The Matchday
Ligue 1 matchday 8: what do form, head-to-heads and margins tell us?
Nine matches from 23 to 25 October: five sides on 14 points, Paris Saint-Germain against Lyon and Monaco against Lille, and margins with differing coverage.
Published 19 October 2026
Lyon, Paris Saint-Germain, Paris FC, Lille and AS Monaco have 14 points after seven matches. The round from 23 to 25 October pairs Paris Saint-Germain with Lyon and Monaco with Lille; Paris FC play at Lens.
Median margins range from Netwin's 4.96% to bwin's 7.36%, but coverage differs: Betsson has all nine matches, the other operators eight. Standings, form and head-to-head records complete the comparison.
The margin, operator by operator
The margin measures the markup built into the full-time result market. The median, minimum and maximum refer to the matches available from each operator.
| Operator | Matches | Median margin | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netwin | 8 of 9 | 4.96% | 4.43% | 5.35% |
| Betsson | 9 of 9 | 6.57% | 6.04% | 6.95% |
| Betflag | 8 of 9 | 7.15% | 6.49% | 7.5% |
| bwin | 8 of 9 | 7.36% | 6.9% | 8.12% |
Recorded on 19 October 2026 at 20:45, Italian time. Source: official operator feeds, via api.oddsonar.com. Only Betsson is available for Stade Rennais-Strasbourg, so that match is excluded from the comparison of gaps.
Across the eight matches with all three full-time result prices available from Netwin, Betsson, Betflag and bwin, Netwin has the lowest margin in each comparison. The gap between the highest and lowest margin ranges from 1.76 percentage points on Paris Saint-Germain-Lyon to 3.19 on AS Monaco-Lille.
The previous round's snapshot, with the numbers recorded then: Ligue 1 matchday 7: what do form, head-to-heads and margins tell us?
Five sides on 14 points
Paris Saint-Germain-Lyon: second against first. Over the last five matches, Paris Saint-Germain collected 12 points and Lyon 10. Lyon share the round's best defensive record with Lille, conceding 5 goals. The six archived meetings across all competitions brought four Paris Saint-Germain wins, a draw and a Lyon win. One is a Coupe de France tie: the most recent available, from May 2024.
AS Monaco-Lille: fifth against fourth, both with 10 goals scored; Monaco have conceded 6, Lille 5. Their last five matches brought 8 and 10 points. The six available meetings, all in Ligue 1, brought four Lille wins, one Monaco win and a draw; the most recent is from May 2026.
Lens-Paris FC: eighth against third, 10 points against 14. Their last five matches brought 7 and 10 points. The six archived meetings include two Ligue 1 matches and four Ligue 2 matches: across all competitions, four Lens wins, one Paris FC win and a draw. The most recent is from February 2026.
Stade Rennais-Strasbourg: 15 goals scored, 14 conceded
Stade Rennais have the round's best attack with 15 goals, but have conceded 14. They have 13 points, Strasbourg 7; their last five matches brought 9 points against 4. The six available Ligue 1 meetings brought three Rennes wins, two Strasbourg wins and a draw. The archive runs up to March 2024.
AJ Auxerre-Le Mans: only Ligue 2 meetings in the archive
Auxerre have 9 points and the round's most goals conceded, 17; Le Mans have 6 points and 15 conceded. Their last five matches brought 9 and 5 points. Both available meetings were in Ligue 2 and both were won by Auxerre. The most recent dates back to January 2020.
The other four, briefly
- Brest-Nice — 9 points against 8, but both collected 7 in their last five matches. The six available Ligue 1 meetings brought three Nice wins, one Brest win and two draws. The latest archived meeting is from February 2024.
- Toulouse-Troyes — 9 points against 4; their last five matches brought 8 against zero. The six archived meetings across all competitions brought three Toulouse wins and three draws. Four were in Ligue 1 and two in Ligue 2; the most recent dates back to February 2023.
- Angers-Lorient — 7 points against 11; their last five matches brought 4 against 10. Four available meetings, all in Ligue 1: one win each and two draws. The most recent dates back to February 2023.
- Marseille-Le Havre AC — 9 points against 2; their last five matches brought 6 against 1. Le Havre are bottom. Both available meetings were in Ligue 1 and both were won by Marseille; the latest archived meeting is from May 2024.
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How to read these numbers
Standings and form come from ESPN and reflect the snapshot at collection; form covers five matches. Head-to-head records come from the openfootball archive: they are the available meetings, not a complete history. The records cited apply to the teams in this round.
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