Championship Opta Facts 27-28 August

Brighton v Peterborough

In both clashes last term, Brighton scored three goals, and Peterborough had a player sent off.
Brighton have scored in all but one of their last 15 home league games against the Posh.
Peterborough have scored in all of their last 16 league matches.
The Seagulls are undefeated in the league, and have won three of their four league matches.
Brighton have conceded a 90th minute goal in their last two league games.
The Posh have scored and conceded in all four league games this term.

Crystal Palace v Blackpool

The Tangerines have scored in all but one of their last 13 clashes with Palace.
The last two times these clubs met in 2009/10 saw nine goals scored in total.
Blackpool have scored in six of their last seven League matches.
Palace have won their last three league games on the trot.
Blackpool striker Kevin Phillips has already scored four goals this term - as many as he scored in each of his last two seasons with Birmingham.
Kevin Phillips is currently the top scorer in the Championship, having scored two braces already.

Derby v Burnley

Burnley have not lost to Derby their last four meetings, and have won three of those.
The Rams have scored in all five of their matches this season.
Derby are undefeated this term, and are joint-top of the league with Southampton.
Steve Davies has scored in three of Derby's four league games this season.
Burnley have yet to record a victory in the League this term.
Burnley have failed to score in five of their last six away league games, but the one they did score in was a 4-2 win at Derby last term.

Doncaster v Bristol City

Doncaster's Billy Sharp has scored four goals in his last three appearances against Bristol City, and has scored Rovers' only League goal this season.
Doncaster have lost to Bristol just once in their last five clashes, and have won three times.
Rovers have failed to score in their last three League games.
All three of Bristol City's League goals this season have been scored by Nicky Maynard.
The Robins have netted all three of their league goals on their travels this term.
Doncaster have not won in their last 11 league matches at home, and have lost six.

Hull v Reading

Five of the last seven encounters between these clubs have ended 1-1.
The Tigers have not beaten Reading at home in their last eight clashes in Humberside in all competitions.
This is the worst start Hull have had to a season since 2006/07, when they finished 21st in the League.
Hull have failed to score in all three home games they have played this term in all competitions.
Reading have lost just one of their last 11 away matches in the League, including play offs.
The away side has scored exactly two goals in three of Reading's last four League matches.

Ipswich v Leeds

Leeds have not beaten Ipswich in their last eight encounters, and have lost four times.
Ipswich have kept just two clean sheets in their last 13 matches, both against Bristol City.
Ross McCormack has already netted three goals in all competitions for Leeds this term.
The Tractor Boys have lost five of their last six matches in all competitions.
Ipswich have conceded 12 goals in their last two matches.
Leeds have only won one of their last seven away league games.

Leicester v Southampton

Southampton have won six of their last seven clashes with Leicester in all competitions , including the last four.
The Foxes have failed to score in seven of their last nine matches with Southampton.
The Saints have scored exactly two goals against Leicester in five of the last six clashes.
Southampton have scored 14 goals in their five games this season, for an average of just under three goals per game.
The Saints are unbeaten this term, and are joint-top of the league with Derby.
In eight of the Foxes' last 10 matches in all competitions, the away side has scored at least two goals.
Leicester have conceded two goals in each of their last four matches.

Middlesbrough v Coventry

The away side has not won in the last eight meetings between these sides in all competitions.
The home side has failed to score in just six of the total 44 clashes between 'Boro and Coventry.
'Boro have scored exactly three goals in their last two league games.
Coventry have yet to earn a single win in the league.
The Sky Blues have scored more than one goal in a match just once in their last nine games.
Middlesbrough have now gone nine league games in the Championship without defeat, winning five of them.

Millwall v Barnsley

The home side has won four of the last clashes between these sides.
Both meetings last season saw the home side win and keep a clean sheet.
Millwall have scored exactly two goals in three of their four League fixtures this term.
The Lions have scored in all but one of their six matches this season in all competitions.
Barnsley have won and kept a clean sheet just once in their last 22 matches.
The Tykes are unbeaten in three away league games, winning one and drawing two.

