Before the Round — Trends on Ligue 1 (05-06/11)

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Ligue 1 moves into round No 14, and Paris Saint-Germain are aiming to keep their lead at the top of the table. Lens are five points behind PSG and are hoping to keep their winning streak alive. Meanwhile. Ajaccio and Angers are battling at the bottom of the table to move out of the bottom four.

AC Ajaccio — RC Strasbourg

Ajaccio and Strasbourg will meet in a six-point relegation battle. This is the first meeting between the teams since 2016-17.

Strasbourg are 17th in the standings and two points from safety. Racing picked up a dramatic 2-2 draw against Marseille last weekend thanks to a late goal from Kevin Gameiro. It was Strasbourg’s second straight Ligue 1 draw.

Ajaccio are on a two-game losing streak in Ligue 1 ahead of Saturday’s home clash. The newly-promoted side are Ligue 1’s worst home team, with just one point. Ajaccio’s last five home matches ended in defeat.

AC Ajaccio have lost their last 5 home Ligue 1 matches in a row.
Strasbourg are unbeaten in all of their last 8 matches against AC Ajaccio in Ligue 1.
AC Ajaccio have been conceding 1.83 goals on average in their home games (Ligue 1).
Over 2.5 goals have been scored in Strasbourg’s last 6 matches in Ligue 1.
Prediction: Over 2.5 goals

Angers — RC Lens

Second-place Lens head to 18th-place Angers on Saturday looking for a win to keep pace with PSG. Lens posted a record of 2W-3D-1L against Angers in the teams’ last six meetings.

Angers go into round No 14 in last place in the standings. They are on a five-game losing streak in the division. No team has conceded more goals than Angers’ 31.

Lens have the league’s joint-best defence. They allowed just eight goals in the opening 13 games of the season. Lens picked up 13 points from the last 18 points on offer.

A run of 5 straight defeats makes the most recent matches in Ligue 1 of Angers SCO.
RC Lens have won their last 3 matches in Ligue 1.
In Angers SCO’s last 6 home matches of Ligue 1, there have been over 2.5 goals scored.
RC Lens have scored 2 or more goals in 3 consecutive encounters with Angers SCO in Ligue 1.
Prediction: RC Lens

OGC Nice — Stade Brestois 29

Nice are on a three-game winning streak against Brest in Ligue 1 ahead of round No 14. After a poor start to the season, Nice are improving and unbeaten in four straight games.

Brest are 18th in the league and desperate to get out of the bottom four. Just five points were picked up from Brest’s last six games.

Nice took eight points from the last six games. Half of their points this season were picked up from the last four matches. The Eagles are unbeaten in their last two home games. Nice won their last two home games versus Brest.

OGC Nice have achieved just 1 wins in their 7 most recent home games in Ligue 1.
Stade Brestois have managed just 1 wins in their last 10 league games.
OGC Nice have allowed at least one goal in each of their last 8 home Ligue 1 games.
In their last 8 away matches in Ligue 1, Stade Brestois have conceded at least one goal.
Prediction: Over 2.5 goals

Stade de Reims — FC Nantes

Last season’s Ligue 1 matches between Reims and Nantes saw the home team win both fixtures. Will the trend continue for Reims on Sunday?

Nantes go into round No 14 unbeaten in three straight games with a win and two draws, they are just two points above the relegation zone. Nantes are Ligue 1’s second-worst away team, with zero wins from seven road games.

Reims are three points above the relegation four and are in descent four with five straight games ending without defeat. Reims posted a win and four draws across the last six matches.