Before the round - trend on France Ligue 1 (11-12/01/2020)

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Halfway through the 2019/2020 season in Ligue 1 now and we can easily presume that there will hardly be any changes in the leadership coming in the near future, considering PSG's dominance in the past few years.

Girondins Bordeaux - Lyon

This season has been going terribly wrong for Lyon, who dropped many points and are currently on the 12th place with much to catch up.

On the positive side, the visitors have recorded 3 match undefeated run, which surely looks promising, but can they recover fast in the second half of the season?

• Girondins Bordeaux are on a run of 3 consecutive defeats in their domestic league.
• In Lyon's last 7 games against Girondins Bordeaux in Ligue 1 both teams scored.
• Lyon have defeated Girondins Bordeaux in just 1 of their last 7 league encounters.
• Lyon have drawn in 4 of their last 6 games against Girondins Bordeaux in Ligue 1.
• Prediction: Draw @ 3.30

Nîmes Olympique - Stade Reims

In another Saturday fixture, the relegating team of Nîmes Olympique will probably once again suffer defeat, this time against Stade Reims.

What happened to Nîmes Olympique in this season, is a question that really wonders many, but one thing is for sure - if they want to remain in Ligue 1, they will have to improve by leaps and bounds.

• Nîmes are on a losing streak of 4 straight matches in Ligue 1.
• Nîmes Olympique have suffered 6 defeats in their 7 most recent matches in Ligue 1.
• Stade Reims are on an unbeaten run of 6 games in their Ligue 1 participation.
• Stade Reims haven't lost a match in 9 of their last 10 matches in Ligue 1.
• Prediction: Stade Reims @ 2.28

AS Saint-Étienne - FC Nantes

After a strong start AS Saint-Étienne once again didn't miss to disappoint with their most recent performance, as the team is now down to the 14th place in the standing.

On the other hand, FC Nantes's promising form has put the team in the 5th place giving them a genuine chance to qualify for at least Europa League in the next season.

• Saint-Étienne are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 home Ligue 1 games.
• AS Saint-Étienne have been defeated at both half time and full time in their last 3 matches in Ligue 1.
• Nantes have won just 2 of their last 21 meetings with AS Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1.
• FC Nantes have lost 7 of their 9 most recent away clashes with AS Saint-Étienne in Ligue 1.
• Prediction: FC Nantes @ 3.10

Dijon FCO - Lille OSC

After some unpleasant results Lille OSC had to cede their Champions League qualifying place to Olympique Marseille, while Stade Rennais also successfully pushed them once place further below, leaving Les Dogues on the 4th place.

Luckily for the away side, they will have the chance to quickly catch up with an easy away win against Dijon FCO.

• Dijon FCO's most recent record of 7 consecutive home games in Ligue 1 consists of no losses.
• Dijon FCO are in an unfortunate period, having won just 1 of their last 7 matches in Ligue 1.
• Lille OSC have achieved 4 wins agains Dijon FCO in Ligue 1.
• In their last 13 away games in Ligue 1, Lille OSC have recorded only 1 wins.
• Prediction: Lille OSC @ 2.05