The Matchday
Ligue 1 matchday 7: what do form, head-to-heads and margins tell us?
Nine matches from 16 to 18 October: Monaco on 14 points, Brest and Stade Rennais on 12 goals, margins compared and incomplete head-to-head coverage.
Published 15 October 2026
Ligue 1 returns from 16 to 18 October with nine matches. Monaco lead on 14 points, ahead of Lille and Stade Rennais on 13. Brest and Stade Rennais share the round's best attack, with 12 goals. The margin gap between operators ranges from 2.14 to 3.48 percentage points across matches with matching coverage.
How much the book holds back, operator by operator
The table compares full-time result margins: median, minimum and maximum for each operator. The Matches column shows coverage at the time of the reading.
| Operator | Matches | Median margin | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netwin | 9 | 4.72% | 4.38% | 5% |
| Betsson | 9 | 6.57% | 6.11% | 6.89% |
| Betflag | 9 | 7.14% | 6.34% | 7.58% |
| bwin | 8 | 7.62% | 6.14% | 8.07% |
Recorded on 15 October 2026 at 12:27, Italian time. bwin is missing for Lyon-Nice: its median covers eight matches, the other operators' medians nine. These figures belong to that reading; updated odds appear in the table supplied by the feed below.
The gap comparison covers only the eight matches with all three outcomes available from the same four operators: Netwin, Betsson, Betflag and bwin. Within this group, Netwin records the lowest margin on every match. The smallest gap is on Strasbourg-Paris Saint-Germain, 2.14 percentage points; the largest on Le Havre AC-AJ Auxerre, 3.48. Lyon-Nice is excluded from this comparison.
The previous round, with the figures and margins measured then: Ligue 1 matchday 6 in numbers: form, head-to-heads and margins match by match
Lorient-Monaco: the leaders and the archive's head-to-heads
Monaco are first on 14 points, Lorient eighth on 8. In their last five matches they collected 11 and 7 points respectively. The six most recent available meetings, all in Ligue 1, comprise two Lorient wins, three draws and one Monaco win. The latest was in January 2026: Monaco-Lorient 1-3. This match carries Netwin's lowest margin of the round, 4.38%, and Betsson's highest, 6.89%.
Lille-Brest and Paris FC-Stade Rennais: attacks and defences compared
Lille are second on 13 points and have conceded 4 goals, the round's lowest total alongside Paris FC and Lyon. Brest are seventh on 8 and have scored 12, as have Stade Rennais. Over the last five, Lille collected 10 points and Brest 7. We do not quote head-to-heads for Lille-Brest: the dossier returns no meetings, with incomplete team-name matching in the archive.
Paris FC-Stade Rennais pairs fifth place, on 11 points, with third, on 13. Last-five form stands at 10 points for Paris FC and 12 for Stade Rennais. Both available meetings were in Ligue 1 and both were won by Stade Rennais, in November 2025 and May 2026.
Le Havre-Auxerre: the bottom of the table
Le Havre AC are eighteenth on 2 points, AJ Auxerre sixteenth on 6. Auxerre have conceded 16 goals in six matches, the round's leakiest defence. Over the last five, Le Havre collected 2 points and Auxerre 6. Both available meetings, both in Ligue 1, were won by Le Havre; the latest was in May 2025.
The other five, briefly
- Le Mans-Toulouse — both on 6 points, in fourteenth and fifteenth place. They collected 5 and 6 points respectively over the last five. We do not quote head-to-heads: none are available in our archive.
- Strasbourg-Paris Saint-Germain — Strasbourg are eleventh on 7 points, PSG sixth on 11. Last-five points: 7 and 10. The six most recent available meetings, all in Ligue 1, comprise four PSG wins and two draws; the latest was in February 2024.
- Troyes-Lens — seventeenth against tenth, 4 points against 7. Last-five form stands at 3 points for Troyes and 4 for Lens. We do not quote head-to-heads: team-name matching in the archive is incomplete.
- Angers-Marseille — twelfth and thirteenth, on 7 and 6 points. Over the last five: 7 points for Angers, 3 for Marseille. The four available meetings were in Ligue 1: three Marseille wins and one draw. Note the date: the latest was in May 2023, before 2024.
- Lyon-Nice — fourth and ninth, on 11 and 8 points. Lyon have conceded 4 goals, Nice 7. They collected 8 and 7 points over the last five. Six Ligue 1 meetings: two wins each and two draws, the latest in February 2024.
This matchday's odds, right now
Odds for the nine matches load from official feeds when the page opens, with the time they were read. The outcome-by-outcome comparison across operators is on the odds page.
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How to read these numbers
Standings and form come from ESPN: the table reflects six matches played, form the last five. Head-to-heads are those available in the openfootball archive, all Ligue 1 in this dossier: they describe the sample found, not the teams' entire history. Margins come from official operator feeds via api.oddsonar.com.
How margins differ between leagues: How much the margin changes between leagues
The statistics section brings together standings and form; the odds page shows the updated comparison across operators.