Match report
Nancy edge seven-goal thriller at Rodez to climb Ligue 2 table
Nancy came from behind twice to beat Rodez 4-3 at Stade Paul-Lignon in a Ligue 2 round 7 fixture that swung back and forth throughout. The visitors led early through Ilyes Housni before Rodez hit back via a Yannis Nahounou own goal and then took control when Raphael Lipinski struck to make it 2-1 at the interval.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The second half was even more dramatic. Pape Meïssa Ba levelled two minutes after the restart, then Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz put Nancy 3-2 up four minutes later, both goals set up by Nordine Kandil. Rodez responded through E. Jean-Lambert to make it 3-3 on the hour, but Ba struck again in the 74th minute to settle it in Nancy's favour.
Rodez had the greater share of possession, with 60% of the ball and 24 shots to Nancy's 10, yet could not convert that control into the win. Nancy took three yellow cards in the process but made their limited chances count, finishing with eight shots on target against Rodez's five, enough to secure victory and lift them to fifth in the table.
Pape Meïssa Ba scored twice, including the decisive 74th-minute goal, and added an assist for Housni's opener, finishing with a rating of 9.48.
Despite dominating possession at 60%, Rodez were undone having faced fewer shots on target than they managed themselves, highlighting the inefficiency behind their eventual defeat.
Nancy won 4–3 away against Rodez (half-time 2–1).
Rodez met Nancy in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 7). Kick-off was Friday, 18 September 2026, 18:00 UTC at Stade Paul Lignon. Referee: Gael Angoula.
Key moments
- 4' Goal: Ilyes Housni (assist: Pape Meïssa Ba) — 0–1 · Watch Ilyes Housni's goal video (4')
- 7' Goal (own goal): Yannis Nahounou — 1–1 · Watch Yannis Nahounou's goal video (7')
- 20' Goal: Raphael Lipinski (assist: Antonin Cartillier) — 2–1 · Watch Raphael Lipinski's goal video (20')
- 47' Goal: Pape Meïssa Ba (assist: Nordine Kandil) — 2–2 · Watch Pape Meïssa Ba's goal video (47')
- 51' Goal: Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz (assist: Nordine Kandil) — 2–3 · Watch Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz's goal video (51')
- 59' Goal: E. Jean-Lambert (assist: Mathis Touho) — 3–3 · Watch E. Jean-Lambert's goal video (59')
- 74' Goal: Pape Meïssa Ba — 3–4 · Watch Pape Meïssa Ba's goal video (74')
Starting line-ups
Rodez (4-4-2)
Nancy (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Rodez 67%, the draw 19%, Nancy 14%. It finished Rodez 3–4 Nancy.
Rodez's rating gap decides it — Rodez are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Rodez's 67%. The draw at 19% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Rodez at 67%?
Rodez sit 204 points higher on our strength rating — 1593 to 1388. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.1% of 6,003 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 65–18–17.
Why only 67%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 67% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 19% and Nancy at 14%.
Why is the draw only 19%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,109.
What did we measure but not count?
Nancy come into this after a busy window — 13 arrivals and 14 departures over the summer. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). Nancy are 5 games into a new manager (O. Tanchot), appointed 34 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Rodez vs Nancy final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Ligue 2 fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Ilyes Housni's goal against Rodez (4').
- Watch Yannis Nahounou's own goal video (7').
- Watch Raphael Lipinski's goal against Nancy (20').
- Watch Pape Meïssa Ba's goal against Rodez (47').
- Watch Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz's goal against Rodez (51').
- Watch E. Jean-Lambert's goal against Nancy (59').
- Watch Pape Meïssa Ba's goal against Rodez (74').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Rodez 3–4 Nancy. Explore more on the Rodez and Nancy team pages or the Ligue 2 page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Rodez vs Nancy?
Nancy won 4–3 away against Rodez (half-time 2–1).
›Who scored in Rodez vs Nancy?
Ilyes Housni (4') for Nancy; Yannis Nahounou (7') (own goal) for Rodez; Raphael Lipinski (20') for Rodez; Pape Meïssa Ba (47') for Nancy; Nehemiah Fernandez-Veliz (51') for Nancy; E. Jean-Lambert (59') for Rodez; Pape Meïssa Ba (74') for Nancy.
›Where can I watch Rodez vs Nancy highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Rodez 3–4 Nancy are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Rodez and Nancy?
Rodez and Nancy have met 8 times — 2 wins for Rodez, 0 wins for Nancy and 6 draws.