Nantes vs Paris Saint Germain

Paris Saint-Germain kicked off their Ligue 1 season with a win for the ninth time in the last 11 seasons (D1 L1 – since 2015-16), the highest tally over the period (Marseille, Monaco and Lyon on 7). Conversely, Nantes have started five campaigns with a defeat since 2015-16 (W2 D4), joint-highest tally with Montpellier and Nice.

Nantes have not won any of their last nine Ligue 1 opening games (D5 L4) after winning their previous three between 2014 and 2016. Les Canaris have failed to score in four of their last six opening games of a Ligue 1 season, as many as in their first 14 such matches in the 21st century.

Two of Paris SG's last three goals in all competitions have been scored from outside the box, as many as in their previous 23 goals.

Nantes have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 28 matches against Paris SG in Ligue 1, last keeping a clean sheet in February 2006 (0-0).

Paris SG are the team that has beaten Nantes most often at home in Ligue 1 (17 times in 47 matches). FCN have lost 10 of their last 13 home games against PSG (W2 D1).

Nantes have not won any of their last eight opening matches of a Ligue 1 season (D4 L4), the longest current streak among the teams involved in this 2025-26 season. The last victory of FCN in their first match of a campaign was in August 2016 against Dijon (1-0).

In the last 20 seasons in Ligue 1, the reigning champions have only lost twice in the opening match of the following season (W12 D6 - 1-2 defeats of Marseille v Caen in August 2010 and 0-1 of Paris at Lens in September 2020).

Paris SG have lost only one of their last 41 away matches in Ligue 1 (W31 D9), it was at Strasbourg in May (1-2).