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Ligue 1 will have a full slate of matches on Wednesday night for matchday No. 5. Paris Saint-Germain’s 1-1 draw in round No. 4 has thrown the Ligue 1 title race wide open. Three teams go into midweek level at the top of the table on 10 points while an unbeaten Lyon have a game in hand.
AS Monaco – Troyes AC
Monaco may not be in the best form, but they secured a 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain at the weekend. Now, Les Monegasque host Troyes as they seek an end to a three-match winless streak.
Troyes’ record versus Monaco is abysmal at 0W-1D-5L in the last six matches. The Blues are coming off of a 3-1 win against Angers, which ended a three-match Ligue 1 losing streak.
Monaco have five points from 12 on offer. Each of their last three games ended without a win. The defence has been guilty of conceding goals with seven allowed in four matches.
- Both teams scored in AS Monaco’s last 7 league games.
- Troyes AC are conceding an average of 3.50 goals in their away Ligue 1 games.
- AS Monaco have a good record of 25 undefeated games of their last 30 encounters in Ligue 1.
- The team of AS Monaco managed to score at least one goal in all their last 14 matches in Ligue 1.
- Prediction: AS Monaco @ 1.33
Angers SCO – Stade Reims
Angers could be in trouble this season with four relegation places in Ligue 1 this term. Their record against Reims isn’t great with 2W-2D-2L in the last six matches. The away team has won the last two games between Angers and Reims.
Reims are 19th in the table after four games. Two points from 12 have been taken with each of their last two games finishing as draws.
Angers also have two points from 12 points on offer. After back-to-back draws to start the season, the Black and White have lost two straight games. This is a massive six-point relegation battle.
- In their last 20 games in Ligue 1, Angers SCO have a poor record of just 3 wins.
- Both teams scored in all of Stade Reims’s last 8 Ligue 1 matches.
- Angers SCO scored an average of 0.50 goals in their home matches in Ligue 1.
- Stade Reims have achieved just 1 win in their 7 most recent games in Ligue 1.
- Prediction: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.73
Olympique Marseille – Clermont Foot
Igor Tudor’s Marseille have started well and are joint-top of the Ligue 1 standings with 10 points from 12 on offer. Marseille have won back-to-back games and scored 10 goals while conceding three this season.
Clermont Foot are surprisingly ninth in the table with six points from 12 available. They are coming off of a 2-1 loss to Lorient last time out, which ended a two-match winning streak.
Marseille have not dominated this series of fixtures like one would expect. Olympique have a record of 2W-0D-1L in three matches in all competitions.
- Olympique Marseille have won their last 3 home Ligue 1 games in a row.
- Clermont Foot have conceded an average of 2.25 goals in their Ligue 1 matches.
- In their 7 most recent home matches of Ligue 1, Olympique Marseille have been undefeated 6 times.
- The average number of goals scored by Clermont Foot is 2.50 for their away matches in Ligue 1.
- Prediction: Olympique Marseille @ 1.36
Stade Rennais – Stade Brestois
Rennes have a record of 4W-2D-0L in their last six head-to-head encounters with Brest. On Wednesday night, Rennes are aiming to get their 2022-23 season up and running after a slow start. Brest have also had a slow start with just one win from four games.
Brest go into the match with four points from 12 points available. On matchday No. 4, Brest were ripped apart by Montpellier 7-0. Can they recover from the embarrassing defeat?
Rennes also have four points from 12 available to them. The Black and Red are coming off of a 2-1 away defeat at the hands of Lens. Goals are an issue for Rennes as just four have been scored in four matches.
- In their 11 most recent home matches of Ligue 1, Stade Rennais have been undefeated 9 times.
- In their 3 most recent away Ligue 1 matches, Stade Brestois have managed to score 2+ goals.
- Stade Rennais haven’t been beaten in their last 6 straight home clashes with Stade Brestois in Ligue 1.
- Stade Brestois have achieved just 1 win in their last 7 Ligue 1 games.
- Prediction: Stade Rennais @ 1.45
