Bordeaux - Nice
Nice are winless in their last 22 trips to Bordeaux in Ligue 1, suffering 20 defeats in the process.Bordeaux are unbeaten in their last 12 Ligue 1 matches at their Chaban-Delmas stadium (six draws followed by six wins).
Bordeaux have not scored more than two goals in any of their last 19 home league matches.
Nice are winless in their last 18 away matches in Ligue 1, their last win on the road was back in February 2011.
Nice have the worst away record in Europe's Top Five leagues this season, having only collected three points from 12 away games.
Nice have yet to keep a clean sheet away from home in Ligue 1 this season.
All of Bordeaux's five goals at home in the league in 2012 have been scored in the first half of matches.
Jussie has scored in each of his last four starts for Bordeaux (in all competitions).
Caen - Brest
Caen are unbeaten in their last three encounters with Brest (in all competitions).Brest have always scored in their seven previous Ligue 1 matches against Caen.
Brest have won their last two matches away to Caen in L1, but 19 years eloped between those wins.
Brest have the best defensive record in Ligue 1 this season (22 goals conceded) but no team has scored fewer goals than the outfit from Brittany (22).
Caen have only won once in their last seven home games (all competitions), suffering five defeats and a draw.
Brest have not won a single Ligue 1 match away from home this season (seven draws and five defeats), scoring a league-low four goals in the process.
Brest have only been in the lead for a total of 27 minutes away from home in this season's Ligue 1 (2.5% of the time).
Brest have not scored a single goal in their last four away matches in all competitions.
Dijon - Montpellier
Montpellier are enjoying their best ever season in the top flight at this stage of the competition.Montpellier are Ligue 1's most in-form team in 2012, collecting 16 points out of a possible 18.
Dijon have lost all of their nine matches against the current top eight teams in L1 (nine goals scored and 26 conceded).
Montpellier have scored the most goals this season in Ligue 1 (48) while Dijon have shipped the most (44).
Since their return to top flight football in 2009/10, Montpellier have managed more 1-0 wins than any other team in Ligue 1 21).
Montpellier have only won once in five previous league trips to Dijon.
Montpellier will be without Ligue 1 top scorer Olivier Giroud for the second time this season.
The fixture between these sides earlier this season witnessed eight goals (Montpellier won 5-3).
Only Valenciennes have managed to keep a clean sheet at home to Montpellier in this season's Ligue 1.
Montpellier have only won one of their last four away matches in Ligue 1 (a 1-0 victory over Nice).
Lille - Auxerre
Lille have only collected 0.96 points per match against Auxerre in Ligue 1, their worst ratio against current Ligue 1 teams.Auxerre have only won 10 of their last 50 Ligue 1 matches.
Lille have won just two of their six home league games this season against teams currently ranked in the bottom half of the table.
Auxerre have not won any of their last eight league matches, only Sochaux and Lorient are currently on worse runs.
Auxerre have not won a single away game in L1 this season (seven defeats and five draws).
In this season's L1, Lille have won the most points after trailing in matches (18) whilst Auxerre have dropped the most after leading (18).
11 of Lille's goals this season have been scored by defenders, a league-high figure.
Nolan Roux has scored three goals in two Ligue 1 appearances for Lille at their Stadium Nord.
Eden Hazard has scored in each of his last four home appearances for Lille.
Lorient - Rennes
Lorient have not won any of their last 10 Ligue 1 matches (losing their last three), equalling the worst run in the club's history.Lorient have the worst win percentage in the history of Brittany derbies in Ligue 1 (25%).
Lorient have lost their two previous Brittany derbies this season, against Brest and Rennes, scoring once and conceding five goals.
Rennes have failed to score in four of their last five Ligue 1 away matches.
Lorient have the joint-best defensive record at home this season, along with Valenciennes (six goals conceded).
Lorient have only won three of their 15 matches against Rennes in L1, registering eight defeats and four draws.
Lorient have not scored a first-half goal in Ligue 1 since October 2011.
Lorient have the worst defensive record in Ligue 1 since the turn of the year, conceding 11 goals in six matches.
Lorient's Le Moustoir stadium has witnessed the fewest goals in Ligue 1 this season (19).
