Nantes sit 14th in the Ligue 2 on 12 points from 12 matches, having scored 14 and conceded 18. On the model's scale they rate 0.61 in attack and 1.58 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against Ligue 2 averages of 0.66 and 1.52: close to the division's average. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, most recently beating PAU 2-0 away. That is 1.00 points a match, scoring 1.17 and conceding 1.50 per game across 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That leaves them 16 points behind Saint Etienne at the top, in a table of 18. Among the 18 rated sides in the division that is the 13th-best attack and the 9th-best defence. They scored in 3 of those 5 and kept 2 clean sheets. Next they host Grenoble in the Ligue 2 on 20 November 2026, a match the model gives them 44%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
Ligue 2 table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Etienne | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25:11 | +14 | WWWLW | 28 |
| 2 | Nancy | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17:9 | +8 | WWWWW | 25 |
| 3 | Montpellier | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18:9 | +9 | WWWWL | 24 |
| 4 | Reims | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24:15 | +9 | DWDWL | 21 |
| 5 | PAU | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16:13 | +3 | WWWWL | 20 |
| 6 | Dijon | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21:19 | +2 | WLLWW | 18 |
| 7 | Metz | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20:19 | +1 | LWDLW | 17 |
| 8 | RED Star FC 93 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14:17 | -3 | WLLLL | 17 |
| 9 | Annecy | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14:18 | -4 | WLWLL | 16 |
| 10 | Dunkerque | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17:17 | 0 | LWDLW | 15 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16:18 | -2 | LLWWL | 14 |
| 12 | Boulogne | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10:8 | +2 | DWDLW | 13 |
| 13 | Rodez | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17:23 | -6 | LLWWL | 13 |
| 14 | Nantes | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14:18 | -4 | DLLDW | 12 |
| 15 | Clermont Foot | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11:15 | -4 | LDLDW | 11 |
| 16 | Sochaux | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8:15 | -7 | DLLLL | 11 |
| 17 | Grenoble | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13:22 | -9 | LLLLW | 11 |
| 18 | Laval | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14:23 | -9 | LDLWL | 9 |
- Promotion to Ligue 1
- Promotion play-offs
- Relegation
Nantes sit 14 of 18, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Position by match
Nantes have been between 13th and 18th after each of their 12 Ligue 2 matches; 14th now. Rebuilt from the season's results after each of Nantes's matches (x-axis); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored.
Recent league form
- W2-0away to PAU7 November 2026
- D1-1Clermont Foot30 October 2026
- L0-1away to Saint Etienne24 October 2026
- L2-3Dunkerque17 October 2026
- D0-0Reims10 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Nantes vs Grenoble
Nantes host Grenoble at Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes on 20 November 2026, 19:00 UTC. The model makes it 44% Nantes, 28% draw and 28% Grenoble, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0. It projects 1.50 expected goals for Nantes against 1.09. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 52% and over 2.5 goals at 48%.
Full preview and model analysis for Nantes vs Grenoble
Recent meetings with Grenoble
- 4 March 2011Grenoble 2–0 NantesLigue 2
- 24 September 2010Nantes 2–1 GrenobleLigue 2
The last 2 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to Nantes
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Sochaux v Dunkerque · 20 November 2026
Nantes fans want Dunkerque to win: that leaves Nantes's risk of a bottom-three finish at 25.7%, against 28.9% if Sochaux win (27.0% today).
Sochaux win28.9%+1.9Draw27.0%=Dunkerque win25.7%−1.3
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves Nantes's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.