Portsmouth v Cardiff

Cardiff has won four of their last six clashes with Pompey.
The last six meetings between these clubs have seen the winning team keep a clean sheet.
Three of Portsmouth's last four matches have ended 1-0, with them being on the winning side just once.
The Bluebirds have scored in all but one of their last 14 regular league matches, including every game so far this season.
Four of Cardiff's last five league goals have come in the first half.
Pompey have failed to score in three of their last four matches in all competitions.

Nottingham Forest v West Ham

Both of the last two clashes between these clubs ended 3-2 in favour of West Ham.
The Hammers have won five of their last seven meetings with Forest in all comps, losing just one.
Forest have drawn their last four home matches in all competitions.
Carlton Cole has scored in both of West Ham's last two League games.
The home side has not kept a clean sheet in the Hammers' last eight league matches.
Including playoffs, four of the last six league games at the City Ground have seen one side reduced to 10 men.

Watford v Birmingham

The Brummies have not lost in their last five clashes with Watford, and have won four of those.
Birmingham's Cameron Jerome scored both times these clubs last met in the 2008/09 season.
Watford have failed to score in their last three League matches.
The Hornets have yet to win a match this term.
Watford have won just one of their last six home fixtures.
Birmingham have not won in their last nine away matches in the league, and have lost seven of those.
The Blues have scored exactly one goal in all three league matches this term.

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SPL Opta Facts - August 27-28

Dunfermline v Motherwell

Dunfermline won their last meeting with Motherwell in May 2007, having lost their previous three that season.
There have been four red cards in the last three matches between the Steelmen and Dunfermline.
Motherwell have scored in their last eight league meetings with the Pars.
Dunfermline are the first newly-promoted side to take eight points from their first four SPL games.
Motherwell have their highest-ever points total (10) after five games of an SPL season.
Motherwell have only scored twice in their last four SPL games combined.
In their last 10 league games, Motherwell have conceded three or more goals on five occasions.
However on the other five they have conceded just one goal in total.
Dunfermline are yet to win at home in the league this season (two draws).

Inverness CT v Kilmarnock

Liam Kelly has scored in Killie's last two league games against Caley Thistle.
There have been only two clean sheets in the last 18 SPL clashes between these sides.
The two teams have met 21 times in the SPL, each winning seven and drawing seven and each scoring 37 goals.
Inverness have won four of their last five league games at home to Kilmarnock.
Kilmarnock are unbeaten in their opening four SPL games for only the second time (after 2008/09).
This is Inverness' second-poorest start to an SPL season (five defeats from five games in 2007/08).
Killie have scored the joint-most goals from outside the box in the SPL (three).
Three of the four goals Inverness have scored in the league this season have come in the final 15 minutes of games.

St Johnstone v Dundee United

The Saints are without a win in their last 12 league meetings with Dundee United.
St Johnstone have failed to score in their last four league clashes with the Terrors.
United have conceded the most goals to shots from outside the area in the competition this season (four).
St Johnstone have taken only one of the last 18 points available at home to United in the SPL.
The Saints have won only one of their last 10 league games at McDiarmid Park, scoring just twice in this run.
St Johnstone have failed to score in 14 of their last 19 league games.
The Terrors have lost four of their last five league games on the road.
Not since 03/04 have United scored as few goals in their opening five league games as this season.

St Mirren v Celtic

St Mirren are the only side to have come from behind to win an SPL game in 2010/11.
All six of Celtic's goals against St Mirren last season were netted by a different player.
The Bhoys have won 16 of their last 18 league games against the Buddies.
St Mirren are only team to have beaten Celtic by a four-goal margin in the SPL since Rangers in 2000, winning 4-0 at home in March 2010.
Celtic have won their last four league away games, keeping a clean sheet in each match.
Celtic have lost one of their opening four SPL matches for the fourth time in seven seasons.
This is St Mirren's best-ever start to a season in the SPL (eight points from five games).
The last four SPL matches at St Mirren have produced only three goals.
Anthony Stokes has opened the scoring in three of Celtic's four league games this season.

