Ligue 1 matchday 7 preview: Monaco at Lorient, PSG at Strasbourg, Paris FC host Rennes

Monaco are still unbeaten and lead Ligue 1 by a point, but they were held 2–2 by Toulouse last time out, and on Sunday they go to Lorient, who beat them home and away last season. Lille and Rennes are a point behind; Lille can go top for a night if they beat Brest on Saturday, and Rennes go to Paris FC on Sunday. Paris Saint-Germain, sixth on eleven, start Saturday at Strasbourg, and Le Havre, bottom and still without a win, host Auxerre.

Friday

Le Mans v Toulouse (18:45 UTC, MMArena). Le Mans and Toulouse are fourteenth and fifteenth, both on six points with one win, three draws and two defeats. Le Mans lost 3–1 at PSG; Toulouse came back from 2–0 down at half-time to draw 2–2 at Monaco. The head-to-head route has no previous meeting between them. Le Mans have Djibril Sidibé back but are without Adil Bourabaa, according to the league's probable line-ups, and Toulouse have a doubt over Azizi.

Saturday

Strasbourg v Paris Saint-Germain (15:15 UTC, Stade de la Meinau). PSG beat Le Mans 3–1 and won 4–2 at Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday; Strasbourg, eleventh on seven, lost 2–1 at Nice. PSG won 2–1 here in February, after a 3–3 draw in Paris in October 2025; Strasbourg's last win in the fixture was 2–1 here in May 2025. The league's probable line-ups have Ousmane Dembélé and Nuno Mendes back for PSG, Senny Mayulu out and Warren Zaïre-Emery doubtful; Strasbourg are listed without Doukouré, Nanasi, Godo and Panichelli.

Lille v Stade Brestois 29 (18:45 UTC, Stade Pierre-Mauroy). Lille, second on thirteen, beat Le Havre 1–0 and lost 3–0 at Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday; Brest, seventh on eight, beat Angers 5–1 and share the league's highest goal tally, twelve, with Rennes. The last two meetings were draws, 1–1 here in February and 3–3 in Brest in August 2025; Brest won 2–0 at home in May 2025. Lille are without the defender Tiago Santos, who ruptured a cruciate ligament in a tackle by Le Havre's Amir Richardson; Reuters reports the club is exploring legal action. Ethan Mbappé and Igamane are also listed as out.

Estac Troyes v Lens (18:45 UTC, Stade de l'Aube). Troyes are seventeenth on four and have lost their last four, the latest 2–0 at home to Marseille; Lens, tenth on seven, beat Lyon 2–1. Lens won 4–2 here in the Coupe de France in February; the last league meeting, in January 2023, was 1–1 here. Lens are without Udol, suspended, as well as Sima and Nawrocki, the league says.

Sunday

Angers v Marseille (13:00 UTC, Stade Raymond-Kopa). Marseille, thirteenth on six, ended a run of four defeats with the 2–0 win at Troyes, then lost 1–0 at home to Olympiakos in the Europa League on Thursday. Angers, twelfth on seven, lost 5–1 at Brest. Marseille won 5–2 here in January and 2–0 here in February 2025; the meeting in Marseille in October 2025 finished 2–2. Marseille are without Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Derek Cornelius but have Timothy Weah back from suspension; Angers are without Lefort, suspended, and O. Camara, according to the league.

Le Havre v Auxerre (15:15 UTC, Stade Océane). Le Havre have two points, two draws and four defeats, and lost 1–0 at Lille; Auxerre, sixteenth on six, lost 4–1 at Rennes and have conceded sixteen, the most in the league. The last meeting here, in April, finished 1–1; Le Havre won their last two visits to Auxerre, 1–0 in October 2025 and 2–1 in May 2025. Seko is suspended for Le Havre.

Lorient v Monaco (15:15 UTC, Stade du Moustoir). Monaco have four wins and two draws and led Toulouse 2–0 at half-time before drawing 2–2; Lorient, eighth on eight, beat Paris FC 1–0. Lorient won both meetings last season by the same score, 3–1 here in September 2025 and 3–1 in Monaco in January. Monaco are without P. J. Brunner, suspended, with Eric Dier a doubt, the league's line-ups say. Their coach, Filipe Luís, had played down their title chances even before the Toulouse draw, Sky Sports notes.

Paris FC v Rennes (15:15 UTC, Stade Jean Bouin). Rennes, third on thirteen, beat Auxerre 4–1 and OFI 2–1 in the Europa League on Thursday; Paris FC, fifth on eleven, lost for the first time this season, 1–0 at Lorient, the first defeat of Liam Rosenior's time in charge, according to Sky Sports. Rennes won both previous league meetings, 1–0 here in November 2025 and 2–1 at home in May.

Lyon v Nice (18:45 UTC, Groupama Stadium). Lyon, fourth on eleven, lost for the first time at Lens and beat Crystal Palace 3–2 in the Europa League on Thursday; Nice, ninth on eight, beat Strasbourg 2–1. Lyon won 2–0 here in February and 2–0 in Nice in March 2025; Nice's last win was 3–2 at home in October 2025. Lyon are listed without Openda, Tagliafico and Ouédraogo but with Moussa Niakhaté back; Nice without Bombito, A. Mendy and Abergel.

The table before the round

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Monaco	6	+5	14
2	Lille	6	+5	13
3	Rennes	6	+2	13
4	Lyon	6	+7	11
5	Paris FC	6	+4	11
6	Paris Saint-Germain	6	+3	11
…
16	Auxerre	6	−8	6
17	Estac Troyes	6	−9	4
18	Le Havre	6	−4	2

Three points cover the top six. At the bottom, five sides between twelfth and sixteenth have six or seven points, so Le Havre v Auxerre and Troyes v Lens can change the bottom three.

Numbers to know

• Monaco are the only unbeaten side; Le Havre the only one without a win.
• Lille, Lyon and Paris FC have conceded four goals each, the fewest; Auxerre sixteen, the most.
• Rennes and Brest have scored twelve, the most; Troyes and Le Havre four, the fewest.
• Eight players share the scoring lead on four goals: Ferran Torres (PSG), P. J. Brunner (Monaco), C. Archer (Auxerre), K. Doumbia (Brest), L. Mafouta (Le Mans), A. Gouiri (Marseille), E. Lepaul (Rennes) and L. Sinayoko (Paris FC).

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

Sources for the context: Ligue 1, Reuters, Sky Sports.