Ajaccio - Auxerre
Ajaccio are on a run of two consecutive victories in Ligue 1, and a win v Auxerre would see them equal their all-time record.
Auxerre have lost each of their last three Ligue 1 trips to Corsica.
Auxerre have lost three of their four previous away games at Ajaccio in the top flight.
Auxerre have yet to win on the road this season in Ligue 1 and are on a run of four consecutive away defeats.
Ajaccio have picked up more cards than any other side in Ligue 1 this term (53).
The last five Ligue 1 encounters between Ajaccio and Auxerre have all ended in home wins.
Bordeaux - Valenciennes
Valenciennes have lost nine of their last 11 trips to Bordeaux in Ligue 1 but are unbeaten in the last two.
The last six Ligue 1 meetings between these sides have all seen Valenciennes score the opening goal.
None of the last 12 Ligue 1 meetings between these teams have seen Bordeaux keep a clean sheet.
Bordeaux's five Ligue 1 wins this term have all been against teams currently ranked in the bottom half.
Bordeaux have won their last three league fixtures at their Chaban-Delmas stadium, keeping a clean sheet in the process.
Bordeaux' last six goals against Valenciennes in Ligue 1 have all been scored after the 79th minute.
Since returning to top-flight football, Valenciennes have won just 14 out of 105 away Ligue 1 matches.
Valenciennes are the only Ligue 1 side who have yet to score a goal in the opening 15 minutes of a game this term.
Brest - Nice
Brest are one of two teams who are still unbeaten at home this season in Ligue 1.
The last three Ligue 1 games between these sides have all ended in draws.
Brest are the first Ligue 1 side to draw 12 of their opening 19 games since Bordeaux in 04/05.
Nice have failed to score in each of their last three trips to Brest in Ligue 1.
Nice have won just one of their last 27 away Ligue 1 games.
Nice have picked up more red cards than any other side this season in Ligue 1 (six).
Games involving Nice have seen the most penalties this season in Ligue 1 (12).
Nice defenders have scored more goals (nine) than their strikers (seven) this season in Ligue 1.
Bruno Grougi has scored 32% of Brest's league goals this season, the third-best ratio for a Ligue 1 player.
Caen - Rennes
Rennes have never won at Caen in the top flight, drawing on five occasions and suffering three defeats.
Caen have won just one of last six Ligue 1 meetings between these sides
None of Rennes' last 15 away games in Ligue 1 have ended as a draw, currently the longest such sequence.
A league-high 61% of goals conceded by Rennes have come in the first half of games this term.
Caen are winless in six consecutive league games, suffering four defeats in the process.
Caen have scored the fewest goals at home this season in Ligue 1 (10).
Four of Benjamin Nivet's five Ligue 1 goals this term have come from the penalty spot.
Dijon - Evian TG
Dijon have won all three of their competitive encounters against Evian Thonon Gaillard, with an aggregate score of 8-1.
ETG have failed to win any of their two Ligue 1 encounters against other promoted teams.
The last 12 league matches involving ETG have all seen both teams score.
Dijon have conceded a league-high 11 goals in the last 15 minutes of matches this season.
ETG have not won any of their 10 away games in Ligue 1 (six draws and four defeats).
Benjamin Corgnet (seven goals) and Brice Jovial (six goals) have scored 13 of Dijon's 20 goals (65%) in L1 this season.
Montpellier - Lyon
Lyon have won six of their last seven L1 encounters with Montpellier, including their last four.
Lyon are the opponent against whom Montpellier have suffered the most defeats since their return to the top flight in 2009 (four).
Lyon have won their last three visits at Montpellier's La Mosson Stadium in the league.
Montpellier have gone three matches without a win for the first time in L1 this season.
None of Lyon's last 16 matches in L1 have been drawn, which is currently the longest run in the top flight.
Montpellier have taken 22 points out of a possible 27 at home this season in Ligue 1.