Rangers v Aberdeen

Aberdeen have never won at Ibrox in the SPL (20 defeats, three draws).
The Dons have never scored more than once at Ibrox in the SPL.
Rangers won all four league meetings with Aberdeen last season.
Rangers are unbeaten in 14 consecutive SPL matches, winning 12.
In those 14 matches the Glasgow side have conceded just three goals in total.
However they have won only three of their last six on home turf.
The Gers are the only side to have scored more than one headed goal in the SPL this season (three).
Aberdeen have failed to score in six of their last eight league matches.
The Dons have only won two of their last eight league games.

Hearts v Hibernian

There have been seven red cards in the last nine Edinburgh derbies.
Stephen Elliott scored in two of the Jambos' three matches against Hibernian last season.
Hearts are unbeaten in seven league meetings with Hibernian, their best-ever run in the SPL.
Hibernian have scored only three goals in their last eight league matches at Tynecastle.
None of the last 14 Edinburgh derbies have been won by more than a one-goal margin.
The Jambos have won only one of their last 13 league games.
In their last seven games at home, Hearts have either scored three times (three occasions) or failed to find the net.
This is Hibernian's poorest league start since 2002/03 (no points from four games).
Garry O'Connor has scored all three of Hibs' goals this season in the league.
Hearts have conceded the most headed goals in the SPL this season (two).

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La Liga Opta Facts - 27th - 28th August

Athletic Bilbao - Rayo Vallecano

Last season Athletic scored the most headed goals in LigaBBVA (17).
The Basque side have lost just one of their last seven matches on the opening day of the season.
Rayo come into this campaign on the back of 13 consecutive matches without a win in their last top-flight season.
Rayo have finished in the bottom four in six of their 12 top flight campaigns.
Athletic have won nine of their 12 matches at home to Rayo in Primera (one defeat).
Both sides have scored in the last 12 clashes between Rayo and Athletic in the top flight.
Fernando Llorente scored the most headed goals in LigaBBVA last season (nine), the most by a player in Primera since Raúl in 2000/01.
Athletic-Rayo was the second game of the season in 1996/97, with the hosts winning 3-2.
Athletic lost just one game after taking the lead at home in LigaBBVA 2010/11 (13 games, 12 wins).

Atlético Madrid - Osasuna

Osasuna have drawn their last four matches on the opening day of the season.
Atlético lost just one home game last season after taking the lead in the league.
The rojiblancos failed to win in the Vicente Calderon last season after conceding first in the league.
Atletico have kept a clean sheet on the last four occasions that their opening league game has been at home.
Osasuna are unbeaten in their last seven league matches away from home on the opening day of the season.
Since 06/07, Atletico have won 49% of their league games with Aguero starting, compared to just 32% without him.
Atletico have won their last three league meetings with the rojillos.
Osasuna won just three games on the road in LigaBBVA 2010/11, but all of them came in their last six games.
Atletico only managed one clean sheet in their last nine league games at home in 2010/11.

Barcelona - Villarreal

Barcelona are on a run of six league games without a defeat against Villarreal, and have won the last three.
Barça's win over Villarreal last season ended a run of three seasons without beating the Yellow Submarine at the Camp Nou.
In their last league meeting, Barcelona ended a run of eight games without keeping a clean sheet against Villarreal.
Villarreal have beaten Barcelona eight times in the league, compared to just two over Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola's men have won by the same scoreline on the last two opening days of the season (3-0).
Barcelona were the only side not to concede a single goal in the opening 15 minutes of league matches last season.
Lionel Messi and Giuseppe Rossi both scored 33% of their sides' league goals last season, the second-most after Cristiano Ronaldo (39%).
David Villa was caught offside more than any other LigaBBVA player last season (2.12 times per game).
Villarreal have only won two of their 12 matches on the opening day of Primera.
Since their promotion to the top flight, no side has won more often at the Camp Nou in the league than Villarreal (three).

