While we are currently in the middle of the international break, we will have to wait until the end of the week for Ligue 1 to resume its rights. Friday, in an advanced match of the eighth day, Paris Saint-Germain will host Racing Club de Strasbourg at the Parc des Princes, at 8:45 p.m.
A beautiful poster opposing the current leader of the French championship to the Alsatian club, located in third place in the ranking. According to Opta, the Rouge et Bleu have an 86.11% chance of winning the fourteenth Ligue 1 in their history next May.
Concerning the runner-up to the reigning European champion, the statistics provider gives a 28.81% chance for Olympique de Marseille to finish in second place at the end of the 2025-2026 financial year. Just before it started, in mid-August, he saw the Marseille club finish fifth.
Ligue 1, Opta plans a big battle for European places
For the rest of the ranking, Opta envisages a fierce fight between Olympique Lyonnais (17.75%), LOSC (17.41%) and AS Monaco (14.55%). At the bottom of the table, Angers and FC Metz would be the two teams most likely to go down to Ligue 2.
To collect its data during football matches, Opta uses three humans per match: one for each team in addition to a “data-checker”. League 1 statistics are collected from the city of Leeds, England.
