Ligue 1 Matchday 8 Analysis: 22 Goals and 4 Home Wins

27 October 2026

Matchday 8 of the Ligue 1 brought 22 goals in 9 games, an average of 2.44 per match against a season average of 3.04. Goals ran below the usual rate.

Results

Stade Brestois 29 1-2 Nice; Lens 2-1 Paris FC; Monaco 1-1 Lille; Angers 0-0 Lorient; Marseille 4-3 Le Havre; Rennes 3-0 Strasbourg; Toulouse 0-0 Estac Troyes; Auxerre 1-1 Le Mans; PSG 2-0 Lyon.

Standout moments

The widest margin was Rennes 3-0 Strasbourg.

The highest-scoring game was Marseille 4-3 Le Havre.

Home advantage and defences

Home sides won 4, away sides won 1 and 4 ended level. Home teams won 44% of this round's games against 45% across the season. Teams kept 6 clean sheets, both teams scored in 5 of 9 games and 4 of them had more than 2.5 goals.

Scoring trend

Goals per game over the last 5 matchdays: matchday 4 1.67, matchday 5 3.22, matchday 6 3.22, matchday 7 3.89, matchday 8 2.44.

The table after the round

PSG lead on 20 points, 2 clear of Lille. Le Havre are bottom on 2. The best recent form belongs to PSG (WWWWW: 15 points from five).

PSG have the best attack (21 goals) and Lille the best defence (6 conceded).

Streak watch

Longest winning run: psg (6); longest unbeaten run: psg (6); longest losing run: le havre (5); longest winless run: le havre (9); most consecutive clean sheets: lorient (3).

The scoring race

Top scorers: E. Lepaul (Rennes) 7; E. Wahi (Nice) 6; L. Sinayoko (Paris FC) 6.

Top assists: F. Thauvin (Lens) 7; C. Cásseres (Toulouse) 5; L. Sinayoko (Paris FC) 4.