Ligue 1 matchday 6 preview: leaders Monaco host Toulouse, Lyon go to Lens, Marseille at Troyes

Monaco lead Ligue 1 by two points after five matches, and the round after the international break opens with the side chasing them: Lyon, unbeaten and with two goals conceded, go to Lens on Friday night. Monaco are at home to Toulouse on Saturday, when Paris FC, level with Lyon on eleven, go to Lorient. At the other end, Marseille are seventeenth with four straight defeats and close the round at Troyes on Sunday.

Friday

Lens v Lyon (18:45 UTC, Stade Bollaert-Delelis). Lyon are second on eleven, with three wins and two draws, and beat Rennes 4–0 last time out; Lens are fifteenth on four after losing 2–1 at Monaco, and have a new head coach, Yannick Cahuzac, appointed in mid-September, the league says. Cahuzac said Maik Nawrocki is out for the rest of the season and Abdallah Sima came back injured from international duty; he called Lyon "a formidable opponent". Lyon are without Moussa Niakhaté, and Mohamed Ouédraogo suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury during the break, according to the league. Lens won 4–0 in Lyon in May, and they have won two of the last four league meetings; Lyon's last win was 1–0 here in August 2025. The two also drew 2–2 in Lyon in the Coupe de France in March.

Saturday

Lille v Le Havre (15:15 UTC, Stade Pierre-Mauroy). Lille, fourth on ten, lost for the first time this season, 2–1 at Nice; Le Havre are bottom with two points and the only side without a win, and lost 3–2 at Toulouse. Lille's Ethan Mbappé injured an ankle with France's under-21s and is expected to miss several weeks, while Nabil Bentaleb is back in training, the league reports. The last meeting here was 1–1 in May; Lille won 1–0 in Le Havre in November, but Le Havre won 2–1 on their previous visit, in February 2025.

Stade Brestois 29 v Angers (18:45 UTC, Stade Francis-Le-Blé). Brest, eleventh on five, lost 2–1 at Auxerre; Angers, seventh on seven, beat Troyes 2–0. They drew 1–1 here in May; Brest won the two meetings before that, 2–0 in Angers in September 2025 and 2–0 here in March 2025.

Lorient v Paris FC (18:45 UTC, Stade du Moustoir). Paris FC are third and unbeaten, with three goals conceded, and beat Strasbourg 2–1; Lorient are twelfth on five after losing 2–1 at Le Mans. The league meeting here in April finished 1–1, and Paris FC won 2–0 at home in October 2025; Lorient knocked them out of the Coupe de France here in February, 2–0.

Monaco v Toulouse (18:45 UTC, Stade Louis II). Monaco have four wins and a draw and beat Lens 2–1; Toulouse, thirteenth on five, got their first win of the season last time, 3–2 against Le Havre. Monaco are without P. J. Brunner, one of the five players on four league goals, who is suspended, according to the league. Monaco won 1–0 here in October 2025, and the last meeting, in Toulouse in April, was 2–2; Toulouse's last win in the fixture was 2–1 here in February 2024.

Paris Saint-Germain v Le Mans (18:45 UTC, Parc des Princes). Paris Saint-Germain, sixth on eight, won 2–1 at Marseille; Le Mans, ninth on six, beat Lorient 2–1 for their first win. The league's injury round-up has Senny Mayulu out for several weeks after a thigh injury with France's under-21s and Ferran Torres doubtful for PSG; Le Mans are without Djibril Sidibé, suspended, and Adil Bourabaa, injured with Algeria. The head-to-head has no league meeting between them on record; PSG won 2–0 at Le Mans in the Coupe de France in February 2025.

Sunday

Nice v Strasbourg (13:00 UTC, Allianz Riviera). Nice, fourteenth on five, have scored three goals, the fewest in the league, but beat Lille 2–1; Strasbourg, eighth on seven, lost 2–1 at Paris FC and have scored and conceded ten. Strasbourg won the league meeting in April 3–1 at home; Nice won the Coupe de France tie there 2–0 later that month, and the last league game here was 1–1 in January.

Rennes v Auxerre (15:15 UTC, Roazhon Park). Rennes, fifth on ten, lost 4–0 at Lyon, their first defeat; Auxerre, tenth on six, have won their last two after three defeats, the latest 2–1 against Brest, and have conceded twelve, the most in the league. Rennes won 3–0 in Auxerre in February and drew 2–2 here in October 2025; Auxerre won 1–0 here in April 2025.

Estac Troyes v Marseille (18:45 UTC, Stade de l'Aube). Troyes are sixteenth on four, with four goals scored and eleven conceded, and lost 2–0 at Angers; Marseille won their first match and have lost the four since, the last 2–1 at home to PSG. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Derek Cornelius are ruled out and Timothy Weah is suspended after his red card against PSG, the league says, with A. Gouiri doubtful. Marseille are unbeaten in the last five meetings, the most recent a 3–1 win at home in April 2023; on their last visit here, in January 2023, they won 2–0.

The table before the round

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Monaco	5	+5	13
2	Lyon	5	+8	11
3	Paris FC	5	+5	11
4	Lille	5	+4	10
5	Rennes	5	−1	10
6	Paris Saint-Germain	5	+1	8
…
16	Estac Troyes	5	−7	4
17	Marseille	5	−1	3
18	Le Havre	5	−3	2

Lyon can go top for a night with a win on Friday; Monaco would take it back with a win on Saturday. Troyes v Marseille on Sunday is between the sixteenth and seventeenth-placed sides, a point apart.

Numbers to know

• Five players have four league goals: Ferran Torres of PSG, P. J. Brunner of Monaco, K. Doumbia of Brest, A. Gouiri of Marseille and L. Sinayoko of Paris FC.
• Monaco, Lyon and Paris FC are the only unbeaten sides; Le Havre the only one without a win.
• Lyon have conceded two goals in five matches, the fewest; Auxerre twelve, the most.
• Nice have scored three, the fewest in the league; Lyon and Strasbourg ten, the most.

The full round with kick-off times in your time zone is on the Ligue 1 page.

Sources for the context: Ligue 1, Ligue 1, Ligue 1, RC Lens.