Ligue 1 Enjoy It While You Can: Way-Too-Early Leaders From the Season’s First Two Weeks We're supposed to let data normalise before we analyse. But there's also something appealing to the misleading grandeur of early season stats. 2 years ago Kevin Chroust
Ligue 1 Christophe Galtier: Paris Saint-Germain’s Pragmatic Principal After a decade of Champions League heartbreak under five different managers, newly appointed head coach Christophe Galtier is hoping to be the man to bring continental success to PSG. 2 years ago Luke Bissett
Ligue 1 The Biggest Ligue 1 Wins We look back at the biggest wins ever seen in the French Ligue 1. 2 years ago Jean-Baptiste Caillet
Ligue 1 French Ligue 1 2021-22 Stats The 2021-22 Ligue 1 season has concluded with Paris Saint-Germain’s team of stars winning a record-equalling 10th French top-flight title, with eight of those coming in the last 10 years.… 2 years ago Peter McKeever
Ligue 1 Ligue 1 Team of the Season: OptaJean’s XI Who makes the 2021-22 Ligue 1 Team of the Season based on the stats? Our French data editors at OptaJean give you their view. 2 years ago French Data Insights Team
Ligue 1 Analysing Julien Stephan’s Overachieving Strasbourg Julien Stéphan has transformed the fortunes of FC Strasbourg, despite their limited resources and recent history. We break down how. 2 years ago Ashwin Raman
Ligue 1 Messi Is in Mbappe’s Shadow but Don’t Buy the Myth That He’s Finished Lionel Messi's form has been questioned at times this season, but the idea he hasn't been effective is a red herring. 2 years ago Matt Furniss
Ligue 1 The Topsy-Turvy Career of Hatem Ben Arfa Ben Arfa is on the move again. His transfer to Lille is his 10th different club in his professional career. This is the data-driven story of one of football’s great… 2 years ago Jean-Baptiste Caillet
Ligue 1 The Excellence of Kamaldeen Sulemana: A Scouting Report Kamaldeen Sulemana is attracting interest from top clubs around Europe, including Liverpool. We look at the reasons why he's so coveted. 3 years ago Ashwin Raman
Ligue 1 RC Lens: Are the Blood & Gold on the Verge of a Golden Year? Stuck in the French second tier for the best part of the past decade, Lens are now defying all the odds in Ligue 1. Here's how. 3 years ago Jean-Baptiste Caillet