Caen - St Etienne
- St Etienne have lost seven of their 10 trips to Caen in the top flight.
- St Etienne have failed to score in seven of their last eight trips to Caen in the top flight.
- Caen's Damien Marcq has picked up more yellow cards than any other player this season in Ligue 1 (10).
- St Etienne have lost their last three league matches, currently the joint-longest run.
- Referee Antony Gautier has showed the most red cards this season in Ligue 1 (six).
- St Etienne have suffered three defeats despite having scored first, a league record this season.
- St Etienne have scored in 22 games, a league record this season, shared with Lille.
- The last two league fixtures involving Caen have seen a side come back from two goals down.
- Caen have won the most league games against teams from the top-half of the table this season (six)
- St Etienne starlet Dimitri Payet has failed to score in his last 17 hours of league football.
- St Etienne have conceded a league-high 13 goals in the last 15 minutes of play.
Lorient - Nancy
- Nancy have lost three of their last four trips to Lorient in Ligue 1.
- Lorient are unbeaten in their last nine home games in Ligue 1, winning seven and drawing two.
- Lorient have scored a league-high seven goals in the opening 15 minutes of games this season.
- Nancy have the worst record in the league since the turn of the year (three points and a -9 goal difference).
- Nancy have yet to keep a clean sheet on the road this season.
- Nancy have lost their last four away games in Ligue 1.
- Kevin Gameiro has netted a league-high 47% of his team's goals this season.
- Kevin Gameiro has scored four goals in his five league appearances against Nancy since joining Lorient.
Montpellier - Rennes
- Rennes have won just one of their last nine trips to Montpellier in the league.
- Montpellier have won their last two league encounters against Rennes.
- Rennes are on a run of four consecutive wins in Ligue 1.
- Three of Joris Marveaux's five Ligue 1 goals have come against Rennes.
- The last two league encounters between these teams have produced four red cards.
- Victor Montaño has netted a goal in each of the last three match days.
- Montpellier have kept a clean sheet in the last 324 minutes of league action.
- Matches involving Montpellier have seen a league-high nine red cards this season.
- Montpellier have conceded fewer goals than any other side after the half-time break this season in Ligue 1 (eight).
Nice - Lens
- Lens have kept a clean sheet in their last four league encounters against Nice.
- The last six league meetings between these teams have produced only four goals.
- Nice have won just two of their last 22 top-flight encounters against Lens.
- Lens have failed to win their last 11 away games in the top flight, also failing to score in the last three.
- Laszlo Bölöni has lost all of his previous four trips to Nice as a Ligue 1 manager.
- 14 of the 32 goals scored by David Bellion in Ligue 1 have come in braces.
- Nice are the only Ligue 1 team who have picked up at least one yellow card in all of their games this season.
- Nice's top scorer has scored only three goals (Emerse Faé and Danijel Ljuboja) this season in the league, fewer than any other side.
- Nice have failed to win any of their five league games this season against teams currently ranked in the bottom five.
Toulouse - Sochaux
- Toulouse have won four of their last five encounters against Sochaux in Ligue 1.
- None of their last 11 league meetings have ended in a draw.
- Toulouse scored three headed goals in the first leg against Sochaux, a league record this season.
- Paulo Machado delivered three assists in the first leg, a league record this season.
- Toulouse have lost their last three league games, currently the longest run alongside St Etienne.
- Sochaux have picked up three red cards in their last four league matches.
- Toulouse have been on the losing side at half time on 12 occasions, a league record this season.
- Two Sochaux players gave reached the 10-goal landmark this season in Ligue 1 (Modibo Maiga and Ideye Brown), only Lille register a similar duo.
- 11 goals conceded by Sochaux have come from opposition defenders, a league record this season.
Valenciennes - Monaco
- Monaco have lost all of their last three trips to Valenciennes in the league; and the last two by a 3-1 score line.
- Valenciennes are unbeaten in the last five match days, winning two and drawing three.
