Ligue 1 Matchday 6 Results: Monaco Throw Away 2–0 Lead, Lyon Lose for the First Time

Monaco stayed top but gave the chasing pack a chance to close in. Lyon suffered their first defeat of the season, PSG made it three league wins in a row, while Marseille finally ended their losing run.

Before the round, we picked out five fixtures and locked in the 888STARZ line. In France, the market was especially interesting where the table suggested something completely different.

Lens 2–1 Lyon

The clearest example came in the opening game of the round.

Before kick-off:

2.44 / 3.80 / 2.92

Lyon arrived in second place and unbeaten, yet Lens were still slight favourites. We highlighted that exact point in Friday’s preview.

Florian Sotoca and Matthieu Udol made it 2–0. Lens later went down to ten men, Lyon pulled one back, but there was no time for an equaliser.

Home win at 2.44 landed.

This time the line read the game better than the table. Lens had only four points before the round; Lyon had 11.

Monaco 2–2 Toulouse

Here, the favourite slipped.

1.65 / 4.47 / 5.44

Monaco went 2–0 up through Edan Diop and Matthis Abline, but let the lead disappear. Toulouse scored twice and took a point.

In our preview, the league leaders were logical favourites. The 1.65 did not land. The draw at 4.47 did.

Monaco stayed top, but now have 14 points, with Lille and Rennes only one behind.

PSG 3–1 Le Mans

The biggest favourite of the round won, although not quite as easily as the odds suggested.

Before the match:

1.08 / 16.50 / 34.00

Beraldo opened the scoring from the penalty spot, but Le Mans equalised after the break. PSG then finished the job through Kvaratskhelia and Akliouche — 3–1.

The 1.08 home win landed.

PSG have now won three league games in a row and moved to 11 points, although they are still only sixth.

Troyes 0–2 Marseille

In Friday’s preview, we pointed out the contradiction: Marseille sat 17th, yet were still clear away favourites.

4.01 / 4.03 / 1.93

This time the market got it right.

Amine Harit opened the scoring after the break, before Himad Abdelli converted a stoppage-time penalty — 0–2.

Away win at 1.93 landed.

It is only Marseille’s second win of the season, but enough to lift them from 17th to 13th.

Lille 1–0 Le Havre

Another strong favourite got the job done, just about.

Before kick-off:

1.48 / 4.88 / 7.49

Dilan Bakwa scored in the fifth minute, and that was enough.

Home win at 1.48 landed.

Lille moved onto 13 points and climbed to second, just one behind Monaco.

Other Results

• Brest — Angers — 5–1
• Lorient — Paris FC — 1–0
• Nice — Strasbourg — 2–1
• Rennes — Auxerre — 4–1

Paris FC and Angers took the biggest hits, while Rennes moved onto 13 points and joined the group right behind Monaco.

Table After Matchday 6

Marseille climbed to 13th with six points. Le Havre remain bottom with two.

How Did Our 888STARZ Line Perform?

Lens — Lyon
2.44 / 3.80 / 2.92 → 2–1
Home win — 2.44

Monaco — Toulouse
1.65 / 4.47 / 5.44 → 2–2
Draw — 4.47

PSG — Le Mans
1.08 / 16.50 / 34.00 → 3–1
Home win — 1.08

Troyes — Marseille
4.01 / 4.03 / 1.93 → 0–2
Away win — 1.93

Lille — Le Havre
1.48 / 4.88 / 7.49 → 1–0
Home win — 1.48

Four of the five favourites from our key fixtures got the result. Monaco were the only miss after throwing away a 2–0 lead.

The most interesting call remained Lens. A team sitting 15th beat previously unbeaten Lyon — exactly the kind of result the pre-match line had hinted at.

After Matchday 6

Monaco are still top, but the gap has almost disappeared: 14 points, with Lille and Rennes on 13.

Lyon suffered their first defeat and dropped to fourth. PSG are already back in the chasing pack, while Marseille finally got the result they badly needed.

After six rounds, Ligue 1 is still wide open: only three points separate first from sixth.