Volleyball: Nice Volley-Ball gets its revenge against Saint-Nazaire

Tonight, the Jean-Bouin Sports Palace promises to be heated! Nice Volley-Ball hosted Saint-Nazaire for an important match in the race for the top of the standings.

The Eagles want to confirm at home against a Saint-Nazaire team that is always difficult to contain. Nice Volley-Ball is favored for this Ligue A match on Friday, February 20, 2026. Indeed, the odds give Nice ahead for the victory. It should be noted that Saint-Nazaire was French champion last season, but their recent league results are more irregular. This Nice Volley-Ball vs Saint-Nazaire match tonight was not to be missed! An important fixture of the 22nd day of Marmara SpikeLigue between ambitious Nice players and an opponent always difficult to outmaneuver.

Set 1

The match started evenly with a duel between brothers Nack Ninyem Lohan and William. The two spikers Dawid Dulski and Filip John rival each other with their attacks hit very high (5-6) Saint-Nazaire doesn’t appear to have come as victims, far from it. The fighting spirit of the Nazaire team allows them to pull away (8-12) In addition to its powerful attacks, it is again Dawid Dulski who brings Nice back into the game with striking serves (13-15) More decisive on serve and block, Saint-Nazaire pulls away (16-20) and seizes a set point (20-25)

Nice 0 – 1 Saint-Nazaire

Set 2

Nice raises the bar, better quality reception, quick center play and especially fewer direct faults. But Saint-Nazaire resists and stays in touch (6-5) Brice Donat’s players take the match by the right end, good serves and decisive blocks completely relaunch the encounter (10-7) The Nazaire players show impressive game quality that does not justify their 13th place in the standings. The Eagles must win this set and they do what’s necessary with seriousness (19-14) Saint-Nazaire finally loses some important points while the Azures shift into high gear and win this set (25-18)

1 – 1, everything is back in play.

Set 3

A new set starts extremely contested! The two teams trade blows back and forth. The rallies lengthen, the Nice defense impresses (4-3) Maximum tension in the hall… This set could be the turning point of the match. Ace for Nice! Then a huge block on the right wing. Explosion at Jean-Bouin! Saint-Nazaire is also less accurate Nice leads (13-6) the gap widens. Nice is solid while the visitors keep getting blocked, they will have difficulty coming back (18-7) Nice’s reception holds up the outcome seems all set, set point (24-12) another roller attack from Dulski that we expected in power concludes the set well dominated by Nice (25-12)

Nice takes the lead 2 sets to 1.

Set 4

Saint-Nazaire seems to want to bounce back and enters the battle. The locals rival with Shay Liberman who fires missiles on serve (6-6) Saint-Nazaire accelerates, gains confidence and rolls out its volleyball: aggressive serve, quick transitions, fluid team play. Facing them the Nice team is well balanced and every player plays their role perfectly against the opposing resistance (12-12) The fundamental in volleyball is serve reception and Nice gradually widens the gap Libermann is on fire on serve and attack, he closes every point all by himself. (17-12) That’s when Matteo Schalk strings together 5 stunning serves, Saint-Nazaire catches up (19-19) This is the moment Nice chooses to accelerate: Match point for Nice (24-23) Good Nice timeout to put pressure on the server… Nice victory (25-23)

Final score, Nice Volley-Ball 3 – 1 Saint-Nazaire (20-25, 25-18, 25-12, 25-23)

Nice confirms its solidity at home with a match controlled in key moments. Saint-Nazaire showed some nice sequences, but paid for its irregularity in the decisive phases. The Eagles continue their momentum and remain fully engaged in the battle for the top of the Marmara SpikeLigue standings.

Next match on Friday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. against Arago Sète, very close to Nice in the standings!