France - Ligue 1Data current as of 20 July 2026

Nantes vs Paris: match statistics

Nantes crest
Nantes
1 : 2half-time 0:1
Paris crest
Paris
135%(2.88)
X35%(3.30)
230%(2.33)

Statistical analysis indicates very balanced chances for both teams in this clash. Nantes displays poor home form with only 13% of matches won at home and a goal difference of -7, conceding on average 1.88 goals per match. Paris FC also performs poorly away, winning only 22% of games and conceding an average of 1.78 goals. Both teams have an identical PPG in their last 5 matches (1.4 points), confirming their similar level. The high percentage of draws for Paris FC away (22%) and the poor efficiency of both teams (9% and 11% shot conversion) suggest that the match could end in a draw. Considering all data, a draw seems the most likely outcome of this encounter between two teams fighting to avoid relegation.

Nantes vs Paris: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nantes play Paris in Ligue 1 (France). The match date is 18 January 2026 at 17:15. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Nantes: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Paris: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nantes scores 0.88 and concedes 1.58 goals per match. Paris scores 1.38 and concedes 1.47. League average: 2.83 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nantes 45%, Paris 62%. Over 2.5: Nantes 45%, Paris 56%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Paris has higher xG: 1.30 vs 1.20. Nantes: 11.3 shots per match, Paris: 11.7.

Match halves

Nantes: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.39. Paris: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.76.

Goals by minute

Nantes: 31-45+ (9 goals). Paris: 76-90+ (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.83 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Statistical analysis indicates very balanced chances for both teams in this clash. Nantes displays poor home form with only 13% of matches won at home and a goal difference of -7, conceding on average 1.88 goals per match. Paris FC also performs poorly away, winning only 22% of games and conceding an average of 1.78 goals. Both teams have an identical PPG in their last 5 matches (1.4 points), confirming their similar level. The high percentage of draws for Paris FC away (22%) and the poor efficiency of both teams (9% and 11% shot conversion) suggest that the match could end in a draw. Considering all data, a draw seems the most likely outcome of this encounter between two teams fighting to avoid relegation.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

48Possession (%)52
NantesParis
5Shots10
NantesParis
1Shots on target3
NantesParis
0.66xG1.12
NantesParis
1Corners2
NantesParis
36Dangerous attacks37
NantesParis
16Fouls14
NantesParis
1Cards3
NantesParis

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 / match1.38
NantesParis
1.58Goals conceded / match1.47
NantesParis
42%Average possession50%
NantesParis
3.3Shots on target / match3.97
NantesParis

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.3Shots per match11.68
NantesParis
3.3Shots on target3.97
NantesParis
7.8%Shot conversion11.8%
NantesParis
42%Possession50%
NantesParis
1.2xG for1.3
NantesParis
1.56xG against1.4
NantesParis

Shooting quality

Nantes: BalancedParis: Balanced
NantesParis
Accuracy (shots on target)29%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.35

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.

Paris is 125% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Nantes · 1.8 pts / match - Paris

Nantes
DLLWL
Season result split
15% W24% R61% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-8-20
0.70 pts / match · goal difference -23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-10
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Paris
WLWLW
Season result split
32% W32% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-11-12
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-7-6
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DDDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.25BTTS: 60%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.

Paris is 57% better for: goals scored per match.

0.88 goals / match - Nantes · 1.38 goals / match - Paris

Paris is 7% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.58 goals / match - Nantes · 1.47 goals / match - Paris

Nantes scoring profile: strong

Nantes scores in 58% of matches (19 of 33 matches), while Paris keeps a clean sheet in 24% (8 of 34 matches).

Paris scoring profile: very strong

Paris scores in 74% of matches (25 of 34 matches), while Nantes keeps a clean sheet in 21% (7 of 33 matches).

29Goals scored (season)47
NantesParis
52Goals conceded (season)50
NantesParis
2.45Average goals in match2.85
NantesParis
5Goals scored (last 5)10
NantesParis
7Goals conceded (last 5)5
NantesParis

How often they score at least...

58%1 goal74%
NantesParis
24%2 goals41%
NantesParis
6%3 goals18%
NantesParis
0%4 goals6%
NantesParis

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal76%
NantesParis
45%2 goals38%
NantesParis
21%3 goals18%
NantesParis
9%4 goals9%
NantesParis

* 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

21%BTTS at half-time24%
NantesParis
6%BTTS in both halves9%
NantesParis
12%Scored in both halves24%
NantesParis

BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
NantesParis
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
NantesParis
40%BTTS - last 560%
NantesParis

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

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
NantesParis
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
NantesParis
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
NantesParis

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
NantesParis
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
NantesParis
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
NantesParis

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.

Nantes - half-time state
21% leading48% draw30% trailing
Paris - half-time state
24% leading44% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.12Points per match (1st half)1.15
NantesParis
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.62
NantesParis
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.62
NantesParis
1.15Average goals (1st half)1.24
NantesParis
55%Clean sheet before half-time50%
NantesParis
61%No goal before half-time56%
NantesParis

After half-time (2nd half)

0.67Points per match (2nd half)1.24
NantesParis
0.39Goals scored (2nd half)0.76
NantesParis
0.91Goals conceded (2nd half)0.85
NantesParis
1.3Average goals (2nd half)1.62
NantesParis
36%Clean sheet after half-time44%
NantesParis
70%No goal after half-time47%
NantesParis

Nantes - second-half results

12% W30% R58% P
37
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.12
PPG before half-time
Lead holding71%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 15%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Paris - second-half results

26% W44% R29% P
39
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Nantes - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Paris - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.00
Goals scored / match0.61.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Nantes
ScoredConceded
6
6
0-15
1
8
16-30
9
8
31-45
5
7
46-60
3
4
61-75
5
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -14 - late phases are a weakness.

Paris
ScoredConceded
7
3
0-15
9
9
16-30
5
9
31-45
5
10
46-60
7
6
61-75
14
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.66
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+13%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Nantes

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
55%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Paris

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
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.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
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.
+0.1
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* 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 1).

Teams vs league

NantesLigaParis
Average goals in match 2.452.83 2.85
Both teams scored 45%51% 62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%53% 56%
Clean sheets 21%28% 24%
Goal before half-time 64%70% 71%
Goal after half-time 76%79% 71%

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

2.83
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Nantes 1 - 0 - 0 Paris. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Paris FC
1 : 2
FC Nantes

FAQ

What was the result of Nantes vs Paris?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Nantes vs Paris?

Nantes score 0.88 goals per game on average and Paris 1.38. The Ligue 1 average is 2.83 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 45% of Nantes's matches and 62% of Paris's.

What form are Nantes and Paris in?

Over the last 5 games Nantes have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Paris 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.