Is there a title race brewing in Ligue 1? Paris Saint-Germain lead the league, but three teams are within four points of the leader. AC Ajaccio are at the bottom of the table but could move out of the relegation zone with a win and results going their way elsewhere.
Strasbourg are struggling in Ligue 1, which comes as a shock. Racing are 18th with five points from eight matches. Rennes are eighth and in good form ahead of Saturday’s match. Rennes posted a record of 4W-1D-1L against Strasbourg in the teams’ last six meetings.
Rennes took 11 points from the last 18 points on offer in Ligue 1. They are unbeaten in four straight matches and are coming off a 1-1 draw with Marseille.
Strasbourg picked up four points from the last 18 points on offer in Ligue 1. They scored a mere four goals across the last six matches. Strasbourg won at home versus Rennes last season to end a five-match unbeaten run against them.
Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier faces his former team on Saturday. PSG won three of the last six matches versus Nice in all competitions. Nice went unbeaten against PSG in three games in all competitions last season thanks to Galtier’s management.
Nice are struggling under new manager Lucien Favre. The Eagles cannot defend and allowed nine goals in the opening eight games. Six points were taken from Nice’s last six matches.
PSG picked up 16 points from the last 18 points available. Their last four games ended as wins. PSG conceded a mere two goals in the last six Ligue 1 fixtures.
Ajaccio are bottom of the Ligue 1 table with four points. On Sunday, they face Clermont Foot 63 in a six-point affair. Clermont are 11th in the table and four points off the relegation zone.
Clermont took seven points from the last six fixtures and were outscored 6-5. They are winless in back-to-back games.
Ajaccio picked up three points from the last 18 on offer. They claimed a win on matchday No. 8 with a 1-0 victory at Brest. Three of the last six matches between these sides finished as draws. Ajaccio won two of those six fixtures, while Clermont Foot won once.
Troyes posted a record of 4W-0D-2L against Reims in the teams’ last six matches. Troyes did the league double over Reims last season in Ligue 1.
Reims are 17th and in the relegation zone. Ligue 1 will relegate three teams at the end of the season, with the 17th-place team playing the promotion-relegation playoff. Reims are on a two-match losing streak ahead of Sunday’s crunch fixture.
Troyes are 10th in the league. They picked up 10 points from the last 18 points available to them. Troyes scored 12 goals in the last six games but conceded 10 to opponents.