Match Events
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- 19′Nancy, yellow card:Foul
- 21′Sochaux, substitution:off
- 35′Nancy, red card:
- 37′Nancy, substitution:off
- 39′Sochaux, yellow card:Not retreating
- 45+3′Sochaux, yellow card:Vincent HognonDissent
- 45+4′Sochaux, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 50′Nancy, substitution:off
- 59′Nancy, yellow card:Dissent
- 63′Sochaux, substitution:off
- 64′Sochaux, substitution:off
- 64′Sochaux, substitution:off
- 74′Nancy, goal:1–0assist
- 79′Sochaux, substitution:off
- 81′Nancy, substitution:off
- 81′Nancy, substitution:off
- 90+5′Sochaux, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time1 – 0
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Nancy beat Sochaux 1-0 despite playing most of the game with ten men
Nancy won 1-0 at Stade Marcel-Picot in Ligue 2 on matchday 12, and they did it with ten men for more than half the match. Zakaria Fdaouch scored the only goal in the 74th minute, lifting Nancy to 25 points and second place in the table.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The turning point arrived early. Enzo Tacafred was sent off in the 35th minute with the score goalless, leaving Nancy a man down for the remainder of the first half and the whole of the second. The interval arrived with no goals, and Sochaux saw more of the ball after the dismissal, finishing with 58% possession to Nancy's 42%.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, Nancy found the breakthrough from a move that began with Ilyes Housni, whose assist set up Fdaouch for the 1-0 lead. Sochaux, who made eight attempts to Nancy's nine, could not find an equaliser, and Nancy saw out the final quarter of an hour to win a sixth game in a row.
For Sochaux, it was a fourth consecutive defeat and a sixth game without a win, and they sit 14th on 11 points. Both sides are in Coupe de France action on Saturday 14 November, Nancy away to Stade Béthunois and Sochaux away to Boulay.
Fdaouch scored the decisive goal in the 74th minute and earned the highest rating on the pitch, 7.82. Housni, who provided the assist, was rated 7.7.
Nancy put four of their nine shots on target, against two of Sochaux's eight.
Nancy beat Sochaux 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
Nancy met Sochaux in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 12). Kick-off was Friday, 6 November 2026, 19:00 UTC at Stade Marcel-Picot. Referee: Leprodhomme·Tifenn.
Key moments
- 35' Red card: Enzo Tacafred
- 74' Goal: Zakaria Fdaouch (assist: Ilyes Housni) — 1–0 · Watch Zakaria Fdaouch's goal video (74')
Starting line-ups
Nancy (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Enzo Basilio
- 44 Enzo Tacafred
- 21 Elydjah Mendy
- 77 Yannis Nahounou
- 4 Nehemiah Fernandez
- 8 Walid Bouabdelli
- 25 Jérémy Gélin
- 7 Zakaria Fdaouch
- 12 El Hadari
- 9 Ilyes Housni
- 5 Pape Meïssa Ba
Sochaux (4-2-3-1)
- 40 Mehdi Jeannin
- 42 Dylan Tavares
- 3 Dalangunypole Gomis
- 14 Mathieu Peybernes
- 26 E. N'Gatta
- 23 Julien Masson
- 8 Honoré Bayanginisa
- 7 Benjamin Gomel
- 24 Yohan Demoncy
- 11 Louicius Deedson
- 77 Landry Nomel
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Nancy 48%, the draw 30%, Sochaux 22%. It finished Nancy 1–0 Sochaux.
Home advantage and possession give Nancy the edge — With almost nothing between the sides on our strength rating, Nancy's home advantage is the main reason we give them 48%, and their habit of controlling the ball, 53% possession to 44% in recent games, adds to it. The draw sits at 30%, up from the usual 27.5% because both teams' own recent games average just 2.2 goals.
Why Nancy in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1482 to 1458. Sides this close won 46.0% of 14,593 home games (draw 27.5%, visitors 26.6%). Nancy hold 9 more possession points (53 to 44 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 48.5% of 5,647 games, vs 44.0% when styles were level.
Why only 48%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 30% and Sochaux at 22%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Sochaux win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.2 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.1% of 19,748. The goals environment adds 3.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Nancy have gained 89 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 40.1% of 12,006 such games vs 40.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Sochaux are unbeaten in their last 7 visits to Nancy: 1 win and 6 draws, across 2 Ligue 1 games and 5 Ligue 2 games. Last recorded defeat there: 11 December 2010 — Nancy 1–0 Sochaux. Latest visit: 30 October 2021 — Nancy 0–0 Sochaux. Across 2,308 historical matches involving visitors unbeaten in at least five consecutive visits, those visitors won 47.3%, compared with 45.2% expected from the teams' strength ratings. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Nancy vs Sochaux 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 the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Nancy 1–0 Sochaux. Explore more on the Nancy and Sochaux team pages or the Ligue 2 page.