Getafe - Levante

Getafe are starting a top-flight campaign at home for the first-time ever.
Getafe and Levante have met eight times in LigaBBVA, with three Getafe wins, three draws and two defetats.
All three of the azulones' wins against Levante have come at home.
Getafe benefitted from the second-most own goals last season in the league (three).
The Madrid side conceded the most goals from penalties in LigaBBVA last season (10).
Levante have never won on the opening day in the Spanish top flight (three defeats, three draws).
If only the second round of matches had counted in LigaBBVA last season, Levante would have finished sixth.
The granotas received the most yellow cards in LigaBBVA last season (126).
Levante won 37% of their league matches when Caicedo played last season, compared to just 18% without him.
Rafael Jordá found the net just twice in 17 league appearances last season.

Granada - Real Betis

Granada were last relegated from Primera 35 years ago on the back of five straight defeats.
In their last top flight season, Real Betis took the joint-most penalties at home (five).
Granada have won just one of their last 14 top-flight meetings with Betis, drawing six times.
However the verdiblancos have failed to score on their last four trips to their Andalucian rivals in Primera.
Granada won the last meeting between the sides in the second division 3-0 at home.
Granada are unbeaten in their last 18 games against other sides from Andalucia in Primera.
Betis are on a run of 16 games without keeping a clean sheet against other sides from Andalucia in the top flight.
Granada lost just one of their last 20 games at home in Segunda in 2010/11 (15 wins).

Mallorca - Espanyol

Pochettino's men have won just one of their last 10 league matches, drawing three.
Espanyol conceded the most goals from corners in LigaBBVA 2010/11 (11).
On the last five occasions that Espanyol have scored in the league, Osvaldo has found the net in the game.
Last season, the periquitos averaged the same number of goals per game with Osvaldo playing as without him (1.21).
Last season Mallorca scored the joint-fewest goals in the first 15 minutes of both halves in LigaBBVA matches (four each).
Espanyol also scored just four goals in the first 15 minutes of LigaBBVA matches in 2010/11.
The Catalonian side also conceded the most goals between the 16th and 30th minutes.
Webó, who left for Eskisehirspol in the summer, was the only Mallorca player to score more than five goals in LigaBBVA 2010/11 (11).
Espanyol have visited Mallorca 23 times in Primera, but have managed just three wins and five draws.

Real Zaragoza - Real Madrid

Real Zaragoza and Real Madrid have only once before met on the opening day of the season, drawing 1-1 in 1940.
Real Madrid have not lost at La Romareda in the league since 01/02 (1-2).
Since then they have notched up four draws and three wins there.
Real Zaragoza won their last league match against Real Madrid, becoming one of only three teams to win at the Bernabéu in Liga BBVA in 2010/11.
This match also ended a run of 14 league matches without a win for the maños against Real Madrid.
Real Madrid have only failed to score on one of their last 29 trips to Real Zaragoza in the league.
The merengues have lost none of the last 60 league games in which they have taken the lead, the last time they dropped points was against Osasuna on the last day of the 2008/09 campaign.
Just three sides (Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia) conceded fewer goals on the road in the league last season than Real Zaragoza.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored 39% of his side's goals in LigaBBVA last season, a higher proportion than any other player.
Real Madrid scored an average of 4.8 goals per game in their last six league matches of 2010/11.
The merengues have won none of the last two league matches on the opening day of the season when they have been away.

Sevilla FC - Málaga

Alvaro Negredo hit the woodwork more than any player in LigaBBVA last season (eight times).
In two seasons in Ligue 1, Spahic did not concede a single penalty.
Sevilla have won six of their last eight league matches on the opening day of the season.
The last four wins by the nervionenses at home to Málaga have been by a two-goal margin.
Manuel Pellegrini has won just three of his 13 games against Sevilla as a manager in Primera (four draws).
Malaga won 45% of their league matches when Julio Baptista played last season, compared to 30% without him.
Malaga dropped more points from winning positions than any side in LigaBBVA last season (24).
Enzo Maresca's goal after 22 seconds vs Atlético Madrid last season was the fastest goal by a substitute in Liga BBVA last season.
Malaga have only once before won away from home on the opening day of La Liga in 16 attempts.
Sevilla have only won one of their last nine league games at home to Malaga.
The nervionenses have failed to score in seven of these nine matches.

