- Brest have won just one of their last nine Ligue 1 meetings against Auxerre (five defeats and three draws).
- Brest have conceded 36 goals in their 18 top flight encounters with Auxerre.
- Auxerre won just one of their six league matches against promoted sides last term (four draws and one defeat.)
- Brest have lost nine of their last 16 competitive matches (six wins and one draw).
- Auxerre have lost just two league games this calendar year.
Lorient - Nice
- Lorient have scored in 23 of their last 24 home league matches.
- Lorient are unbeaten in their last eight home matches in the league (five wins and three draws).
- Nice have drawn their last five Ligue 1 fixtures, equaling their longest ever run (1989-90).
- Lorient have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five league meetings against Nice.
- Lorient have won just two of their eight league encounters against Nice, failing to score in the other six matches.
- Kevin Gameiro has scored five goals in his last five appearances at home in the league.
- Loic Remy has netted four goals in the last three matches between these two sides.
- Loic Remy scored the most away goals last term in Ligue 1 (eight).
Monaco - Montpellier
- Monaco are unbeaten in their last 20 league meetings against Montpellier (14 wins and six draws).
- Six of the last 12 Monaco matches in Ligue 1 have ended 0-0.
- Montpellier have conceded 11 goals in their last three trips to the Louis II stadium.
- Montpellier have won their last four Ligue 1 games, currently the longest run in the top flight.
- Montpellier received the most yellow cards in the opening match days (five).
- Monaco conceded the most fouls in the opening match day (24).
- Monaco have failed to score in 52% of their league matches this calendar year.
Nancy - Rennes
- Rennes are unbeaten in their last four trips to Nancy in the league (two wins and two draws).
- Rennes have failed to win their last nine top flight games (five draws and four defeats), currently the longest run.
- Nancy have kept just one clean sheet in their last seven home games in the league.
- Julien Feret has scored or assisted six of the last eight goals netted by Nancy in Ligue 1.
- Nancy picked up just 22 points at home last term, only relegated sides Grenoble and Boulogne-sur-Mer did worse (17 each).
St Etienne - Sochaux
- Sochaux have won just one of their last 11 trips to St Etienne in the league (seven defeats and three draws).
- The Geoffroy-Guichard stadium witnessed the fewest goals last term in Ligue 1 (29).
- St Etienne have failed to score more than one goal in each of their last seven league matches.
- St Etienne have lost their last two home matches in the league.
- Sochaux have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 league fixtures.
- Sochaux have won just one of their last 14 away games in the top flight (seven draws and six defeats).
Valenciennes - Marseille
- Marseille have lost three of their last four league fixtures in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
- Marseille opened the scoring in their last three trips to Valenciennes but lost two of these matches.
- Valenciennes have conceded 13 goals in their last five league encounters against OM.
- VAFC have drawn their last five league games, their longest ever run in the top flight.
- Mamadou Niang scored in both league encounters between these two sides last term.
Arles-Avignon - Lens
- Recently promoted Arles-Avignon have lost just one of their last 20 home games in the lower divisions.
- Lens have won just one of their last 13 away games in Ligue 1 (seven defeats and five draws).
- Arles-Avignon conceded a league-low nine goals at home last term in Ligue 2.
- Toifilou Maoulida has netted nine goals in his last eight league appearances.
- Lens striker Eduardo netted seven goals last term in all competitions, but only one of these came on the road.
Caen - Lyon
- Lyon have lost six of their 10 trips to Caen in the top flight.
- Nine of the 10 Ligue 1 encounters between Caen and Lyon at the Michel D'Ornano stadium has produced fewer than three goals.
- Lyon drew a league-high 12 matches last term (alongside Lens).
- Caen have never started a Ligue 1 season with back-to-back wins.
- Lyon are unbeaten in their last 10 league matches, currently the longest run in Ligue 1.
- Lyon have kept a clean sheet in their last three Ligue 1 fixtures.
Bordeaux - Toulouse
- Toulouse have lost 12 of their last 14 trips to Bordeaux in Ligue 1.
- Toulouse have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 19 trips to Bordeaux in Ligue 1.
- Jean Tigana has won 66% of his home matches as a Ligue 1 manager (W68 D23 L12).
- Bordeaux have lost nine league games so far in 2009, already three more than in 2009.
- Toulouse have kept a clean sheet in their last three Ligue 1 matches, the last time they failed to do so was on their last trip to Bordeaux, losing 1-0 (02/05/2010).
- Wendel has scored five goals in his six Ligue 1 appearances against Ligue 1.
Lille - Paris SG
- Lille have won 18 of their last 19 home matches in all competitions.
- PSG have failed to win their last 10 trips to Lille in the top flight (seven defeats and three draws).
- Paris SG have yet to win an away league game this calendar year (five defeats and four draws).
- Antoine Kombouaré has won just 11 of his 100 away matches as a Ligue 1 manager.
- PSG have only won three times in 33 trips to Lille in the top flight.
