Paris Saint-Germain moved four points clear of second-place Nice at the weekend thanks to a win over Le Havre.
Monaco are six points behind Paris in the standings and are also looking to close the gap this weekend.
Monaco will travel to Rennes in hopes of putting pressure on PSG and Nice. Le Monegasque are coming off a 2-0 win over Montpellier. The win ended a two-game winless streak. Rennes went unbeaten against Monaco last season in two games, winning at home and drawing away.
Rennes go into the match in bad form. They won just one of their last six matches. The Black and Red took four points from the last six matches, scoring just five goals.
Monaco picked up 10 points from the last six matches. They scored just eight goals and conceded eight times. Monaco won just one of their last six road matches.
PSG did the double over Nantes last season, winning 3-0 away and 4-2 at home. Nantes posted two wins from the last six matches versus Paris. They are coming off a surprise 1-0 win over in-form Nice last weekend.
Paris Saint-Germain took a perfect 18 points from the last six matches in the league. The defence conceded just four goals during those games. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma will miss the game due to a suspension.
Nantes shocked Nice with a 1-0 win last weekend. The victory ended a four-game winless streak in Ligue 1 for the Canaries. Nantes struggled to score goals in those six matches, tallying a mere four.
Can Nice get their title bid back on track? It may not happen this week. Five of the last six matches between Nice and Reims finished as draws. Only five goals were scored by these teams in their last six head-to-head encounters.
Last season, Nice picked up two nil-nil draws versus Reims. The Eagles did take 13 points from the last six matches in Ligue 1. Nice conceded just one goal in the last six games. That one goal was conceded last weekend to Nantes.
Reims picked up 10 points from the last six games. The Reds won 2-1 against Strasbourg a week ago. The victory ended a two-game losing streak.
Lille went unbeaten in three of their last four matches against Clermont Foot in all competitions. Each of the last four head-to-head games between these clubs ended with both teams not scoring.
Lille go into the match in great form. They picked up 14 points from the last six games and went unbeaten during that time. Les Dogues’ defence was fantastic across those six matches, conceding just one goal.
Clermont Foot are in poor form in comparison. They picked up five points from the last six matches. Clermont Foot failed to win any of their last three matches in Ligue 1.