Bordeaux v Brest
Since January 2010, Bordeaux have won just 27% of their league matches.
The last three Ligue 1 encounters between these sides have all ended in away wins.
Brest have managed to win both of their last two trips to Bordeaux in Ligue 1, scoring six goals in the process.
The last four league matches played at the Chaban-Delmas stadium have all ended as draws.
Bordeaux have failed to win any of their last five home matches in Ligue 1, their longest run without success since May 2005.
Brest have scored only one away goal this term, fewer than any other Ligue 1 side.
Brest are only the third team in Ligue 1 history to draw eight of their opening 10 games of the season.
Caen v Montpellier
Caen are unbeaten in their last seven competitive encounters against Montpellier, winning three and drawing four (all 0-0).
Montpellier have scored in all of their away games this season in the league.
The Michel-d'Ornano stadium has witnessed fewer goals than any other Ligue 1 ground this season (eight).
Caen have failed to win any of their last 11 October fixtures in Ligue 1.
Montpellier have equalled their best-ever start of a Ligue 1 season.
Montpellier's Souleymane Camara has scored more goals as a substitute than any other player in the top five European leagues this season (four).
Montpellier's Olivier Giroud has scored five goals in his last four league appearances.
Marseille v Ajaccio
Marseille have won 14 of their last 15 home league games against promoted opposition.
Ajaccio are unbeaten in their last four top-flight meetings against Marseille, winning three and drawing one.
Ajaccio's only win in 10 Ligue 1 trips to Marseille occurred in April 2005.
Ajaccio have won just one of their last 22 away games in Ligue 1.
Marseille have won just one of their last 13 league matches.
For the first time in their Ligue 1 history, Marseille have drawn six of their first 10 games of the season.
Ajaccio are the only Ligue 1 side without a clean sheet this season.
Nancy v Nice
Nice have lost 10 of their last 12 trips to Nancy in the league.
Nancy are unbeaten in their last four league encounters against Nice, winning three and drawing one.
Nancy have drawn each of their last three home games in Ligue 1.
Nice have won just one of their last 22 away games in Ligue 1.
Nancy have suffered more defeats than any other side this calendar year in Ligue 1 (14).
Two red cards were shown in the league encounters between these clubs last season.
Nice are the only Ligue 1 side who have yet to score the opening goal away from home this season.
Only 10% of Nice points have been picked-up on the road, the lowest percentage in Ligue 1 this season.
St Etienne v Valenciennes
Valenciennes are unbeaten in their last four league encounters against St Etienne, winning two and drawing two, their longest ever unbeaten run against Les Verts.
Last season's league meetings between these sides both ended as draws.
St Etienne have scored exactly one goal in each of their last eight home matches in Ligue 1.
Valenciennes have won only two of their last 30 away Ligue 1 matches.
Valenciennes have lost 78% of their Ligue 1 trips to St Etienne (21 out of 27).
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored or assisted five of St Etienne's 10 league goals this season.
Valenciennes' only two Ligue 1 wins this term have both been by at least three goals (4-0 and 3-0).
Sochaux v Evian TG
Sochaux have won all of their last four league matches against promoted sides, scoring 11 goals in the process.
Evian TG have yet to win on the road in Ligue 1 (four draws and one defeat).
Matches involving Sochaux have seen a league-high 38 goals this season (3.8 on average).
Sochaux are the first team to concede 22 goals so early into the season since Rennes in 2005/06.
Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga has netted four goals in his last three league appearances.
Lorient v Toulouse
None of the previous six top-flight meetings between these sides at the Moustoir stadium have seen a team score more than one goal.
Toulouse have failed to win any of their last four trips to Lorient in Ligue 1, drawing two and losing two.
Lorient's only first-half goal against Toulouse in Ligue 1 came in November 1998.
Lorient have lost only one of their last eight Ligue 1 meetings against Toulouse.
Lorient have lost only one of their last 21 home games in Ligue 1.
Toulouse have now gone 211 minutes without scoring in Ligue 1, currently the longest run.
Toulouse have kept a league-high five clean sheets this season.
Auxerre v Rennes
Auxerre have won three of their last four league meetings with Rennes.
Rennes have lost 17 of their 22 trips to Auxerre in the top flight.
Rennes are the only side without a draw away from home this season in Ligue 1 (three wins and two defeats).
Rennes have scored the joint-most goals in the first half of games this season (10).
There have been eight penalties awarded in the 10 games involving Rennes this season in Ligue 1.
Rennes' Jires Kembo-Ekoko has scored a goal every 93 minutes on average this term, the best ratio amongst players who have netted more than two goals.
Auxerre striker Dennis Oliech is enjoying his most prolific Ligue 1 season with five goals scored.
Paris SG v Dijon
PSG are unbeaten in their last nine league matches, winning seven and drawing two, currently the longest run in Ligue 1.
Paris SG are on a run of four consecutive Ligue 1 wins, their best form since 2008/09.
Dijon have conceded 10 goals in their last three away Ligue 1 games.
PSG are enjoying their second-best start of a Ligue 1 season, after their 26 points at this stage of their title-winning 1985/86 campaign.
A league-high 73% of Dijon's goals have been scored in the first half of games.
PSG striker Kevin Gameiro has scored more Ligue 1 goals than any other player in 2011 (22).
Dijon's Benjamin Corgnet has netted four goals in his last six league appearances.
Lille v Lyon
Lille have already suffered as many home defeats this season as during the entire 2010/11 campaign in all competitions (two).
Away from home, Lyon have suffered seven defeats in their last 10 league encounters against Lille.
Lyon are the only side to have won all of the games in which they have scored first this term in Ligue 1 (five out of five).
Lille have recouped a league-high 10 points coming back from losing positions this season.
Between them, Lille and Lyon have kept just two clean sheets this season in Ligue 1 (one each).
Lyon have failed to score in their last 217 minutes of Ligue 1 action away from home.
14 of Lille's 18 Ligue 1 goals this term have come in the second half of games, a higher ratio (78%) than any other team.
Lyon forward Lisandro (doubtful for this fixture) has scored five goals in just three Ligue 1 appearances against Lille.
Lille striker Moussa Sow scored in both league meetings between Lille and Lyon last season.
Lille attacking midfielder Eden Hazard has been involved in more Ligue 1 goals than any other player this season (four goals and five assists).
