Nantes

Nantes CURSD Luck Score

2025-26 Season · View Ligue 1 standings →

-23
CLS Score

Nantes can't catch a break. 20 points when the data says they deserve closer to 30.77? 17 losses, many of them undeserved based on the chances created. The numbers say better days are coming.

Data last updated Oct 20, 2018, 1:46 AM UTC

Key Stats

20
Points
Expected: 30.77
25
Goals Scored
xG: 28.69
46
Goals Conceded
xGA: 42.47
10.8
Points Below Expected
Unlucky gap

CLS Evolution

How the CLS has changed throughout the season

Unluckiest Match
Matchweek 20 · 2026-01-31 · vs Lorient · away
1-2
Lost away against Lorient

One of those games where nothing went right. Nantes generated 1.42 xG, comfortably more than the 0.52 their opponent managed. Lorient generated just 0.52 xG but made it count. The model valued this match at 2.0 points for Nantes. They got 0. That's 2.0 points of bad luck in 90 minutes.

Match timeline
32'B. Dieng scores for Lorient (assist: T. Le Bris)
74'M. Abline scores for Nantes (assist: M. Kaba)
89'A. Kouassi scores for Lorient
1.42
xG Created
0.52
Opp. xG
-2.0
Pts Lost

Individual Games

☠ Unluckiest Matches

MW20 · 2026-01-31 · vs Lorient · Away-2.0 pts
Lost 1-2 away despite 1.4 xG. Expected 2.1 pts, got 0.
Score: 1-2 | xG: 1.42-0.52
MW19 · 2026-01-25 · vs Nice · Home-1.7 pts
Lost 1-4 home despite 1.6 xG. Expected 1.7 pts, got 0.
Score: 1-4 | xG: 1.59-1.12
MW25 · 2026-03-07 · vs Angers · Home-1.4 pts
Lost 0-1 home despite 0.8 xG. Expected 1.4 pts, got 0.
Score: 0-1 | xG: 0.84-0.7

✦ Luckiest Matches

MW3 · 2025-08-30 · vs Auxerre · Home+1.9 pts
Won 1-0 home from 0.5 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.1 expected.
Score: 1-0 | xG: 0.48-0.68
MW9 · 2025-10-24 · vs Paris FC · Away+1.9 pts
Won 2-1 away from 0.9 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.1 expected.
Score: 2-1 | xG: 0.9-1.19
MW23 · 2026-02-22 · vs Le Havre · Home+1.2 pts
Won 2-0 home from 1.3 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.8 expected.
Score: 2-0 | xG: 1.26-0.7

Core Contributing Factors

What's Driving the CLS

Each factor's contribution to the CLS score. These add up to the total.

xPTS Gap
11 fewer points than xG simulations say they deserve
-17.7
Shot Volume Gap
Outshooting opponents but not getting the results to match
-7.6
Injury Burden
Low injury burden (89 player-games missed) - squad depth available
+7.2
Finishing Luck
Scored 4 fewer goals than their 28.7 xG - wasting chances
-6
Defensive Luck
Conceded 4 more goals than the 42.5 xGA opponents generated
-5.1
Schedule Strength
Faced weaker-than-average opponents so far
+4.2
Discipline
Opponents picking up more cards - refereeing luck is on their side
+2
Total CLS-23

Rank Per Signal

Where Nantes ranks among Ligue 1 teams on each signal. #1 = most cursed.

2
Defensive Luck
1
18
-5.1
2
Shot Volume Gap
1
18
-7.6
3
xPTS Gap
1
18
-17.7
4
Finishing Luck
1
18
-6
14
Discipline
1
18
+2
15
Injury Burden
1
18
+7.2
15
Schedule Strength
1
18
+4.2

Future Outlook

Regression Outlook
Improvement Probable
Last 5: declining|9 games left

Based on regression analysis - statistical tendencies, not guarantees.

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Why?

At -23, Nantes are meaningfully unlucky. They're roughly 11 points below where their performance says they deserve to be. The underlying quality is there - results are expected to follow as luck normalizes. Their next 5 opponents average 5th in the league - a tough run. A difficult run could slow the bounce-back.

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