Before the round - trends on France Ligue 1 (28-29/02/2020)
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PSG are marching through their fixtures and continue to increase their solid leadership on the top of the table, while Olympique Marseille are doing their best to secure a much needed second spot.
Nîmes Olympique-Olympique Marseille
No doubt about who to be the favourite in the upcoming fixture between the struggling team of Nîmes Olympique and Olympique Marseille.
The visitors’ performance has been splendid so far, as they now occupy the second place in the league standings, whereas Nîmes are fighting to get away from the relegation zone.
- Olympique Marseille haven't lost a match in 22 of their last 25 matches in Ligue 1
- The team of Nîmes Olympique have achieved 3 straight home wins in Ligue 1
- In their 7 most recent away games of Ligue 1, Olympique Marseille have won 5 of them
- Nîmes Olympique are conceding an average of 1.50 goals in Ligue 1 games
- Prediction: Olympique Marseille @ 2.15
AS Monaco-Stade Reims
The gap between these two teams is just 2 points with AS Monaco having the upper hand.
However, the fact that both teams are pretty much equal in terms of their form means that this upcoming clash is bound to be exciting. Can Monaco increase their lead or will the visitors catch up?
- Stade Reims have drawn in 8 of their last 16 matches in Ligue 1
- AS Monaco have drawn against Stade Reims in 3 consecutive home encounters in Ligue 1
- AS Monaco haven't scored a goal against Stade Reims in all of their last 3 league matches
- In 21 of Stade Reims's last 25 Ligue 1 games have been scored under 2.5 goals
- Prediction: Draw @ 3.80
Amiens SC-FC Metz
This lower-table fixture should bring lots of thrilling moments, as both Amiens SC and FC Metz are showing poor results lately and will desperately need all the points they can get, in order to remain in France’s top league.
- In their 24 most recent matches of Ligue 1, Amiens SC have achieved just 3 wins
- FC Metz have drawn in 8 of their 15 most recent games of Ligue 1
- Amiens SC have drawn in 4 of their 5 most recent games of Ligue 1
- FC Metz are in an unfortunate period, having won just 3 of their last 16 matches in Ligue 1
- Prediction: Draw @ 3.26
Toulouse FC-Stade Rennais
Toulouse FC are sitting at the bottom of the table with not many chances of pushing away from the relegation zone. Stade Rennais, on the other hand, are a different story, as they currently occupy the third spot in the standing.
Considering the margin between these two teams, it’s safe to say that the visitors should record a comfortable win and increase their lead over the 4th placed team of Lille OSC.
- There have been 7 straight home losses in Ligue 1 for Toulouse FC
- Stade Rennais have no losses in 8 of their 9 most recent encounters with Toulouse FC (Ligue 1)
- Toulouse FC have lost in 11 of their last 12 Ligue 1 matches
- A total of Stade Rennais's 4 most recent consecutive away encounters with Toulouse FC in Ligue 1 have ended in draws at half time
- Prediction: Stade Rennais @ 2.13