Auxerre - Nancy
Auxerre are enduring their worst start to a Ligue 1 season since the three-point rule was introduced, in 1994.
Auxerre have already suffered as many league defeats this term (nine) as during the whole of last season.
Nancy are unbeaten in their last four trips to Auxerre in Ligue 1, drawing three of these games.
All four Nancy wins this season in the league have been by one-goal margins.
The Abbé-Deschamps stadium has seen more goals than any other Ligue 1 ground this term (33).
Auxerre have lost all three league matches without Alain Traore this season.
53% of Nancy's league goals this season have come in the opening or final 15 minutes of games.
Brest - Paris SG
Brest are one of two teams who are sill unbeaten at home this season in Ligue 1 (four wins and six draws).
Paris SG are unbeaten in their last 13 top-flight enocunters against Brest, winning six and drawing seven; Brest's last win occured in 1985.
Five of PSG's last six Ligue 1 trips to the Francis-le Blé stadium have ended as draws.
The Parisians have failed to win any of their last six trips to Brittany in Ligue 1, drawing four and losing two.
Brest have kept a clean sheet in the last three matchdays, currently the longest run in Ligue 1.
PSG have won 85% of the games in which they have scored first, a higher percentage than any other Ligue 1 side this term.
A league-high 65% of Brest goals have been scored in the first half of games this term.
PSG have failed to win any of their four competitive matches without Javier Pastore this season.
Lille - St Etienne
St Etienne have failed to win any of their last 10 trips to Lille in Ligue 1, suffering seven defeats in the process.
Lille have lost just one of their last 24 home league matches.
Only two of the last 21 Ligue 1 encounters between these teams have seen St Etienne ending the winning side.
St Etienne are unbeaten in their last three away league matches, scoring twice in each game.
St Etienne have managed seven victories in the last 11 matchdays, only Marseille have won more games in that period.
Lille are unbeaten on Saturdays this season in the league, winning five matches and drawing four.
Lille are winless without Mathieu Debuchy this season in Ligue 1 (D3 L1).
St Etienne have racked up 33 points, their best performance at this stage of a Ligue 1 season since 1981/82.
Lorient - Sochaux
Sochaux are unbeaten in their last three games against Lorient in Ligue 1, winning once and drawing twice.
A league-high 80% of Lorient's goals have come in the second half of games.
Lorient have now failed to score in 207 minutes of Ligue 1 action at home.
Lorient have conceded the joint-fewest goals at home this season (four).
Lorient are one of three Ligue 1 sides this season without a player that has netted more than three goals.
Sochaux have lost seven and drawn one of their last eight competitive fixtures.
Sochaux have become the first side this season in Ligue 1 to fail to score in five consecutive matches.
Lyon - Dijon
Since 2010, Lyon have suffered only two defeats in 37 home league matches.
Lyon have lost just one of their last 33 league encounters against promoted teams at the Gerland stadium
Lyon have suffered seven defeats in 20 Ligue 1 games for the first time since 1997/98.
None of Lyon's last 16 league matches have ended as a draw, currently the longest run.
Lyon have scored more first-half goals than any other side this season in Ligue 1 (16).
Dijon have lost 90% of the games in which they have conceded the opening goal, a higher percentage than any other team this season in Ligue 1.
70% of Dijon's league goals this season have been scored by Benjamin Corgnet (eight) and Brice Jovial (eight).
Lisandro has netted 10 goals in his last nine competitive appearances for Lyon.
Nice - Montpellier
Montpellier are unbeaten in their last six league encounters against Nice, winning four of these matches.
Nice have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 12 Ligue 1 encounters against Montpellier.
Since gaining promotion in 2009, Montpellier's only goal conceded against Nice in the league was an own goal from goalkeeper Geoffrey Jourdren.
All four of Nice's wins this season in Ligue 1 have come at home and been by at least a two-goal margin.
Nice have lost all of their last seven January Ligue 1 matches, while Montpellier have won all of their last six.
Montpellier have lost their last two away games in Ligue 1.
Fabian Monzon has scored more goals (four) and attempted more shots (32) than any other Ligue 1 defender this season.
Toulouse - Caen
Toulouse are unbeaten in their last four Ligue 1 meetings against Caen (two wins and two draws).
Caen have lost only one of their last seven trips to Toulouse in the top flight.
TFC are unbeaten in their last eight home league matches, recording five wins and three draws.
Caen have lost nine of their 11 league games this season against teams currently ranked in the top half of the league table.
League leaders PSG are the only away team to have won at Toulouse this season in Ligue 1.
Caen are now winless in seven consecutive Ligue 1 games, currently the joint-longest run.
Caen have lost seven of their last nine games in all competitions, conceding 19 goals in the process.
Only one of Toulouse's last 40 league games have seen them score more than two goals.
Caen have now failed to score in three consecutive away games.
Evian TG - Bordeaux
All six Bordeaux wins this season in Ligue 1 have come against teams currently occupying the bottom half of the league table.
Bordeaux are one of only two sides who have yet to score more than two goals in a Ligue 1 game in 2011/12.
ETG have won all of their last four home matches in Ligue 1.
Bordeaux have only managed to win one of their last seven away games in Ligue 1.
There hasn't been a clean sheet in any of the last 13 Ligue 1 games involving Evian Thonon Gaillard.
Cedric Barbosa has scored five goals in his last five league appearances at the Parc des Sports stadium.
The first leg of this meeting remains ETG's only goalless draw this term in Ligue 1.
St Etienne - Sochaux
Sochaux have scored exactly two goals in each of their last three L1 matches against St Etienne.
Sochaux have won one of their last 12 games away to St Etienne in L1, 2-1 in August 2006.
PSG are the only away team to have emerged with a clean sheet from St Etienne's Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in L1 this season.
The last time Sochaux conceded as many goals at this stage of a Ligue 1 season was in 98/99 (34).
Sochaux have lost six and drawn one of their last seven competitive games.
St Etienne midfielder Banel Nicolita has scored in all of his three starts at home in L1 this season.
Sochaux are on a run of three consecutive defeats, which is currently the worst such sequence in L1.
Sochaux have failed to win any of their last seven away matches in Ligue 1.
Sochaux have not scored away from home in the league since Ryad Boudebouz's penalty against Nice last October.
Rennes - Marseille
If this season had started in October, Marseille would be top of the league with 27 points.
Marseille have won all of their four competitive matches in 2012, with an aggregate score line of 13-1.
Rennes have yet to lose at home this season in all competitions (seven wins and eight draws).
Marseille are unbeaten in their last eight trips to Brittany (at Brest, Lorient or Rennes) in Ligue 1.
Marseille have scored 18 goals in their last nine trips to Rennes in Ligue 1.
Loïc Rémy has netted four goals in his last three competitive appearances for Marseille.
Rennes are on a run of two consecutive wins in Ligue 1, but have yet to win three league games in a row this term.
Rennes, who won the first leg, haven't beaten Marseille twice in a Ligue 1 season since 2000/01.
