Monaco and Brest are atop the French Ligue 1 standings after two matches, with a perfect six points.
Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain could only draw their opening two fixtures. Meanwhile, Nantes, Lyon, and Clermont Foot are in the bottom three going into round No 3.
Marseille will host Brest in one of two matches on Saturday. OM lost at home last season to Brest, 2-1. Indeed, Brest took four points from six points possible against Marseille in 2022-23.
Stade Brestois started the new season in fine form, winning 3-2 against Lens and 2-1 away to Havre. Brest are used to fighting against relegation. Their strong start could see them have a more relaxed season. A win over Marseille would send supporters into seventh heaven.
Marseille lost their last two home matches against Brest by identical 2-1 scores. Olympique are unbeaten this season, with four points from two games. A 2-1 home win against Reims was followed by a 2-2 draw at Metz.
Rennes will face newly-promoted Le Havre, seeking to stay unbeaten in three Ligue 1 matches to start the campaign. The Red and Black have not played Le Havre in Ligue 1 since 2009. There are no recent trends between these clubs.
Le Havre picked up one point from their opening two matches. The team was promoted from Ligue 2 at the end of last season and are expected to battle relegation this term. Le Havre drew 2-2 with Montpellier before losing 2-1 at home to Brest.
Rennes are third in the standings after picking up four points from a possible six. A 5-1 home win over Metz was followed by a 1-1 draw away to Lens.
Strasbourg went unbeaten in five of their last six matches against Toulouse in all competitions. However, Toulouse took four points from six on offer against Strasbourg last season. The teams saw red cards handed out in both games during the 2022-23 season.
Toulouse started last season as a newly-promoted team. They retained their Ligue 1 status and won the French Cup. Now, Toulouse are playing in three competitions, which will make the new season difficult. The Purples started the season well with four points thanks to a win over Nantes and a draw with PSG.
The home team won the last four matches between Lorient and Lille in all competitions. The teams split their Ligue 1 matches last season. Lorient won at home 2-1, and Lille picked up a victory 3-1 on their turf. Lorient had a player sent off in both fixtures.
Lille took four points from their opening two games. A 1-1 draw away to Nice was followed by a 2-0 win over Nantes.
Lorient did not start the season well. They took just two points from six points on offer. A nil-nil draw with PSG was followed by a 1-1 draw with Nice. Although two points from six wasn’t ideal, the draws came against two strong Ligue 1 teams.