An important duel in the bottom section of the Ligue 2, with both Nancy and Pau experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 17th and the visitors in 19th place.
- Nancy has the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligue 2
- Pau has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Ligue 2
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Pau, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Nancy form and stats
2 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Nancy, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligue 2, have to build on here at Stade Marcel-Picot in the Ligue 2. With seven home Ligue 2 games in a row without a win, the Nancy fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Châteauroux game long ago, can be stopped today. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Nancy has five draws from their last five matches.
Nancy manager J. Garcia and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Le Havre (placed 13th) in the Ligue 2. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Paris that ended 1-1.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Nancy have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won five times, drawn three and lost one.
Nancy have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Marcel-Picot with 19 goals in 11 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
Pau form and stats
Pau have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-2-8 (12 played).
The supporters enjoyed Pau's previous game versus Amiens SC (placed 8th), a Ligue 2 2-0 win played at home. Prior to that result Pau won their away game at Guingamp. The scoreline was 3-2.
Pau are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, three draws and nine defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pau as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Pau have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Pau - Nancy 1-1.Top Goalscorers
  M. Biron 7 goals |   R. Armand 6 goals |  A. Bassi 4 goals |
Nancy missing players
Pau missing players
| Nancy | Pau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 28 | 19 | 11 | Scored | S | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| 34 | 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 34 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 91% |
| 74% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 65% |
| 48% | 82% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 58% | 43% |
| 35% | 64% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 22% |
| 13% | 18% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 13% |
| 65% | 91% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 17% | 22% |
| 30% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 58% | 52% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 41% | 53% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 29% | 31% |
- Nancy has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Ligue 2
- Nancy has the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligue 2
- Nancy has the most conceded goals (21) at home in Ligue 2
- Nancy has the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Ligue 2
- Nancy have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Nancy have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nancy haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Pau has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Ligue 2
- Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Troyes | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 47 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 45 |
| 3 | Clermont | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 43 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 41 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 39 |
| 6 | Paris | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 9 | Ajaccio | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
| 11 | Caen | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | Niort | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 25 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 27 |
| 14 | Dunkerque | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -10 | 25 |
| 15 | Rodez | 23 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Chambly | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Nancy | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 | Guingamp | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 19 | Pau | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -14 | 20 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 17 |