Arles-Avignon - Monaco
Monaco are unbeaten in competitive games against Arles-Avignon (know in the past as Arles) with four wins and three draws.Arles-Avignon have failed to win any of their last 16 league games, the longest drought in Ligue 1 since Ajaccio in 2005/06.
Arles-Avignon have drawn their last three home games (0-0, 1-1 & 3-3).
Monaco have failed to win any of their five league games against promoted sides this season, with three draws and two defeats.
Arles-Avignon have conceded 10 goals in their last three league games.
Four of Monaco's last five goals away from home have been scored by defenders, including three by Adriano and one by Sébastien Puygrenier.
Lille - Caen
Lille are unbeaten in their last five competitive encounters with Caen (four wins, one draw).Lille have scored nine goals in their two competitive encounters with Caen this season: 4-1 in the League Cup and 5-2 in Ligue 1.
Lille have suffered three defeats in Ligue 1 this season, only Barcelona (1) and Real Madrid (2) have been on the losing side less often in the top five European leagues this season.
Lille have won their last three league games, all by a 2-1 scoreline.
Caen have never kept a clean sheet at Lille in the top-flight.
Caen striker Youssef El Arabi has scored in 14 different league games, only Moussa Sow has done as well.
Moussa Sow (19 goals) & Gervinho (12) have scored 63% of Lille's goals this season, which makes them the most prolific duo in the top-flight.
Nancy - Bordeaux
Bordeaux have won their two encounters with Nancy this season, each time by a 2-1 scoreline (in the League Cup and in Ligue 1).Bordeaux have scored 24 goals from set-pieces in Ligue 1 this season, a record this season in the top five Euro leagues.
Nancy have suffered seven defeats at home this season, only seul Arles-Avignon have fared as badly.
There have been five red cards in the last seven competitive fixtures between the two clubs.
Nancy have kept a clean sheet in their last 273 minutes of league action, currently the best run.
Nancy's Andre Luiz is the joint-most prolific defender in Ligue 1 this season, having scored four goals.
Paris SG - Lorient
Lorient have beaten PSG six times in Ligue 1, which makes them their favourite club in the top-flight.PSG have failed to win any of their last five competitive games, their worst run this season.
Lorient are unbeaten in their last three league games against PSG (one win, two draws).
There have been 25 goals in the six top-flight encounters between PSG and Lorient at the Parc des Princes, an average of 4.2 per game.
Lorient's last eight goals against PSG in the league have come in the first-half.
Lorient have drawn their last four league games, currently the longest run.
PSG have scored at least two goals in eight of their last nine league games at the Parc des Princes.
Nenê and Kevin Gameiro have had the most shots in Ligue 1 this season, 97 and 96 respectively.
Rennes - Auxerre
Auxerre have won their last three league games against Rennes.Auxerre have picked up the most points against clubs from the top five this season (12).
Rennes have won seven of their last eight home league games, their only defeeat coming against Marseille.
Auxerre have lost their last four away league games.
Despite their 14 draws, Auxerre are the only side yet to play out a goalless draw in Ligue 1 this season.
Ireneusz Jelen has scored four of Auxerre's last five league goals.
Sochaux - Brest
Brest have never won at Sochaux in the top-flight (seven defeats, two draws).Sochaux are unbeaten in their last 19 home league games against clubs from Brittany, winning their last five.
The last three league encounters between Sochaux and Brest have ended in a draw.
Brest have lost their last three league games, currently the worst run in Ligue 1.
Brest have failed to win any of their last eight league games on the road, suffering six defeats.
Sochaux have scored 25 goals at home this season, their most prolific campaign in their Bonal stadium since 2004/05.
Jonathan Ayité has been directly involved in four of Brest's seven goals since signing for the Brittany club at the end of January.
Toulouse - Montpellier
Toulouse have only won three of their 23 top-flight encounters with Montpellier.Montpellier are unbeaten in their last six away league games, with five of these ending in draws.
Toulouse are winless in their last three home league games, with two defeats and a draw.
Montpellier have conceded the opening goal in six of their nine league games in 2011, opening the score only once during that time.
Federico Santander has scored Toulouse's last two league goals, each time with a header.
Olivier Giroud has scored five of Montpellier's eight away league goals this season.
Nice - Lyon
Lyon have lost their last two away games at Nice's Stade du Ray: 1-4 in Ligue 1 last season and 0-1 (after extra-time) in the Coupe de France this season.Nice have never scored more than two goals in the league at home in their last 28 games.
Lyon are unbeaten in their last seven league games, the longest current run in Ligue 1.
Lyon have scored in each of their last 10 away league games.
Lisandro has been directly involved in six of Lyon's last eight league goals, scoring four times and delivering two assists.
Nice's Stade du Ray has witnessed the fewest goals in Ligue 1 this season (24).
St Etienne - Valenciennes
Geoffroy-Guichard is the stadium where Valenciennes have suffered the most defeats in the top-flight (21).Valenciennes have lost 17 of their last 19 trips to St Etienne in the top-flight.
Valenciennes are winless in their last five league games, which equals their worst run this season.
St Etienne have won only one of their last six league games (2-0 v Brest).
24 of the 33 goals conceded by St Etienne have come in the second-half, the highest ratio in Ligue 1.
Seven of the 10 league goals conceded by Valenciennes in 2011 have come in the last 30 minutes, including five from the 80th minute onwards.
Valenciennes have won only one of their last 20 away league games.
Lens - Marseille
Marseille have failed to win any of their last seven trips to Lens, in all competitions.Marseille have conceded an average of 2.2 goals per game at Lens' Bollaert stadium, their worst ratio on a top-flight ground.
Marseille have won their last three league games on the road, the best current run.
Lens have lost their last two home league games and if they lose against Marseille it will be their worst run on home soil since the 1996/97 campaign.
Marseille have won six of their last seven league games.
Didier Deschamps has never won at Lens' Bollaert stadium in Ligue 1, with two draws and three defeats.
Lens striker Eduardo has scored two goals in 117 minutes of play against OM in Ligue 1.
