France - Ligue 2Stade Francis Le BasserData current as of 13 August 2026

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Laval vs Nantes: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Laval play Nantes in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 14 August 2026. Venue: Stade Francis Le Basser.

Current form

Laval: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match. Nantes: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Laval scores 1.00 and concedes 3.00 goals per match. Nantes scores 0.00 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.22 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Laval 100%, Nantes 0%. Over 2.5: Laval 100%, Nantes 0%. League level: BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 44%.

xG, shots and style

Nantes has higher xG: 1.05 vs 0.63. Laval: 6.0 shots per match, Nantes: 10.0.

Match halves

Laval: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00. Nantes: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

Laval: 61-75 (1 goals). Nantes: 0-15 (0 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.22 goals per match, BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 44%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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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.

1Goals scored / match0
LavalNantes
3Goals conceded / match1
LavalNantes
56%Average possession51%
LavalNantes
1Shots on target / match2
LavalNantes

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6Shots per match10
LavalNantes
1Shots on target2
LavalNantes
16.7%Shot conversion0%
LavalNantes
56%Possession51%
LavalNantes
0.63xG for1.05
LavalNantes
2.61xG against1.42
LavalNantes

Shooting quality

Laval: Efficient finishingNantes: Balanced
LavalNantes
Accuracy (shots on target)17%20%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)1.000.00

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
L
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 0.63Opponent xG: 2.61BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Nantes
L
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.05Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 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 200% better for: goals conceded per match.

3 goals / match - Laval · 1 goals / match - Nantes

Laval scoring profile: very strong

Laval scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Nantes keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

Nantes scoring profile: mixed

Nantes scores in 0% of matches (0 of 1 matches), while Laval keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

1Goals scored (season)0
LavalNantes
3Goals conceded (season)1
LavalNantes
4Average goals in match1
LavalNantes
1Goals scored (last 5)0
LavalNantes
3Goals conceded (last 5)1
LavalNantes

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal0%
LavalNantes
0%2 goals0%
LavalNantes
0%3 goals0%
LavalNantes
0%4 goals0%
LavalNantes

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
LavalNantes
100%2 goals0%
LavalNantes
100%3 goals0%
LavalNantes
0%4 goals0%
LavalNantes

* 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

0%BTTS at half-time0%
LavalNantes
0%BTTS in both halves0%
LavalNantes
0%Scored in both halves0%
LavalNantes

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
LavalNantes
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
LavalNantes
100%BTTS - last 50%
LavalNantes

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

0%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
LavalNantes
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
LavalNantes
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
LavalNantes

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
LavalNantes
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
LavalNantes
100%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
LavalNantes

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
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
Nantes - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1
LavalNantes
0Goals scored (1st half)0
LavalNantes
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
LavalNantes
0Average goals (1st half)0
LavalNantes
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
LavalNantes
100%No goal before half-time100%
LavalNantes

After half-time (2nd half)

0Points per match (2nd half)0
LavalNantes
1Goals scored (2nd half)0
LavalNantes
3Goals conceded (2nd half)1
LavalNantes
4Average goals (2nd half)1
LavalNantes
0%Clean sheet after half-time0%
LavalNantes
0%No goal after half-time100%
LavalNantes

Laval - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+3.0

Concedes 3.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Nantes - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 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 match1.000.00
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.03.0
Average goals in match0.04.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%100%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Nantes - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.01.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Concedes most in 61-75 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
113%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
0%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
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.
-1.98
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.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
270%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Nantes

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.37
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

LavalLigaNantes
Average goals in match 4.002.22 1.00
Both teams scored 100%44% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%44% 0%
Clean sheets 0%39% 0%
Goal before half-time 0%33% 0%
Goal after half-time 100%56% 100%

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

2.22
Average goals per match
44%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
39%
Clean sheets
1.11
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+0%
Home attack advantage
+0%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
33%
1 goal
22%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
56%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
33%
3 goals
22%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Laval and Nantes play?

Laval face Nantes on 14 August 2026 in Ligue 2 at Stade Francis Le Basser. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Laval vs Nantes?

Laval score 1.00 goals per game on average and Nantes 0.00. The Ligue 2 average is 2.22 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Laval's matches and 0% of Nantes's.

What form are Laval and Nantes in?

Over the last 5 games Laval have a 0-0-1 record (0.00 points per game) and Nantes 0-0-1 (0.00 points per game).

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

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