Like the League 2, the League 1 has just finished its outbound phase. The graduates that are Lorient and Lens do not come out in the same way. If the Sang et Or are 9th (one game less) with 27 units, which seems to guide them towards a serene maintenance, the Hakes point to the penultimate place, with 12 small points. A red zone composed of Dijon, du FCL et du Olympic Nimes which does not advance very quickly …
With respectively 14, 12 and 12 points, the last 3 of the elite have a rather weak pace at this stage of the competition. Such a low point total had not arrived since the 2013-2014 season. At the time, Valenciennes, 18th, had 14 units. Sochaux and Ajaccio had 11 and 9 points.
Should we plan to maintain it well below the symbolic bar of 40? Probably, even if the FCSM ofHerve Renard had come close to the feat by gleaning 29 units during the return phase, to finish 18th with 40 points. At the time, 18th position was synonymous with direct relegation. Behind, the VAFC had not exceeded 30 (29) and Ajaccio had barely done better than in the first leg (23 points).
In fact, since the return of the League 1 At 20 clubs, in 2002-2003, only 4 teams managed the feat of counting more than 30 points at the end of the season, while they had only 12 or less at mid-championship. In this list, we find Sochaux, therefore, but also Nancy (2012-2013) with 18 points, Istres (2004-2005) with 32 units, and Toulouse (2003-2004) with 39 points. The TFC was also saved (16th).
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