Nancy vs Dunkerque U19

NANCY, France (Interstat) — Nancy scored three times in the final 12 minutes Saturday to rally past Dunkerque U19 3-2 in a Ligue 2 match at Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine.

Nicolas Saint-Ruf opened the scoring for Dunkerque in the 20th minute, and Matthéo Guendez doubled the visitors’ lead in the 34th minute. Nancy trailed 2-0 at halftime before mounting its comeback.

Anto Sekongo pulled Nancy within a goal in the 79th minute, and Enzo Tacafred equalized five minutes later. Thomas Robinet delivered the winner in first-half stoppage time, scoring in the 90th minute plus one minute of added time.

The only caution of the match went to Dunkerque’s Vincent Sasso in the 68th minute.

Nancy improved to 9 wins, 13 losses and 3 draws in the competition with the victory. Dunkerque U19 fell to 7 wins, 8 losses and 6 draws.

Across all competitions this season, Nancy owns an 11-13-5 record, while Dunkerque U19 is 14-15-9.

Nancy entered the match after a mixed run of results. On May 2, Nancy defeated Pau 3-1. That followed a 1-1 draw with Reims U19 on April 25 and a 5-1 loss to FC Annecy on April 17. Nancy had also drawn 2-2 with Clermont on April 10 and 1-1 with Saint-Etienne II on April 4.

Nancy’s February and March results included a 0-0 draw with Boulogne on March 20, a 3-0 loss to Montpellier on March 6, a 1-1 draw with Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC on Feb. 27, a 0-0 draw with Grenoble Foot 38 on Feb. 20, a 2-1 loss to Red Star on Feb. 13, and a 2-1 win over Troyes on Feb. 7.

Dunkerque U19 came into Saturday’s game on the heels of a 7-0 rout of Creil U19 on May 3, a 6-2 win at Boulogne on April 27, a 2-0 loss to Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC on April 20, a 1-1 draw at Valenciennes U19 on April 18, and a 2-1 loss at Saint-Etienne II on April 11.

Earlier in April, Dunkerque U19 drew 1-1 with Rodez on April 3, lost 2-1 to RC France Football U19 on March 22, and lost 5-1 at Troyes on March 21. A 1-0 win at Amiens AC U19 came March 15, followed by a 1-1 draw with Reims U19 on March 9, a 1-0 loss to C Chartres U19 on March 8, and a 2-1 loss at Clermont on Feb. 27.

Dunkerque U19 also posted a 1-1 draw with Bastia on Feb. 20, a 4-1 win at Amiens AC U19 on Feb. 13, a 1-1 draw with Le Havre U19 on Feb. 8, a 0-0 draw with Guingamp on Feb. 6, a 1-0 loss to FC Annecy on Jan. 31, a 1-0 loss at Le Mans FC on Jan. 26, and a 5-2 loss at Lille U19 on Jan. 25.

Other recent results for Dunkerque U19 include a 0-0 draw with Paris U19 on Jan. 18, a 1-0 win over RC France Football U19 on Jan. 11, a 3-1 win at Montpellier on Jan. 5, a 2-1 win at Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC on Dec. 12, 2025, a 1-0 win over Saint-Etienne II on Dec. 6, 2025, a 4-0 loss at Paris Saint-Germain FC U19 on Dec. 6, 2025, a 3-1 loss to US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole U19 on Nov. 30, 2025, a 3-0 win at Creil U19 on Nov. 22, 2025, a 4-0 win over Valenciennes U19 on Nov. 16, 2025, a 1-0 win over AAS Sarcelle U19 on Nov. 9, 2025, and a 4-0 loss at RC France Football U19 on Nov. 2, 2025.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Nancy 2, Dunkerque U19 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Nancy a 71.20 percent probability to win.