The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Nancy are in the 10th position while the guests worry at 15th.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Nancy form and stats
Nancy have played 9 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Nancy in their previous game, a Coupe de France match away at Vauban Strasbourg that ended with a 3-1 victory. Heartbreak before that as Nancy lost 0-1 at Caen's place.
The Nancy fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. Nancy have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.
Châteauroux form and stats
3-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Châteauroux in their Ligue 2 matches away. Châteauroux has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
There were no winners in Châteauroux's previous match, a Ligue 2 home game that ended 1-1 vs Sochaux (placed 6th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Le Mans at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The attacking power of Châteauroux when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 10 goals have been conceded by Châteauroux in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: 6 - 0 - 3 (Nancy wins - draws - Châteauroux wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Vágner 7 goals |  M. Gueye 4 goals |   R. Grange 3 goals |
Nancy missing players
Châteauroux missing players
| Nancy | Châteauroux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | 11 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 76% | 67% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 71% | 67% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 47% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 24% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 35% |
| 35% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 29% |
| 35% | 33% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 47% |
| 5.7 | 7 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 158 | 93 | 68 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 100 | 196 |
| 62 | 36 | 28 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 35 | 68 |
| 27% | 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 17% | 15% |
- Châteauroux has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2)
- Châteauroux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Châteauroux have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Nancy have not yet lost a game at home.
- Nancy have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nancy have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Nancy have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lorient | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Lens | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Troyes | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Le Havre | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Sochaux | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Clermont | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Nancy | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | Caen | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Auxerre | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Rodez | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Châteauroux | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Niort | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 17 |
| 17 | Chambly | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -11 | 16 |
| 18 | Paris | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 14 |
| 20 | Orléans | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -13 | 10 |