Marseille - Toulouse
For the first time since October 2011, Marseille are on a winless streak of three Ligue 1 matches.Marseille have struck the woodwork four times in their last two L1 matches (twice against Valenciennes and twice against Brest).
Seven of the last eight Ligue 1 encounters between Marseille and Toulouse have ended as draws.
None of the last 10 competitive encounters between Toulouse and Marseille have produced a home win.
Didier Deschamps is unbeaten against Toulouse as a Ligue 1 manager, registering three wins and six draws.
Toulouse have only won once in their 21 previous Ligue 1 trips to Marseille's Vélodrome Stadium, with their solitary victory taking place in September 2007 (2-1).
Since joining Marseille, André Pierre Gignac has netted two goals in 139 minutes of league football against his former clubs.
Emmanuel Rivière has scored in three of his last four league starts.
Brandao has scored four goals in five competitive appearances against Toulouse.
Nancy - Lyon
Since matchday 19, Lyon have only picked up five points in seven Ligue 1 matches.Lyon have won 12 of their last 13 matches against Nancy in Ligue 1, with the other ending as a draw.
Nancy have not won any of their last six home games against Lyon in L1, holding them to a draw once and losing five times.
Nancy have managed fewer home wins than any other side this season in Ligue 1 (two).
Nancy have lost their last three Ligue 1 matches, currently the joint-worst sequence in the league.
Lyon have lost seven of their last 10 away matches in Ligue 1.
Nancy have failed to score in their last four Ligue 1 games. Only Sochaux have fared worse this season (five games without scoring between matchdays 16 and 20).
Lyon have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last eight Ligue 1 matches, currently the worst such run.
Bafétimbi Gomis is the only player to have scored at least ten goals in each of the last six Ligue 1 seasons.
Paris SG - Ajaccio
PSG have not won any of their last three Ligue 1 matches (three draws) equalling their longest winless streak this season.PSG are unbeaten in their last 14 matches in all competitions, their last defeat was back in December 2011 (v Salzburg in the Europa League).
Ajaccio have only kept one clean sheet in their last 18 away matches in Ligue 1.
One the two hat tricks Kevin Gameiro has scored in his Ligue 1 career came against Ajaccio last October.
Ajaccio are the last away team to score four goals at the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1, completing this feat in their last trip to Paris in May 2006.
24 of PSG's 44 L1 goals this season have been scored in the last fifteen minutes of each half.
Nene has won (four) and converted (seven) the most penalties in Ligue 1 this season.
Nene is Ligue 1's top scorer in 2012 with five goals.
Eduardo has scored four goals in six L1 matches with Ajaccio this season, averaging a goal every 128 minutes. Only Kevin Bérigaud (58) and PSG's Guillaume Hoarau (89) fare better.
St Etienne - Evian TG
St Etienne have won their three home league games in 2012, scoring nine goals and conceding two; they have not won four in a row at home since the 2006/07 season.Evian TG have never won an away game in Ligue 1.
ETG have scored at least one goal in each of their last nine away games in Ligue 1, currently the longest such run.
ETG have conceded at least two goals in eight of their 13 away games in Ligue 1.
Kevin Bérigaud has scored three goals in 173 minutes in Ligue 1 this season, he boasts the best minutes per goal ratio in this season's French top flight.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored seven goals in his last eight competitive appearances for club and country.
Paris SG are the only visiting team to depart St Etienne's Geoffroy-Guichard stadium with a clean sheet in this season's Ligue 1.
Sochaux - Valenciennes
Sochaux have not won any of their last 12 L1 matches, equalling the worst such run in L1 this season (Ajaccio from match day six to 17).Sochaux have only converted one of their last 95 shots in the league.
Valenciennes have conceded at least one goal in each of their last eight trips to Sochaux's Bonal stadium in Ligue 1, winning just once in the process.
Valenciennes have failed to keep a single clean sheet on the road in Ligue 1 this season.
Valenciennes are unbeaten in their last four Ligue 1 matches (three wins and one draw), their longest unbeaten sequence this season.
Mecha Bazdarevic has only won 20 of his 120 matches as a Ligue 1 manager (16.7%). The worst win percentage amongst current L1 managers.
Mamadou Samassa has scored twice in his last three league appearances, and on both occasions after coming off the substitutes' bench.
