Friday, April 8, 2011

Ligue 1 Opta Facts - 9 - 10 April


Auxerre - St Etienne
St Etienne have lost 16 of their 22 trips to Auxerre in the top flight.
Auxerre have drawn more games than any other team across the top five European leagues this season (15).
Auxerre are unbeaten in their last six home games in the league, drawing four and winning two.
St Etienne have failed to win any of their last five competitive encounters with Auxerre, losing three and drawing two.
Auxerre have conceded the opening goal 18 times, a joint-record this season in Ligue 1.
Ireneusz Jelen has scored four of Auxerre's last five league goals.
25 of the 34 Ligue 1 goals conceded by St Etienne this term have come after the half-time break, a higher ratio than any other side.

Bordeaux - Arles-Avignon
Bordeaux have lost both of their home games this season against promoted teams.
Despite having shipped more goals than any other team, Arles-Avignon have not conceded a single goal before the 10th minute of play this season.
Bordeaux had 30 shots in the first leg, a Ligue 1 record this season for a single team during a match.
Arles-Avignon have the lowest-ever point tally by any team at this stage of a Ligue 1 season.
Faruk Hadzibegic has never won an away Ligue 1 game as a manager, despite 26 attempts.
Anthony Modeste has netted four goals in just three career appearances against ACA.
Arles-Avignon have scored just four goals away from home this season.
Arles-Avignon have opened the scoring in seven Ligue 1 matches this season, failing to win any of them.

Brest - Rennes
Rennes have never won at Brest in the top flight, drawing twice and losing twice.
Brest have failed to win any of their three Brittany derbies this season, drawing one and losing two.
Brest have lost their last four league matches, currently the longest run.
Brest have scored seven goals in the last 15 minutes of play at the Francis Le Blé stadium, only leaders Lille have been as prolific as home.
Rennes have failed to win any of their last seven games played in April.
Rennes have failed to win any of their last three league games.
Brest and Rennes have both won six penalties, more than any other side this term in Ligue 1.

Caen - Paris SG
PSG have failed to win any of their last six competitive matches, their longest winless streak since Antoine Kombouaré took over as manager.
PSG have lost each of their last three competitive away games.
Caen have suffered 16 Ligue 1 defeats against PSG more than versus any other team.
Caen have won their last two home games, keeping a clean sheet in both.
Guillaume Hoarau has scored in all of his three Ligue 1 appearances against Caen.
PSG have won just one of their seven Ligue 1 games this term with Gregory Coupet in goal.
Caen have managed to beat three top-five teams this season: Marseille, Lyon and Rennes.

Lorient - Sochaux
Lorient are unbeaten in their last 11 home league games.
Sochaux have won three of their last four league encounters with Lorient.
Lorient have drawn each of their last five league games, four of these matches ending goalless.
Sochaux have suffered nine defeats by a one-goal margin, a league-high this season alongside Toulouse.
Kevin Gameiro has scored more goals than any other Ligue 1 player since the turn of the year (eight).
Only one of the 14 Sochaux away games this term has ended in a draw.
Lorient have conceded only seven goals at home this season in Ligue 1, fewer than any other side.

Lyon - Lens
Lens have won just one of their last 16 league encounters with Lyon.
Lyon have lost four points in the last two match days due to goals conceded after the 87th minute.
Lens have scored only one goal in their other four Ligue 1 trips at other top-five clubs this season.
Lyon have scored more goals than any other Ligue 1 side since the turn of the year (23).
Lyon have yet to concede a first-half goal at home this season in Ligue 1.
Lyon are unbeaten in their last eight league games, currently the longest run.
Lisandro has scored or assisted seven of Lyon's last 10 league goals.
Lens have failed to score in four of their last five away games in Ligue 1.

Marseille - Toulouse
Marseille have won eight of their 10 league games since the turn of the year.
Toulouse have won just three of their 33 trips to Marseille in the top flight.
Toulouse have lost 23 Ligue 1 games at Marseille, more than at any other away ground.
Marseille have scored in all of their last eight league games, currently the longest run.
Toulouse have just bagged one point this season from their eight league encounters against top-five sides.
Six of Marseille's eight home wins this season in Ligue 1 have been by a one-goal margin.
Didier Deschamps has never lost against Toulouse as a Ligue 1 manager, winning three and drawing four.
Marseille are unbeaten this term in the league whenever both midfielders Benoit Cheyrou and Edouard Cisse are in the starting line up (seven wins and three draws).

Monaco - Lille
Lille have won their last four league games, currently the longest run.
Lille are unbeaten on a Saturday this term in Ligue 1.
Monaco have scored a league-low 12 goals at home this season.
Moussa Sow is the first player to reach 20 Ligue 1 goals at this stage of a season since Pauleta in 2002.
Yohan Cabaye has scored a goal in each of his last two trips to the Louis II stadium in the league.
Lille have won all of their last five league encounters with Monaco.

Montpellier - Nice
Montpellier have won all of their three league games against Nice since their promotion in 2009.
Nice are unbeaten in their last five league matches, winning two and drawing three.
Nice have won only one of their last 13 away games in Ligue 1.
Montpellier have lost three of their last four home games in Ligue1.
Montpellier had 10 shots on target in the first leg against Nice, their record since coming back to the top flight in 2009.
Danijel Ljuboja has scored seven goals in just nine Ligue 1 appearances against Montpellier.
Olivier Giroud has scored or assisted 52% of Montpellier's league goals this term.
Nice's last three goals have all come after the 90th minute of play.

Valenciennes - Nancy
Nancy have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four league matches, currently the longest run.
Nancy are unbeaten in their last eight top-flight encounters against Valenciennes, winning five and drawing three.
Each of the last three league matches hosted at the Nungesser stadium have ended in draws.
The last time Valenciennes scored more than once in a top-flight match against Nancy was in April 1982.
Valenciennes have failed to win any of their last six league fixtures, drawing five and losing one.
Valenciennes failed to test the Nancy goalkeeper in the first leg, it was only time they failed to do so in a league game this season.