · 0.75 goals / game - Nancy

Nancy is 1000% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.75 goals / game - Nantes · 0.25 goals / game - Nancy

Nantes scoring profile: mixed

Nantes scores in 75% of games (3 of 4 meczów), while Nancy keeps a clean sheet in 75% (3 of 4 meczów).

Nancy scoring profile: very strong

Nancy scores in 50% of games (2 of 4 meczów), while Nantes keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 meczów).

6Goals scored (season)3
NantesNancy
11Goals conceded (season)1
NantesNancy
4.25Average goals per game1
NantesNancy
6Goals scored (last 5)3
NantesNancy
11Goals conceded (last 5)1
NantesNancy

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal50%
NantesNancy
50%2 goals25%
NantesNancy
25%3 goals0%
NantesNancy
0%4 goals0%
NantesNancy

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal25%
NantesNancy
75%2 goals0%
NantesNancy
50%3 goals0%
NantesNancy
25%4 goals0%
NantesNancy

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

75%BTTS at half-time0%
NantesNancy
25%BTTS in both halves0%
NantesNancy
25%Scored in both halves25%
NantesNancy

BTTS and goal count

75%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
NantesNancy
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
NantesNancy
75%BTTS - last 50%
NantesNancy

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time25%
NantesNancy
75%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
NantesNancy
50%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
NantesNancy

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
NantesNancy
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
NantesNancy
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
NantesNancy

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Nancy is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.25 pts / game - Nantes · 1.5 pts / game - Nancy

Nantes - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing
Nancy - half-time state
25% leading75% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.25Points per game (1st half)1.5
NantesNancy
1Goals scored (1st half)0.25
NantesNancy
1Goals conceded (1st half)0
NantesNancy
2Average goals (1st half)0.25
NantesNancy
25%Clean sheet before half-time100%
NantesNancy
25%No goal before half-time75%
NantesNancy

After half-time (2nd half)

0.75Points per game (2nd half)1.75
NantesNancy
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
NantesNancy
1.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.25
NantesNancy
2.25Average goals (2nd half)0.75
NantesNancy
0%Clean sheet after half-time75%
NantesNancy
75%No goal after half-time50%
NantesNancy

Nantes - second-half results

25% W0% R75% P
5
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Nancy - second-half results

50% W25% R25% P
6
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Nantes - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.250.75
Goals scored / game1.00.5
Goals allowed / game1.01.8
Average goals per game2.02.3
1 goal75%100%
2 goals75%50%
3 goals50%50%
Clean sheet25%0%
No goal25%75%
Goal difference0-5
Half-time: 25% leading - 50% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 0% draw - 75% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 75% - Half-time goals total: 4
Nancy - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.501.75
Goals scored / game0.30.5
Goals allowed / game0.00.3
Average goals per game0.30.8
1 goal25%75%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%75%
No goal75%50%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 25% leading - 75% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 25% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Nantes
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
2
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
3
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Nancy
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Nantes

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-1.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
225%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Nancy

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.73
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.75
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
20%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

NantesLigaNancy
Average goals per game 4.252.47 1.00
Both teams scored 75%47% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 75%42% 0%
Clean sheets 0%35% 75%
Goal before half-time 75%53% 25%
Goal after half-time 100%72% 75%

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

2.47
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / game
1.22
Away goals / game
+2%
Home attack advantage
+2%
Home defensive advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
53%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Nantes and Nancy play?

Nantes face Nancy on September 7, 2026 in Ligue 2. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Nantes vs Nancy?

Nantes score 1.50 goals per game on average and Nancy 0.75. The Ligue 2 average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 75% of Nantes's matches and 0% of Nancy's.

What form are Nantes and Nancy in?

Over the last 5 games Nantes have a 0-1-3 record (0.25 points per game) and Nancy 2-1-1 (1.75 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Nantes vs Nancy: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.