Friday, April 22, 2011

Ligue 1 Opta Facts - 23 - 24 April


Auxerre - Lens
Lens have failed to win any of their last 10 trips to Auxerre in the league, failing to score in their last eight.
Auxerre have scored only one goal in their last five league encounters with Lens.
Auxerre are unbeaten in their last seven home games in Ligue 1, winning two and drawing five.
Both goals scored in the first leg (1-1) were netted by defenders.
Seven of the last nine Auxerre goals in Ligue 1 have come from Polish players.
All three Dariusz Dudka goals this season in Ligue 1 have come in the last 10 minutes of play.
Auxerre have scored in all of their last 10 home games in the league.

Bordeaux - St Etienne
St Etienne are without a win in their last seven trips to Bordeaux in the league.
Each of the last three league meetings between these sides has produced four goals.
The only goal Fahid Ben Khalfallah has scored in 1874 minutes of Ligue 1 action for Bordeaux was against St Etienne.
Bordeaux have failed to score in each of their last two home league games, failing to score again will equal their longest-ever goal-drought at home.
Bordeaux have drawn each of their last four league matches, currently the longest run.
St Etienne are unbeaten in the last five match days, winning twice and drawing on three occasions.
Dimitri Payet has scored four goals in his last five league appearances.

Brest - Paris SG
Brest have failed to win any of their last 11 league encounters with PSG.
Paris SG have won all five of their league games against promoted sides this term.
Paris SG have failed to win any of their last five competitive games in Brittany.
The last four Paris SG trips to Brest in the top flight have seen only one goal in total.
Paris SG have won their last two league matches, currently the longest run.
Brest have never been on the losing side at half-time this season at the Francis Le Ble stadium (league).
Brest have picked-up a league-low 39 yellow cards and are one of two teams without any red cards this season.

Caen - Toulouse
Toulouse have lost six of their nine trips to Caen in the top flight.
Toulouse are 18th in the league considering only games played since the turn of the year.
Caen have failed to score in their last two league meetings with Toulouse.
Caen have suffered three consecutive defeats, currently the longest run in Ligue 1.
Toulouse have failed to win any of their last four league games.
Caen have lost their last five Ligue 1 games played in April.
Toulouse are the only team who remain unbeaten this season against any of the bottom five teams (Nancy, Monaco, Caen, Lens and Arles-Avignon).
Despite having netted 16 goals, Youssef El Arabi has yet to bag a brace this term in Ligue 1.
Youssef El Arabi is only the second Caen player to score 16 goals in a single top-flight season, after Xavier Gravelaine and his 20 goals in 1992/93.

Monaco - Rennes
Rennes have lost both of their last two trips to Monaco in the league.
The last three league encounters between these sides have all ended 1-0.
Rennes have lost their last two league fixtures, only Caen are currently on a longer run.
Rennes have failed to win any of their last five league games, their longest winless run this term.
Rennes have failed to win any of their last nine league games played in April.
Chu-Young Park has scored in the last three match days, currently the longest run alongside Valenciennes' Gregory Pujol.
Monaco's Nicolas N'Koulou has been booked in each of the last three match days.

Nancy - Arles-Avignon
The first leg of this encounter saw more fouls than any other Ligue 1 match this season (50).
Last week, Arles-Avignon broke the Ligue 1 record for fastest-ever relegation.
Arles-Avignon have failed to score in their last 370 minutes of Ligue 1 action, currently the longest run.
Nancy have kept a clean sheet in each of their last two home games.
The Marcel-Picot stadium has seen fewer draws than any other Ligue 1 ground this term (two).
Arles-Avignon have the lowest-ever point tally by any team at this stage of any Ligue 1 season.
Andre Luiz has scored more goals than any other Ligue 1 defender this season (five).

Valenciennes - Sochaux
Sochaux have failed to win any of their last eight trips to Valenciennes in Ligue 1.
Valenciennes have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last eight top-flight encounters with Sochaux.
Sochaux have won 12 league games this term, their highest tally since 2006/07.
Sochaux games have seen a league-high 85 goals this season.
The last four Valenciennes home matches have all ended in draws.
Boukary Drame has scored in two consecutive Ligue 1 games for the first time in his career.
Valenciennes have drawn 14 Ligue 1 game this term, only one short of their record 15 draws in 1962/63.
Gregory Pujol has scored Valenciennes' last three league goals, he is the club's top scorer since their return to the top flight in 2006 (32 goals).

Lorient - Lille
The first leg of this encounter saw more goals than any other Ligue 1 game this season (nine), as Lille won 6-3.
Lille have scored the opening goal 22 times, a Ligue 1 record this term.
The last three Ligue 1 games at the Moustoir stadium have all ended in draws.
Lorient are unbeaten in their last eight Ligue 1 games (two wins and six draws), equalling their longest-ever run.
Lorient are unbeaten in their last 12 home league games, their longest-ever run at the Moustoir stadium.
Lille have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last eight league games, currently the longest run.
Kevin Gameiro has netted four goals in his last three league appearances against Lille.
Kevin Gameiro is enjoying his most prolific Ligue 1 season ever with 17 goals.
Moussa Sow has scored more Ligue 1 goals against Lorient than versus any other team (five); he netted a Hat Trick in the first leg.
Lille have scored two goals per game with both Moussa Sow and Gervinho in the starting line up in Ligue 1, compared to 0.7 when one of them was missing.