Sporting - Real Sociedad

Sporting are on a run of 10 games without a win over Real Sociedad in the league (six defeats and four draws).
The last four meetings between the sides ended in defeat for the Asturians.
Real Sociedad are unbeaten at El Molinon in Primera since 93/94 (three wins and two draws).
The donostierras have won on 11 occasions at Gijon in Primera (as with Sevilla and Bilbao), their best record on the road.
Sporting's last four league campaigns in Primera have seen them defeated in their opening game.
The txuri-urdin have won just one of their 33 matches away from home on the opening day of the season in the top flight (1994 in Compostela).
No side lost more matches after taking the lead in LigaBBVA 2010/11 than Real Sociedad (six).
Last season the donostierras became the first side not to receive a red card in a top-flight campaign since Sevilla in 1989/90.
Real's goalkeeper Claudio Bravo conceded more goals per game than any other netminder in LigaBBVA 2010/11 (1.74).
Sporting were unbeaten in their last 10 league games at home last season, winning seven and conceding only four goals.

Valencia - Racing de Santander

Valencia have won their opening game in each of the last three seasons.
It is 60 years since Valencia finished in the top three in Primera for three consecutive seasons.
Los che won six games from losing positions in LigaBBVA 2010/11, two more than any other side.
Emery's men scored 12 goals from corners in the league in 2010/11, no other side scored more than seven in this way.
The racinguistas have not won on the opening day of the season in the top flight since 2003.
In seven games since then on day one they have scored just two goals.
Racing conceded the most goals in the opening 15 minutes of league matches in 2010/11 (11), but the joint-fewest in the last 15 (five).
Racing's last six league visits to Mestalla have produced just one win for the side playing at home.
Valencia did not lose a single league match at home after scoring first last season.
Racing lost just one game after scoring first in LigaBBVA 2010/11.

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Bundesliga Opta Facts 27-28 August

Hertha v Stuttgart

Hertha haven't won any of their last 17 Bundesliga home games - a league record. They have lost their last four BL home games - a club record.
Hertha are winless in their last eight BL games (four draws, four defeats).
Hertha manager Markus Babbel was sacked at Stuttgart - his first job as a manager, and the one before Hertha - in December 2009.
Stuttgart have won only four of their 27 BL meetings with Hertha in Berlin (seven draws, 16 losses).
Stuttgart have lost only one of their last seven away games in the league (four wins, two draws).
Stuttgart have won six of their last nine competitive games and five of their last eight BL games (one draw, two losses).

Hamburg v Köln

Hamburg are winless in 10 BL games (six draws, four defeats). Their last win came back in April, when they beat Köln 3-0 away.
Hamburg have conceded the most goals of all BL teams this season (10).
The last league game that Hamburg won was their home game on MD 27 in 2010/11 against Köln (6-2).
In their last five away games in the league, Köln have conceded an average of four goals.
Köln have won only two of their last 20 Bundesliga away games (three draws, 15 losses).
Köln lost their first away game of this season 1-5 at Schalke, after taking a 1-0 lead.

Nürnberg v Augsburg

Nürnberg have won only one of their last seven league games (one draw, five losses).
At home, Nürnberg have won none of their last five games in the league (two draws, three losses).
In the two teams' last encounter, the Bundesliga relegation match of 2009/10, Nürnberg held off Augsburg (1-0 H, 2-0 A) to stay in the top flight.
Augsburg haven't won any of their last 10 competitive games against Nürnberg (three draws, seven losses) and have been waiting for a win against them for almost 35 years now.
Spanning seasons (and leagues), Augsburg have won only one of their last seven league games (three draws, two losses).
Newly-promoted Augsburg have yet to win their first Bundesliga game (two draws, one loss).

