Match details. Ligue 2, Regular Season - 9. Kick-off is Fri 16 Oct, 19:00 Lagos time. It is played at Parc des Sports d’Annecy, Avignon. The referee is Azzedine Souifi.
What's at stake. FC Annecy are 6th on 13 points after 8 games, level on points with Nancy, 1 point clear of Dijon. A win would take them above Nancy. Nancy-Lorraine are 5th on 13 points after 8 games, 1 point behind Reims, level on points with Annecy. A win would take them above Reims.
Form. FC Annecy have won five, drawn one and lost four of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L L W D. Nancy-Lorraine have won six, drawn one and lost three of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W L L W.
The numbers. FC Annecy score 1.3 and concede 1.2 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets. FC Annecy average 9.1 shots (4.3 on target), 6.1 corners and 1.9 cards a game, with 44% of the ball. Nancy-Lorraine score 1.6 and concede one a game in their last five away, with two clean sheets and two games without a goal. Nancy-Lorraine average 12.7 shots (4.4 on target), 4.1 corners and 1.6 cards a game, with 55% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last three meetings FC Annecy have won one, drawn none and lost two. Two of the three went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. The last time they met, on 17 Apr 2026, it finished FC Annecy 5-1 Nancy-Lorraine: FC Annecy had 16 shots to 8, 51% of the ball, two yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways: their goals for and against make FC Annecy the likelier winners, but Nancy-Lorraine are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Nancy-Lorraine.
The read. No side to back. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 52%. Two of the last three meetings went over 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.41, 76% on the records (FC Annecy: over 1.5 goals in 8 of 10; Nancy-Lorraine: over 1.5 goals in 2 of 5 away). Backup: Over 0.5 Goals at 1.10. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Nancy-Lorraine or Under 2.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Nancy-Lorraine or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); Nancy-Lorraine win or both teams score (no result call). Predicted score: FC Annecy 2-1 Nancy-Lorraine (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).