Nancy vs Reims prediction, odds and how to watch

Reims dominated the chances but paid the price for wasting four big opportunities, as Yaya Fofana turned the game on its head with two goals in two second-half minutes before substitute Brandon Bokangu grabbed a point for the hosts in the 88th minute.

Reims turned a one-goal deficit into a commanding home win with three goals between the 53rd and 68th minute, their dominance in dangerous attacks and inside-the-box shooting telling the full story of a match Annecy could not contain.

Nancy took all three points at Pau through a late substitute goal, winning a match that the home side dominated in volume but never in quality. The structure of Pau's attacking play was the problem nobody is talking about.

Reims host Montpellier on Friday evening with both sides unbeaten in the early Ligue 2 season, but the patterns beneath those results tell very different stories. This is a tactical collision worth watching closely.

Rodez carry one of the most productive home records in the early Ligue 2 season into Friday's fixture, but Nancy have yet to lose on their travels this term and arrive in no mood to be written off.

Nancy have conceded 13 goals in their last five home matches without a single clean sheet, and Reims arrive in decent away form with goals in their legs. This has the makings of a proper tactical puzzle.

Nantes sit bottom of Ligue 2 with zero points from two games, and Nancy are hardly arriving in confident mood either. Monday night at the Stade de la Beaujoire has the feel of a fixture neither side can afford to lose.

Reims have drawn four of their last five home games and still can't find a winning groove on their own patch. Guingamp roll into town having lost every single away match this season. Something has to give.