Lens v Monaco
- Monaco have not won a Ligue 1 match at Lens since 1996 (3-1).
- Lens have lost just one of their last 12 competitive home games.
- Lens have lost more games against Monaco than against any other team in the top flight (43).
- Monaco have failed to score in their last three trips to Lens in Ligue 1.
- Monaco have failed to win their last 10 away games in Ligue 1 (five defeats and five draws), only PSG are on a worse run on the road.
- Monaco have drawn 0-0 in seven of their last 13 league matches, including the last three.
- Young Lens striker David Pollet netted 20 goals in 34 appearances last term with Paris FC in the third division.
Lyon v Brest
- Brest have lost all five of their trips to Lyon in the top flight, failing to score in the process.
- Lyon have taken just one point from the opening two match days, their worst start of a Ligue 1 season since 1992/93.
- There has never been a draw between Lyon and Brest in Ligue 1 (Lyon have won six, and Brest four).
- Brest have lost 60% of their away games in Ligue 1 (115 out of 191).
- Lyon are unbeaten in their last 10 home games in Ligue 1 (seven wins and three draws), conceding just three goals in the process.
- Bafetimbi Gomis has scored four goals in his last four Ligue 1 starts.
Marseille v Lorient
- Lorient are undefeated in their last four trips to Marseille in Ligue 1 (two wins and two draws).
- The team who opened the scoring in each of the last five encounters between these two sides, failed to win.
- The last time Marseille drew at home was in March, also against Lorient.
- Lorient have opened the scoring in both of their games this season but have yet to win.
- Marseille have lost their opening two games a Ligue 1 season for the third time in their history.
- The three Marseille goals this term have come in the last 15 minutes of play.
- Marseille have scored in their last 12 home games in the top flight, currently the joint-longest run.
Nice v Nancy
- Nancy won both of their league meetings with Nice last season, scoring five goals in the process.
- Nancy are unbeaten in their last eight league matches, currently the join-longest run, six of these matches have been draws.
- Nancy have won just three of their 20 trips to Nice in the top flight (1978, 1982 and 2010).
- Nice have lost just one of their 13 league matches since Eric Roy was appointed as manager (five wins and seven defeats).
- Nice are unbeaten in their last six home games in Ligue 1 (one win and five draws), their last home defeat was in March, against Nancy.
- Nancy hold the record of most goals scored in an away game against Nice, winning 7-3 in January 1978.
- Nancy have received a red card in each of their last three league matches.
Rennes v St Etienne
- St Etienne have failed to score in their last five trips to Rennes in all competitions, losing the last four.
- Rennes have failed to win their last five home matches in Ligue 1, their worst run since 1994.
- Rennes have lost just one of their last 11 league matches against teams from the Rhones-Alpes region.
- 50% of the goals netted by Ismael Bangoura with Rennes in Ligue 1 (four out of eight) have come in the month of August.
- 71% of the goals netted by Victor Montano in Ligue 1 (10 out of 14) have opened the scoring.
Toulouse v Arles-Avignon
- Toulouse have won their opening two Ligue 1 matches for the fifth time in their history.
- Toulouse are top of the league for the first time since September 2004.
- Arles-Avignon have lost five of their seven competitive trips to Toulouse, all dating back to the seventies.
- Arles-Avignon won just four away games last season in Ligue 2.
- The four goals netted by Toulouse this term have come from midfielders.
- Daniel Braaten has netted four goals in his last six league starts.
- Experienced midfielder Sebastien Piocelle has never scored a Ligue 1 goal despite making 147 top flight appearances.
Auxerre v Valenciennes
- Valenciennes have never won a league game at Auxerre (four defeats and three draws).
- Valenciennes have failed to score in their last three trips to Auxerre in Ligue 1.
- Auxerre are unbeaten in their last 11 home matches in the league (five wins and three draws), currently the longest run.
- Valenciennes are unbeaten in their last eight league fixtures, currently the longest run; six of these matches have been draws.
- VAFC have drawn their last four away games in Ligue 1, currently the longest run.
- Valenciennes have not won an away match in Ligue 1 since February.
- Benoit Pedretti has either scored or assisted all three Auxerre goals this term.
Montpellier v Caen
- Caen have won their opening two Ligue 1 games for the first time in their history.
- Caen have never won at Montpellier in the top flight (five defeats and three draws).
- However Caen are unbeaten in their last five competitive meetings with Montpellier (two wins and three draws, all in Ligue 2).
- 0-0 is the most frequent score in the history of this encounter (all competitions), it has happened eight times.
- Caen have scored the most goals after two match days (five).
- 79% of the goals conceded by Montpellier in the league this calendar year have come in the second half of games (15/19).
Sochaux v Lille
- Lille have won just one of their last 33 trips to Sochaux in the league, four of the last five ending in draws.
- Sochaux have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven league meetings with Lille.
- The last time Lille managed to score more than two goals at Sochaux in the top flight was in 1959.
- Sochaux have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 Ligue 1 games, currently the longest run.
- Sochaux have suffered the most Ligue 1 defeats this calendar year (12).
- Modibo Maiga has netted three goals in his four Ligue 1 appearances against Lille.
Paris SG v Bordeaux
- Bordeaux have lost their opening two Ligue 1 matches for the fourth time in their history.
- Paris SG have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five home games in the league.
- Bordeaux have lost their last two trips to the Parc des Princes stadium.
- Bordeaux have failed to win their last nine away games in the top flight, their worst form on the road since 2002.
- PSG new signing Mathieu Bodmer has not lost a league game since 2008/09: 17 consecutive appearances without losing.
- Bordeaux have lost their last three Ligue 1 games, currently the longest run.
- PSG have conceded more goals against Bordeaux than against any other team in Ligue 1 (101).
