France - Ligue 2Stade Marcel-PicotData current as of 21 October 2026

Nancy vs Laval: match statistics

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Nancy vs Laval: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nancy play Laval in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 23 October 2026. Venue: Stade Marcel-Picot.

Current form

Nancy: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Laval: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nancy scores 1.22 and concedes 0.89 goals per match. Laval scores 1.44 and concedes 2.22. League average: 2.72 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nancy 33%, Laval 89%. Over 2.5: Nancy 33%, Laval 78%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Nancy has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.59. Nancy: 14.8 shots per match, Laval: 14.2.

Match halves

Nancy: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.89. Laval: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.11.

Goals by minute

Nancy: 76-90+ (4 goals). Laval: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.72 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.73)
(3.84)
(4.32)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

1.22Goals scored / match1.44
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0.89Goals conceded / match2.22
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55%Average possession57%
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4.22Shots on target / match4.67
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Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

14.78Shots per match14.22
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4.22Shots on target4.67
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8.3%Shot conversion10.2%
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55%Possession57%
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1.62xG for1.59
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1.04xG against1.52
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Shooting quality

Nancy: DominantLaval: Dominant
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Accuracy (shots on target)29%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.31

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Nancy is 350% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Nancy · 0.4 pts / match - Laval

Nancy
LLWWW
Season result split
56% W11% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-3
1.78 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-2
Last 5 at home
2-0-2
LWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Laval
LLDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
11% W33% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-5
0.67 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-3
Last 5 away
0-1-3
LDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.91Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how 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.

Laval is 18% better for: goals scored per match.

1.22 goals / match - Nancy · 1.44 goals / match - Laval

Nancy is 149% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.89 goals / match - Nancy · 2.22 goals / match - Laval

Nancy scoring profile: very strong

Nancy scores in 67% of matches (6 of 9 matches), while Laval keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 9 matches).

Laval scoring profile: very strong

Laval scores in 89% of matches (8 of 9 matches), while Nancy keeps a clean sheet in 44% (4 of 9 matches).

11Goals scored (season)13
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8Goals conceded (season)20
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2.11Average goals in match3.67
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8Goals scored (last 5)9
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7Goals conceded (last 5)12
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How often they score at least...

67%1 goal89%
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33%2 goals44%
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11%3 goals11%
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11%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal100%
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22%2 goals67%
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11%3 goals56%
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0%4 goals0%
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* 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

11%BTTS at half-time33%
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11%BTTS in both halves22%
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33%Scored in both halves33%
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BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
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0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
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60%BTTS - last 5100%
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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

44%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
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22%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
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11%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
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2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
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22%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
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11%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
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Match halves— when 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 118% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.22 pts / match - Nancy · 0.56 pts / match - Laval

Nancy - half-time state
22% leading56% draw22% trailing
Laval - half-time state
0% leading56% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.22Points per match (1st half)0.56
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0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.33
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0.44Goals conceded (1st half)1.11
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0.78Average goals (1st half)1.44
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78%Clean sheet before half-time33%
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67%No goal before half-time67%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.89Points per match (2nd half)1.33
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0.89Goals scored (2nd half)1.11
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0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)1.11
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1.33Average goals (2nd half)2.22
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56%Clean sheet after half-time22%
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33%No goal after half-time11%
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Nancy - second-half results

56% W22% D22% L
11
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding255%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Laval - second-half results

33% W33% D33% L
5
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.56
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nancy - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.00
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-2+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Laval - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.60
Goals scored / match0.41.4
Goals conceded / match1.41.0
Average goals in match1.82.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-5+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Nancy
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
0
2
16-30
2
1
31-45
2
3
46-60
2
1
61-75
4
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Laval
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
2
3
16-30
1
6
31-45
2
3
46-60
3
1
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

2.89
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-31%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Nancy

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.58
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

Laval

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.
-0.85
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.70
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
159%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

NancyLigaLaval
Average goals in match▼ 2.112.72▲ 3.67
Both teams scored▼ 33%58%▲ 89%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 33%48%▲ 78%
Clean sheets▲ 44%26%▼ 0%
Goal before half-time▼ 44%62%▲ 67%
Goal after half-time▲ 89%80%▲ 100%

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

2.72
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / match
1.32
Away goals / match
+6%
Home attack advantage
+6%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Nancy 0 - 1 - 1 Laval. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC
1 : 1
AS Nancy-Lorraine
AS Nancy-Lorraine
0 : 2
Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC

FAQ

When do Nancy and Laval play?

Nancy face Laval on 23 October 2026 in Ligue 2 at Stade Marcel-Picot. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Nancy and Laval?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Nancy won 0, Laval won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Nancy vs Laval?

Nancy score 1.22 goals per game on average and Laval 1.44. The Ligue 2 average is 2.72 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Nancy's matches and 89% of Laval's.

What form are Nancy and Laval in?

Over the last 5 games Nancy have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Laval 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

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

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