Freiburg v Wolfsburg

Freiburg have lost their last three BL home games - a fourth loss in a row would be a negative club record.
Freiburg have kept a clean sheet in only one of their last 16 BL games.
Freiburg have only kept one clean sheet in their last 16 BL games.
In eight BL visits to Freiburg, Wolfsburg have never managed a win (three draws, five losses).
Wolfsburg manager Felix Magath has lost only one of his 19 competitive meetings with Freiburg, winning 16 and drawing two.
Wolfsburg have won three of their last four away games in the league, although the latest was a 1-4 loss at Gladbach.

Kaiserslautern v Bayern

Lautern have only lost one of their last eight competitive games (five wins, two draws).
Lautern have won only one of their last 16 meetings with Bayern, losing 11 (four draws).
Lautern have lost more games (45) and conceded more goals (168) against Bayern than against any other BL team.
Bayern's defeat to Kaiserslautern (0-2) in the first half of last season was the only one in all competitions against the Red Devils since April 1999.
Bayern have only lost one of their last 12 BL games (nine wins, two draws).
Bayern have scored 36 goals in their last 12 BL games, an average of three per game, and did not allow their opponents more than one goal in any of these games.

Hoffenheim v Bremen

Hoffenheim have found the net at least once in each of their last nine BL games - currently the longest series in the league.
Hoffenheim have won only one of their seven competitive meetings with Bremen (one draw, five losses).
New Hoffenheim manager Holger Stanislawski has never won against Bremen as a player or manager (one draw, five losses).
In the two teams' first BL meeting in September 2008 in Bremen, Hoffenheim managed to erase a 1-4 deficit only to lose 4-5 come full time.
Bremen have alternated between wins and defeats for seven games now - if this pattern continues, they will lose at Hoffenheim.
Bremen have won three of their last six BL away games (one draw, two losses).

Leverkusen v Dortmund

Leverkusen have scored only four goals in their last six BL games, but won three of those games (one draw, two losses).
Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last eight BL home games, winning seven of these (one draw) - their last home defeat came at the hands of Dortmund (1-3 in January).
Leverkusen have only won one of their last eight competitive meetings with Dortmund (three draws, four defeats).
Dortmund's 0-2 defeat to Leverkusen in their home opener last season was the Champions' only home defeat in all of last season.
Dortmund are winless in their last five BL away games, losing four of these games (one draw) and failing to find the net in the last three.
Dortmund have conceded more than one goal in only one of their last 36 BL games, keeping a clean sheet in 15 of those games.

Hannover v Mainz

Hannover have won seven of their last nine BL home games (one draw, one loss).
Hannover haven't conceded more than one goal in any of their last 12 BL home games - a club record.
Hannover haven't lost a BL game at home against Mainz (two draws, three losses).
Mainz' last win at Hannover came in their Second Division encounter in 2001, when they turned an early 0-2 deficit into a 4-2 win.
Last week, Mainz lost 2-4 to Schalke after taking an early 2-0 lead - their first defeat after seven unbeaten games in the league.
Mainz are unbeaten in their last three BL games on foreign soil, winning two of these (one draw) - their last away loss came at Hannover (0-2) on matchday 29 of last season.

Schalke v Gladbach

Schalke have scored a total of nine goals in their last two BL games - they had last managed this in two consecutive league games in February of 2006.
Schalke have conceded 15 goals in their last six BL games, an average of 2.5.
At Mainz last week, Schalke turned a two-goal-deficit into a win (4-2) for the first time in more than ten years (5-3 against Unterhaching in May 2001).
Gladbach won none of their last 15 BL visits to Schalke (five draws, ten losses).
Gladbach are unbeaten in their last seven Bundesliga games (five wins, two draws).
Since Lucien Favre took over the helm at Gladbach in February, the Foals have only conceded 11 goals in 15 BL games. The home game against Schalke (2-1) was Favre's debut at Gladbach.

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Ligue 1 Opta Facts - 27-28 August

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.

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