Lyon have lost five of their last seven away games in Ligue 1.
Montpellier have won their last five L1 matches played in January.
Lisandro has scored three goals in his last three league appearances against Montpellier, including a brace in this exact fixture last season.
Olivier Giroud has scored six goals in his last six appearances in all competitions.
Giroud is only three goals away from equalling the Ligue 1 record for a Montpellier player, held by Habib Bamogo (16 goals in 03/04).
Nancy - Lorient
Lorient have lost their last five away matches in L1, which represents the worst sequence of away defeats in L1 this season. Their only success on the road was away to PSG on the opening day of the season.
Lorient have only won away to Nancy on one occasion in Ligue 1 (1-0 in April 2007) drawing once and losing their other four encounters.
None of the last nine matches between Nancy and Lorient in L1 have been won by the team playing away from home.
Since their return to the top flight in 2005/06 Nancy have never won their first league match of the calendar year (three defeats and three draws).
Nancy have only won twice at home in the league this season, which is the joint-lowest tally in the top flight this season (along with Ajaccio).
Lorient have scored a league high 78% of their goals in the second half of matches this season (14 of 18).
Paris SG - Toulouse
PSG have won their last four league encounters with Toulouse, whose last success over the Parisians was back in October 2008.
Since the return to a 20-team league, 56% of Ligue 1's winter champions have won the title (five out of nine).
Since the 2008/09 season, Toulouse have always started their Ligue 1 calendar year with a victory.
PSG and Toulouse have conceded fewer goals than any other side in Ligue 1 this season (17 each).
PSG have not conceded a single goal in any of their last three L1 matches, which is currently the best such sequence.
A league-high 70% of Toulouse's goals have come from midfielders this season.
Nenê has netted seven league goals at the Parc des Princes stadium this term, more than any other player at any Ligue 1 ground.
TFC have kept 10 clean sheets in L1 this season; only Barcelona have kept more in Europe's top five leagues with 11.
Kevin Gameiro has opened the scoring in a league-high five matches this season.
St Etienne - Sochaux
Sochaux have scored exactly two goals in each of their last three L1 matches against St Etienne.
Sochaux have won one of their last 12 games away to St Etienne in L1, 2-1 in August 2006.
PSG are the only away team to have emerged with a clean sheet from St Etienne's Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in L1 this season.
The last time Sochaux conceded as many goals at this stage of a Ligue 1 season was in 98/99 (34).
Sochaux have lost six and drawn one of their last seven competitive games.
St Etienne midfielder Banel Nicolita has scored in all of his three starts at home in L1 this season.
Sochaux are on a run of three consecutive defeats, which is currently the worst such sequence in L1.
Sochaux have failed to win any of their last seven away matches in Ligue 1.
Sochaux have not scored away from home in the league since Ryad Boudebouz's penalty against Nice last October.
Marseille - Lille
Lille are currently on a run of 17 league matches without defeat, the longest unbeaten run in the club's top flight history. It is also the longest in L1 since Rennes went unbeaten for 18 matches in 2008/09.
Lille are the only team unbeaten away from home in Ligue 1 this season.
Under Didier Deschamps' tenure, Lille are the team that have inflicted the most league defeats upon his Marseille team (3).
Since January 2010, Marseille have only lost three of 40 Ligue 1 matches at their Stade Vélodrome, (against Caen, Lille and Rennes) whilst winning 25 and drawing 12.
Lille have won their last two league matches against Marseille and could win three in a row against OM for the first time in their history.
Marseille have lost four of their five encounters with teams currently occupying the top five places in the league table this season, their only victory coming against PSG (3-0).
Lille have the best defensive record away from home in L1 this season, having only conceded seven goals.
The last 11 Marseille goals in this encounter (all competitions) have been scored in the second half of matches.
Since joining Marseille, Loïc Rémy has scored four goals in as many competitive appearances against Lille.
