Ligue 1

France's first division. Athletic, physical, unpredictable.

Sunday, 18 January 2026

Predictions with probability and confidence scores

The Shape of Ligue 1

Ligue 1 combines athleticism with tactical variety. Teams approach matches differently week to week, making patterns less consistent than other top leagues. Physicality and pace dominate, but technical quality exists throughout. The league's relative unpredictability creates challenges — but where others see chaos, analysis finds edges.

Ligue 1 Identity

Statistical markers from past 5 seasons

Home Win
40.4%
Home advantage
Draw
24.6%
Stalemates
Away Win
35.1%
Against the odds
Over 2.5
53.9%
High-scoring
Goals Per Match
2.8
Attacking patterns
BTTS
55.7%
Both teams score
Clean Sheets
6.7%
Shut outs
Scoring Minutes
0-15'
12.7%
15-30'
15%
30-45'
17.6%
45-60'
16.7%
60-75'
15.5%
75-90'
22.4%
Cards
3.9
+0.2 red
Predictability
51.5%
Pattern confidence
Blanks
6.7%
Failed to score
Corners
9.4
Per match

Ligue 1 Standings

Current league table

POS TEAM P W D L GD PTS
1
Lens LEN
18 14 1 3 +19 43
2
Paris Saint Germain PSG
18 13 3 2 +25 42
3
Olympique Marseille OM
18 11 2 5 +22 35
4
LOSC Lille LOSC
18 10 2 6 +8 32
5
Rennes REN
18 8 7 3 +5 31
6
Olympique Lyonnais LYO
17 9 3 5 +8 30
7
Strasbourg STR
18 8 3 7 +6 27
8
Toulouse TOU
18 7 5 6 +6 26
9
Monaco ASM
18 7 2 9 -5 23
10
Brest B29
17 6 4 7 -4 22
11
Angers SCO ANG
18 6 4 8 -5 22
12
Lorient LOR
18 5 7 6 -7 22
13
Paris PFC
18 5 4 9 -8 19
14
Le Havre LEH
18 4 7 7 -8 19
15
Nice NCE
18 5 3 10 -14 18
16
Nantes NAN
18 3 5 10 -13 14
17
Auxerre AUX
18 3 3 12 -14 12
18
Metz MTZ
18 3 3 12 -21 12