Arles-Avignon - St Etienne
St Etienne have won only two of their five encounters with promoted sides in Ligue 1 this season.Arles Avignon have failed to win any of their last 21 league games, their longest drought in the history of the top-flight of French football.
Arles-Avignon have conceded 63 goals this season, the worst tally at this stage of a season since Lorient in 2001/02.
Arles-Avignon have failed to score in their last six league games.
St Etienne have failed to win any of their last five away league games.
Dimitri Payet has scored St Etienne's last three league goals.
Auxerre - Montpellier
Montpellier have lost 12 of their 18 top-flight trips to Auxerre.Auxerre are unbeaten in their last six league games, their longest run this season.
Auxerre have drawn 18 games this season in Ligue 1, 14 of which have ended in a 1-1 scoreline.
Montpellier have kept 15 clean sheets this season in Ligue 1, only Rennes have done better.
None of the 18 encounters between Auxerre and Montpellier at the Abbé-Deschamps stadium in Ligue 1 have ended goalless.
Montpellier have won only one of their last 10 competitive games.
Montpellier's Olivier Giroud has scored six of Montpellier's 11 away league goals this season.
Bordeaux - Sochaux
Sochaux have lost their last four league games in Bordeaux, conceding nine goals and scoring none.Bordeaux are unbeaten in their last eight top-flight encounters with Sochaux.
Only Arles-Avignon have picked up fewer points away from home than Sochaux in Ligue 1 this season.
Bordeaux have drawn five of their last six league games.
Bordeaux haven't conceded a goal in their last 249 minutes of play at home.
Jussie has scored three goals against Sochaux in Ligue 1, only against Lyon and Valenciennes has he scored as many goals in the top-flight.
Brest - Nice
Nice have failed to win any of their four top-flight games against promoted sides this season.Only three of the 15 top-flight encounters between Brest and Nice have ended in a draw.
Nice have lost their last two top-flight trips to Brest, conceding seven goals in the process.
Nice have failed to win any of their last 10 top-flight games played in May.
Brest have drawn their last three top-flight games, currently the longest run.
Brest have won the most penalties in Ligue 1 this season (7).
Danijel Ljuboja hasn't scored in the top-flight since last December when he netted against Brest.
Caen - Lens
Lens are unbeaten in their last three top-flight encounters with Caen in Ligue 1.Lens have won only one of their last 13 league games.
Since their return to the top-flight in 2009, Lens have won only five of their 35 away league games.
Caen have scored 17 goals in the last 15 minutes, only Lille have been as prolific during that period in Ligue 1 this season.
Toifilou Maoulida has scored in each of his last three appearances against Caen in Ligue 1.
Caen's Romain Hamouma has scored in each of his last four appearances in Ligue 1.
Lorient - Toulouse
None of the five encounters between these two sides on Lorient's home ground in the top-flight have seen more than two goals scored.Lorient are unbeaten in their last 10 league games, currently the longest run in the top-flight.
Toulouse have won none of their last three top-flight trips to Lorient.
Toulouse have kept only one clean sheet in their last 13 away league games.
Lorient are unbeaten in their last 13 home league games.
80% of league goals scored by Lorient in 2011 have come either from Kevin Gameiro (12) or Morgan Amalfitano (4). Gameiro has netted four goals in his last three league games.
Lorient have the tightest defence at home in Ligue 1 this season, having conceded only nine goals in 16 games.
Monaco - Paris SG
Paris SG have never kept a clean sheet in their last 26 league trips to Monaco.PSG have lost their last two away league games in Monaco.
Monaco are unbeaten in their last six league encounters with PSG.
Monaco have won their last two home league games, the first time they have won back-to-back games at Louis II this season.
None of the last 10 PSG goals in Ligue 1 have been scored by strikers.
PSG have won three of their last four league games.
Monaco's Louis II stadium has seen the fewest goals in Ligue 1 this season (27).
Nancy - Lille
Nancy have lost their last four league encounters with Lille, conceding 13 goals.Lille are unbeaten in their last six league encounters with Nancy, collecting five wins.
Nancy are winless in their last five league games, their longest drought this season.
The last two league games at Nancy's Marcel-Picot stadium have ended goalless.
Nancy haven't conceded a single goal in their last three home league games.
Gervinho has scored seven goals in six appearances against Nancy, his favourite opponent in Ligue 1.
Lille have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six away league games.
Lille have scored more goals than any other side in Ligue 1 this season (59).
Valenciennes - Rennes
Rennes have won their last two league encounters with Valenciennes.Rennes have failed to win any of their last seven league games, scoring only two goals during that period.
Valenciennes' last five home league games have all ended in a draw.
Valenciennes have lost the most points after having taken the lead in Ligue 1 this season (20).
Since he arrived at Rennes in 2008, Nicolas Douchez has kept more clean sheets than any other goalkeeper in Ligue 1.
Valenciennes striker Grégory Pujol has scored in each of his last four league appearances.
Lyon - Marseille
Since 2007, Marseille have lost only one of their eight top flight encounters with Lyon.The game between Lyon and Marseille at the Gerland stadium last season was the most prolific game of the 21st century in Ligue 1, witnessing 10 goals (5-5).
Marseille have won their last five away league games, the longest run this season.
Marseille are unbeaten in their last eight away league games.
Marseille have never failed to score in their last 12 league games, currently the longest run.
Nine of the 10 goals conceded by Lyon at home this season have come in the second-half.
Lyon striker Lisandro has scored three goals in three league appearances against Marseille.
