Auxerre - Ajaccio
Ajaccio have never won at Auxerre in Ligue 1, registering three defeats and one draw.
Last season Auxerre failed to win any of their three home matches against promoted sides.
Auxerre are one of three teams who have yet to lead in a Ligue 1 game this term.
Alain Traore is the first Auxerre player to score in three consecutive league appearances since Ireneusz Jelen in 2009-10.
Both Ajaccio goals this season have been netted by Frederic Sammaritano.
Auxerre have conceded more first-half goals than any other side this season in Ligue 1 (four).
Evian TG - Dijon
Dijon have won their two competitive encounters against Evian Thonon Gaillard, both took place last season, scoring seven goals in the process.
However five of these seven goals were netted by Sebastian Ribas, who has now left Dijon.
Gregory Thil's five Ligue 1 goals have all been scored in the first half of games.
Evian TG have won their last six competitive home matches.
Brice Jovial has scored seven goals in his last eight competitive appearances, for Le Havre, Guadeloupe and Dijon.
Lorient - Nancy
Nancy have failed to win any of their last five trips to Lorient in Ligue 1.
Lorient have failed to score in their last three Ligue 1 meetings with Nancy.
Nancy have scored only two goals in their six trips to Lorient in Ligue 1.
Lorient have failed to win any of their last eight home games, drawing seven and losing one; this is their longest-ever winless run at the Moustoir stadium in Ligue 1.
Eight of the nine Ligue 1 goals Lorient have scored against Nancy have come after the half-time break.
Three of the four goals conceded by Nancy this season in Ligue 1 have come from opposition defenders.
All four goals conceded by Nancy this term in Ligue 1 have come in the second half of games.
Nancy are enduring their worst start of a Ligue 1 season since losing their opening four matches in 2005-06.
Nice - Brest
Both encounters between Nice and Brest last season ended in draws.
Eight of Brest's last 11 Ligue 1 games have ended in draws.
Nice have failed to score any of their last three penalties in Ligue 1, each time with a different player (Ljuboja, Bamogo & Mouloungui).
Anthony Mounier has scored Nice's last three Ligue 1 goals.
Nice have dropped a league-high five points from winning positions this season.
Brest have kept a clean sheet in their last 189 minutes of action away from home in Ligue 1.
The last time Brest managed to score more than once in an away league game was in October 2010.
Nice have conceded more goals than any other side in Ligue 1 this calendar year (35).
Valenciennes - Bordeaux
Both encounters between Valenciennes and Bordeaux last season ended in draws.
Bordeaux have failed to win any of their last seven away games in Ligue 1, currently the longest run.
Valenciennes have opened the scoring in each of their last five league meetings against Bordeaux.
Bordeaux have won just one of their last six trips to Valenciennes in Ligue 1.
Valenciennes are unbeaten in their last 12 home games in Ligue 1, only Lyon are on a longer run.
Valenciennes have scored in each of their last 11 league encounters with Bordeaux.
Gaël Danic has scored two and assisted one of Valenciennes' three goals against Bordeaux last season.
Valenciennes have drawn more games than any other team in Ligue 1 this calendar year (12).
Lyon - Montpellier
Lyon have won five of their last six league encounters with Montpellier.
Montpellier are the outright Ligue 1 leaders for the first time in their history.
Lyon are unbeaten in their last 16 home games in Ligue 1, currently the longest run.
Montpellier have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last eight league encounters with Lyon.
Lisandro has scored three goals in his last two league appearances against Montpellier.
Lyon have conceded the opening goal in each of their three Ligue 1 matches this term.
Since joining Montpellier last season, Olivier Giroud has scored 58% of his team's away goals in Ligue 1.
Olivier Giroud was the only opposition player to score a first-half goal at the Gerland stadium last season.
Last Sunday Souleymane Camara became the first Ligue 1 substitute to score a brace since Pierre-Alain Frau in September 2010.
Rennes - Caen
Rennes have failed to win any of their last seven home games in Ligue 1, their longest run since 1994.
Caen have never kept a clean sheet at Rennes in Ligue 1.
Seven of the last 10 league meetings between Rennes and Caen have ended in draws.
Caen have won just one of their eight trips to Rennes in the top flight.
Rennes' games have produced a league-high 12 goals this term.
Rennes have both managed to biggest win (5-1 v Dijon) and suffered the heaviest defeat (4-0 v Montpellier) this season in Ligue 1.
Rennes' six Ligue 1 goals this term in Ligue 1 have been scored by six different players.
Sochaux - St Etienne
St Etienne have lost 10 of their last 12 trips to Sochaux in Ligue 1.
Sochaux have won five of their last six home games in Ligue 1.
St Etienne are enjoying their best start of a Ligue 1 season since 1979-80.
St Etienne have failed to score more than twice in any of their last 35 Ligue 1 games.
Loïc Perrin has scored more goals against Sochaux than versus any other opponent in Ligue 1 (three).
Sloan Privat's seven Ligue 1 goals have all come in the second half of games.
Toulouse - Paris SG
Paris SG have won their last three league meetings with Toulouse.
PSG have kept only one clean sheet in their last 16 away Ligue 1 games.
Toulouse have kept a clean sheet in their last four home games in Ligue 1.
Toulouse have now gone nine consecutive league games without conceding a goal from open play.
PSG have picked-up a league-low three cards this season.
Paris SG have failed to win any of their last five away games in Ligue 1, drawing four of these matches.
Kevin Gameiro has scored four goals in his last six Ligue 1 appearances.
Lille - Marseille
Marseille have won five of the last seven encounters between these sides.
Since 2010, the five competitive encounters between Lille and Marseille have produced 24 goals.
Loïc Rémy has scored four goals in his three competitive appearances against Lille since joining Marseille.
Lille have already suffered as many home defeats this season in Ligue 1 (one) as during the entire 2010-11 season.
The last seven shots in this encounter have all found the net.
Last season's Player of the Year Eden Hazard has scored in his last two competitive appearances against Marseille.
Marseille have drawn each of their last six Ligue 1 games, an all-time club record.
Lille have lost just six of their 58 home Ligue 1 games since Rudi Garcia took over as manager; however two of those defeats were against Marseille.