- Gregory Pujol scored a brace in the first leg of this encounter.
- Monaco have failed to win any of their last six away games in Ligue 1, drawing two and losing four.
- Four red cards were shown in the last three league encounters between these teams at the Nungesser stadium.
- Valenciennes have won three of their last four home games in the league.
- Chu-Young Park has netted Monaco's last three goals, the South-Korean striker is the all-time Asian top scorer in Ligue 1 (22 goals).
Auxerre - Paris SG
- PSG are unbeaten in their last five trips to Auxerre in all competitions, winning two and drawing three.
- The first leg of this encounter saw the fastest goal this season in Ligue 1, scored by Nene just 50 seconds into the game.
- Auxerre have failed to win any of their last 12 games in the top flight, equalling their longest-ever winless streak.
- PSG have scored two goals or more in a league-high 15 matches.
- The last four league games at the Abbe-Deschamps stadium have all ended 1-1.
- Auxerre have conceded the opening goal a record 17 times this season in Ligue 1.
- PSG have kept a clean sheet for the last 341 minutes of league action, currently the longest run.
- PSG have found the net in all of their last seven league meetings against Auxerre.
- Auxerre have conceded more goals than any other side this season in the opening 15 minutes of games (eight).
Brest - Bordeaux
- Brest have won each of their last four league encounters against Bordeaux, scoring 12 goals and conceding just one.
- Bordeaux have lost on their last three trips to Brittany in Ligue 1, conceding 10 goals in the process.
- New Brest signing Jonathan Ayite has netted three goals in his two Ligue 1 appearances at the Francis Le Ble stadium.
- Bordeaux lost 0-2 at home in the first leg of this encounter despite having 66% of possession.
- Brest have never trailed at half time at the Francis Le Ble stadium this season in Ligue 1.
- Brest have given away just two points after taking the lead in games, a joint-record this season in the top flight.
- Alex Dupont has yet to be defeated against Bordeaux as a Ligue 1 manager, winning one and drawing two.
- A league-high 38% of the goals scored by Brest have come in the last 15 minutes of games.
Lyon - Arles-Avignon
- Lyon are unbeaten in their last nine league games at the Gerland stadium, winning six and drawing three.
- Arles-Avignon have opened the scoring in six games this season but failed to win any of them.
- Five different substitutes have scored for Lyon (Briand, Lacazette, Lisandro, Pied and Pjanic), a Ligue 1 record this season.
- Arles-Avignon managed to draw 1-1 in the first leg of this encounter, their only point against any of the clubs currently ranked in the top five spots.
- Arles-Avignon have failed to win any of their last 13 league games, establishing the longest winless run by any Ligue 1 team this season.
- Arles-Avignon have drawn their last three games, this is their longest unbeaten run this season in the league.
- Arles-Avignon have managed to score in two consecutive matches for the first time ever in Ligue 1.
- Lyon have scored more Ligue 1 goals than any other side since the turn of the year (13).
- Faruk Hadzibegic has yet to win an away game as a Ligue 1 manager (six draws and 18 defeats).
- Only one of the 45 goals conceded by Arles-Avignon this term in the top flight has come in the opening 15 minutes of games.
- Lyon have yet to concede a first-half goal at the Gerland stadium this season in Ligue 1.
Marseille - Lille
- Lille have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last eight league encounters against Marseille.
- Marseille are unbeaten in their last nine league games, currently the longest run (five wins and four draws).
- Marseille have won three of their last four league meetings against LOSC.
- Marseille are currently on a run of four consecutive wins in Ligue 1.
- Lille have failed to win any of their five league encounters this season against other sides currently ranked in the top five spots.
- OM are undefeated in their last 11 home games in the top flight, winning seven and drawing four.
- Marseille have earned more points than any other Ligue 1 side since the turn of the year (16).
- Lille have opened the scoring in a league-high 18 games this term.
- Moussa Sow's next Ligue 1 goal will be his 30th in the French top flight.
