Pitch Radar

Ligue 1, round 1

21 Aug 2026 — 23 Aug 2026 · 9 matches · season 2026/27

The score and the xG side by side. Where they disagree, someone rode their luck or wasted chances — and that is exactly how the season-long gap builds up.

Matches of the round

MatchScorexGWho deserved it
Marseille — Strasbourg4:02.35 : 0.19deserved
Lens — Auxerre5:25.12 : 1.71deserved
Toulouse — Lyon0:22.16 : 0.76got lucky
Troyes — Paris FC0:00.34 : 1.55dropped points
Le Mans — Brest2:20.77 : 2.63dropped points
Nice — Lorient0:01.09 : 1.98dropped points
Angers — Lille0:21.86 : 1.21got lucky
Le Havre — Monaco0:10.66 : 1.66deserved
Paris Saint-Germain — Rennes0:00.63 : 0.91even by chances

Best performance of the round

Lens — 5.12 xG. Opponent: Auxerre. Result: a win.

The injustice of the round

Toulouse: 2.16 xG against the opponent's 0.76. Result: a defeat.