- Caen have never won at Auxerre in the top flight: 10 defeats and one draw.
- Caen have lost more Ligue 1 matches at the Abbe-Deschamps stadium than at any other away ground (10).
- Auxerre have failed to win their first four league games of the season for the second year in a row.
- Auxerre have drawn their last four home games in the league.
- Auxerre are unbeaten in their last 12 home matches in Ligue 1 (five wins and seven draws), currently the longest undefeated run at home in the top flight.
- Ireneusz Jelen scored a brace in the last five minutes of the game the last time these sides met, on 26th April 2009 (2-1).
Brest v Lorient
- Lorient are unbeaten in their last five competitive encounters against Brest (three wins and two draws), keeping a clean sheet in the last four.
- Lorient have failed to win their last five away matches in the top flight (two draws and three defeats).
- Brest striker Nolan Roux has netted four goals in his last four competitive appearances at the Francis le Ble stadium.
- Lorient have never won a Ligue 1 away game against other teams from the Brittany region, losing six and drawing one.
- Brest manager Alex Dupont has lost just one home league game in his career as a top flight manager (11 wins and seven draws complete the record).
- Three of the five Lorient goals this term have come in the first 15 minutes of play.
- French international Kevin Gameiro is Lorient's all-time top scorer in the top flight with 29 goals.
Lens v Lille
- Lens have won just one of their last eight Nord-Pas-de-Calais derbies in Ligue 1, losing four and drawing three.
- Lille are unbeaten in their last six league encounters against Lens (four wins and two draws).
- Lille have scored in their last six trips to the Felix Bollaert stadium in Ligue 1.
- Lens have drawn more Ligue 1 matches against Lille than versus any other opponent (30).
- Lille are the first Ligue 1 team to draw their first four matches of a season since Strasbourg in 1993.
- The five goals scored by Lens this term have all come after the half time break, only leaders Toulouse have been as prolific in the second half of games.
- Lens are one of three teams to have scored in all four match days this season, alongside Toulouse and Marseille.
- Lille are the only Ligue 1 team who have yet to take the lead in a game this season.
Lyon v Valenciennes
- Valenciennes have won just two of their 27 trips to Lyon in the top flight, losing 15 times and drawing on 10 occasions, their last win at Gerland was in 1977.
- Lyon are the only Ligue 1 side who have yet to score in the second half this season.
- All four goals scored by Valenciennes have come after the half time break.
- Valenciennes' last five away games in the league have all produced a draw.
- Bafetimbi Gomis has netted four goals in his five Ligue 1 starts against Valenciennes.
- Lyon have bagged four points in four games, their worst start of a season since 2000/01.
- Lyon are unbeaten in their last 11 fixtures at home in Ligue 1 (eight wins and three draws), keeping a clean sheet in the last four.
Marseille v Monaco
- Marseille have lost just one of their last eight Ligue 1 matches against Monaco (six wins and one draw).
- The last league encounter between these two sides saw two own goals, a 2009/10 record alongside Boulogne-sur-Mer v Lens on 6th December 2009.
- Monaco are unbeaten in their last two trips to the Velodrome stadium in Ligue 1 (one win and one draw).
- Monaco have kept just one clean sheet in their last 24 trips to Marseille in the top flight.
- Four of the last five league encounters between these sides have seen the away team win.
- Marseille have scored in each of their last seven league fixtures, currently the longest run.
- Monaco have failed to win their last 11 away games in the league (six draws and five defeats), only PSG are currently on a longer winless streak on the road.
- All six goals conceded by Marseille this term have come in the second half.
Montpellier v Nancy
- Nancy are unbeaten in their last four competitive encounters against Montpellier (two wins and two draws).
- Nancy have won just three out of their 14 Ligue 1 matches against Montpellier (five draws and six defeats).
- Montpellier are unbeaten in their last seven league matches (five wins and two draws), only Nice are currently on a longer run without defeat (10).
- Nancy are one of two teams against whom Montpellier failed to score last season in Ligue 1.
- Montpellier are the only team yet to concede a goal this season in the top flight.
- Nancy inflicted Montpellier's heaviest home defeat last season in the league (0-2).
- Nancy have lost 14 of the last 20 Ligue 1 matches where they scored only one goal.
Nice v Bordeaux
- Nice and Bordeaux have drawn in their last three league encounters at the Ray stadium.
- Nice are unbeaten in their last 10 Ligue 1 games, drawing eight and winning two, currently the longest run in the top flight.
- Nice have drawn 60% of their league fixtures under manager Eric Roy (nine out of 15).
- New signing Anthony Modeste has scored in each of his last three competitive starts, for former club Anger and Bordeaux.
- Jean Tigana has never lost a league game against Nice in his coaching career (five wins and one draw), winning in all three of his trips to the Ray stadium.
- Wendel has found the net in Bordeaux's last two trips to Nice.
- The four goals scored by Bordeaux this term have all come in the second half.
Paris SG v Arles-Avignon
- The only two competitive encounters between these two sides produced 11 goals in total.
- Both Arles-Avignon goals this season have been headers by Franck Dja Djedje.
- Newcomers Arles-Avignon have lost all of their first four Ligue 1 fixtures, only three sides have done worse in their first ever season in the top flight: Avignon in 1975 (five defeats in their first five games), Brest in 1979 (five defeats in their first five games) and Caen in 1988 (six defeats in their first six games).
- PSG have conceded a league-high four goals in the first half this season.
- Guillaume Hoarau has scored in his each of his last four competitive appearances for PSG.
Rennes v Sochaux
- Sochaux have won their last three Ligue 1 matches against Rennes.
- Rennes have failed to win their last six home games in Ligue 1 (four defeats and two draws), currently the longest winless run at home in the league.
- Sochaux have kept just one clean sheet in their last 14 trips to Rennes in the top flight.
- Seven different players have scored for Sochaux this term, more than any other Ligue 1 team.
- Francis Gillot is undefeated against Frederic Antonetti as a manager in Ligue 1 (five wins and four draws).
Toulouse v St Etienne
- Toulouse are unbeaten in their last five Ligue 1 matches against St Etienne, winning three and drawing two.
- Toulouse have scored two goals in four consecutive league matches for the first time since 2004/05.
- Toulouse are the first club to win their opening four Ligue 1 matches since Lens in 2001/02.
- Dimitri Payet has scored more goals than any other Ligue 1 player this term: four, equalling his personal record in a season (2008/09 and 2006/07).
- The three goals netted by Daniel Braaten this season have all come in the 15 minutes before half time.
- St Etienne have lost 3-1 in each of their last two trips to Toulouse in Ligue 1.
- St Etienne have scored over two goals in two Ligue 1 matches this term, they had managed this just twice during the whole of last season.
