Before the Round – Trends on France Ligue 1 (11/01)

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France’s Ligue 1 will current a Wednesday night time set of fixtures with all 20 groups in motion. Monaco will face off with Lorient in a top-six conflict, as each groups battle for a European place. In the meantime, relegation-fighting Brest will try to finish a two-game dropping streak in opposition to Lille.

AC Ajaccio – Stade de Reims

Ajaccio will face Reims for the primary time since 2018. The house crew is simply outdoors the relegation zone forward of the conflict, with two factors separating them from the underside 4. In the meantime, Reims are sitting fairly in midtable with 9 straight Ligue 1 video games ending with out defeat.

Stade de Reims go into matchday No 18 a dozen factors off the highest 5. Reims will probably be proud of their performances this season and never battling the drop. The crew took 12 factors from the final 18 factors on provide with eight targets for and 4 in opposition to.

Ajaccio picked up seven factors from the final six video games. They’re coming off a 2-0 away defeat to Toulouse final day trip in Ligue 1.

• AC Ajaccio attain a median of 0.88 targets scored of their video games (Ligue 1).
• In all of their 9 most up-to-date matches of Ligue 1, there have been no losses for Stade Reims.
• AC Ajaccio managed to win simply 2 of their final 6 residence video games in Ligue 1.
• There have been 5 attracts in the newest away Ligue 1 video games of Stade Reims.
• Prediction: Draw @3.20

AJ Auxerre – Toulouse

It’s a relegation six-pointer between Auxerre and Toulouse on Wednesday. The house crew are mired in a relegation battle, whereas Toulouse are attempting to keep away from falling into the underside 4.

Auxerre and Toulouse got here up from Ligue 1 collectively. They’ve latest historical past in opposition to one another with Toulouse successful 5 of their final six video games versus Auxerre.

Toulouse did the double over Auxerre in Ligue 2 final season. The Purple took simply 4 factors from the final six video games, nonetheless. Auxerre equalled Toulouse’s mark with 4 factors from their final six video games. Auxerre are on a three-game dropping streak within the division.

• AJ Auxerre are on a dropping streak of three straight matches in Ligue 1.
• Toulouse FC have suffered 3 straight defeats of their most up-to-date away clashes in Ligue 1.
• AJ Auxerre have received simply 1 of their final 13 league video games.
• Toulouse FC’s final 3 away video games in Ligue 1 have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 targets scored.
• Prediction: Over 2.5 targets @1.80

Stade Brestois 29 – Lille OSC

Brest will host Lilleas they search a 3rd straight win in opposition to Les Dogues at residence. Final season, Brest picked up a 2-0 win over Lille on the Stade Francis Le Ble.

Lille are seventh within the standings forward of their journey to Brest. They’re unbeaten in 4 straight Ligue 1 video games. Lille are simply six factors off the highest three. Solely three groups qualify for the Champions League in France’s Ligue 1.

Brest are seventeenth within the standings and two factors off Sixteenth-place Ajaccio. A win over Lille and Ajaccio loss to Reims might ship Brest out of the relegation zone. Brest are on a two-game dropping streak within the division.

• Stade Brestois have received solely 2 of their final 14 Ligue 1 matches.
• Lille OSC are undefeated in 7 of their final 8 league video games.
• Stade Brestois have conceded a median of 1.94 targets of their Ligue 1 matches.
• There have been below 2.5 targets in all of Lille OSC ‘s final 6 encounters in all competitions.
• Prediction: Lille OSC @1.91

Lorient – AS Monaco

Monaco edged Lorient of their final six head-to-head matches in all competitions with a report of 3W-2D-1L. Lorient are unbeaten of their final two video games in opposition to Monaco, together with a 1-0 win at residence in opposition to Monaco final time period.

Les Monegasques took 12 factors from the final 18 factors on provide within the league. They’re on a two-game Ligue 1 successful streak.

Lorient picked up simply 5 factors from the final six video games. After a robust begin to the season, Lorient are slowly sliding down the desk. They did defeat Angers 2-1 final day trip.

• There have been 3 staight residence losses in Ligue 1 for FC Lorient.
• AS Monaco are unbeaten at half time in all of their final 13 away matches in Ligue 1.
• FC Lorient’s type hasn’t been good, because the crew has received just one of their final 7 matches (Ligue 1).
• AS Monaco are unbeaten in 23 of their final 27 Ligue 1 video games.
• Prediction: Each Groups to Rating – Sure @1.67