GolVolt — Saint-Étienne vs Nancy: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Ilyes Housni: 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 4 April: Nancy – Saint-Étienne 1:1

Streak

Nancy unbeaten in 5 matches

WWWWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 wins. Last defeat: 11 September, 1:2 against Reims.

Table

3 points apart in the table

1.Saint-Étienne25 pts 3.Nancy22 pts

Saint-Étienne: place 1, 25 pts · Nancy: place 3, 22 pts.

Attack

Nancy score 2.4 goals per match

Saint-Étienne1.2 Nancy2.4

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Saint-Étienne score 1.2.

Player in form

Augustine Boakye: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Ligue 2, this season.

Irvin Cardona

Saint-Étienne · forward

5goals 4assists 7.32avg rating

Last match, Guingamp: rating 6.8.

Ilyes Housni

Nancy · midfielder

3goals 4assists 7.46avg rating

Last match, Red Star: 1 goal and 1 assist, rating 8.5.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Saint-Étienne at home and Nancy away, as in this match.

Saint-Étienne

at home · 10

9W0D1L2.6scored per match0.6conceded per match

Nancy

away · 10

5W4D1L1.7scored per match1.0conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 4 Apr 2026 · Ligue 2 Nancy 1:1 Saint-Étienne Fdaouch 6' · Stassin 90+7'

1wins

1 draw2.5 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1, last: Guingamp) · Nancy (4-2-3-1, last: Red Star).

Official around 19:45, Sat 5 Dec

MNNdiaye JFFerreira SNNaïr JCLe Cardinal KPPedro ÁCCsongvai MBBernauer ZDDavitashvili JBBreum ABBoakye TBBallo EBBasilio NFFernandez EMMendy YNNahounou ETTacafred WBBouabdeli JGGélin ZFFdaouch ERRaheriniaina IHHousni PBBa

Saint-ÉtienneNancy

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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