France - Ligue 2Data current as of 19 July 2026

Pau vs Nancy: match statistics

Pau crest
Pau
1 : 3half-time 1:0
Nancy crest
Nancy

Pau vs Nancy: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pau play Nancy in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 2 May 2026 at 20:00. Final score: 1:3.

Current form

Pau: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Nancy: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pau scores 1.41 and concedes 1.82 goals per match. Nancy scores 1.03 and concedes 1.53. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pau 56%, Nancy 53%. Over 2.5: Pau 68%, Nancy 53%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Pau has higher xG: 1.35 vs 1.21. Pau: 12.2 shots per match, Nancy: 11.1.

Match halves

Pau: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.59. Nancy: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Pau: 16-30 (10 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: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

I back the home win (Pau): they have a clear edge in chance creation — home xG 1.46 vs 1.04 for Nancy, average shots 13.06 vs 9.44 and possession 54% vs 38%. Pau have scored 44 goals this season vs Nancy's 29, and at home they average 1.31 goals vs the visitors' 1.00 on the road. Pau's defence has been vulnerable recently — hosts conceded 10 goals in the last 5 matches (2.0 per game), while Nancy conceded 9 (1.8 per game), so the game may be open. Pau average 1.4 points per game in their last five matches, Nancy only 0.8, with the visitors drawing 44% of away games and registering fewer on-target shots (2.75). Considering superior xG (1.46 vs 1.04), higher shot volume (13.06 vs 9.44) and possession advantage (54% vs 38%), I give Pau the greater probability of victory, although a draw remains realistic.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

73Possession (%)27
PauNancy
16Shots10
PauNancy
4Shots on target6
PauNancy
1.67xG1.31
PauNancy
5Corners6
PauNancy
52Dangerous attacks36
PauNancy
8Fouls11
PauNancy
2Cards2
PauNancy

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.

1.41Goals scored / match1.03
PauNancy
1.82Goals conceded / match1.53
PauNancy
52%Average possession42%
PauNancy
3.88Shots on target / match3.12
PauNancy

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.15Shots per match11.12
PauNancy
3.88Shots on target3.12
PauNancy
11.6%Shot conversion9.3%
PauNancy
52%Possession42%
PauNancy
1.35xG for1.21
PauNancy
1.25xG against1.4
PauNancy

Shooting quality

Pau: BalancedNancy: Balanced
PauNancy
Accuracy (shots on target)32%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.33

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.

Nancy is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Pau · 1.6 pts / match - Nancy

Pau
WWLLL
Season result split
35% W26% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-9-13
1.32 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-5-7
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
LDDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
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.

Pau is 37% better for: goals scored per match.

1.41 goals / match - Pau · 1.03 goals / match - Nancy

Nancy is 19% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.82 goals / match - Pau · 1.53 goals / match - Nancy

Pau scoring profile: very strong

Pau scores in 82% of matches (28 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 Pau keeps a clean sheet in 29% (10 of 34 matches).

48Goals scored (season)35
PauNancy
62Goals conceded (season)52
PauNancy
3.24Average goals in match2.56
PauNancy
8Goals scored (last 5)10
PauNancy
14Goals conceded (last 5)11
PauNancy

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal62%
PauNancy
41%2 goals32%
PauNancy
18%3 goals9%
PauNancy
0%4 goals0%
PauNancy

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal79%
PauNancy
53%2 goals41%
PauNancy
32%3 goals21%
PauNancy
15%4 goals9%
PauNancy

* 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

24%BTTS at half-time18%
PauNancy
9%BTTS in both halves3%
PauNancy
24%Scored in both halves21%
PauNancy

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
PauNancy
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
PauNancy
80%BTTS - last 5100%
PauNancy

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

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
PauNancy
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
PauNancy
32%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
PauNancy

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
PauNancy
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
PauNancy
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
PauNancy

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.

Pau is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.32 pts / match - Pau · 1.21 pts / match - Nancy

Pau - half-time state
35% leading26% draw38% trailing
Nancy - half-time state
26% leading41% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.32Points per match (1st half)1.21
PauNancy
0.82Goals scored (1st half)0.5
PauNancy
0.97Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
PauNancy
1.79Average goals (1st half)1.06
PauNancy
47%Clean sheet before half-time50%
PauNancy
44%No goal before half-time62%
PauNancy

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per match (2nd half)0.94
PauNancy
0.59Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
PauNancy
0.85Goals conceded (2nd half)0.97
PauNancy
1.44Average goals (2nd half)1.5
PauNancy
47%Clean sheet after half-time44%
PauNancy
50%No goal after half-time56%
PauNancy

Pau - second-half results

24% W35% R41% P
45
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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.

Pau - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match1.21.6
Average goals in match2.02.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Pau
ScoredConceded
8
10
0-15
10
12
16-30
10
11
31-45
7
6
46-60
3
7
61-75
10
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - 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

2.90
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
114%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+38%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Pau

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.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.57
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
149%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

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

PauLigaNancy
Average goals in match 3.242.53 2.56
Both teams scored 56%52% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%47% 53%
Clean sheets 29%30% 21%
Goal before half-time 85%67% 71%
Goal after half-time 76%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: Pau 0 - 1 - 0 Nancy. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

AS Nancy-Lorraine
2 : 2
Pau FC

FAQ

What was the result of Pau vs Nancy?

The Ligue 2 match finished Pau 1:3 Nancy. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Pau vs Nancy?

Pau score 1.41 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 56% of Pau's matches and 53% of Nancy's.

What form are Pau and Nancy in?

Over the last 5 games Pau have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Nancy 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

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.