Paris Saint-Germain will finish the Ligue 1 season at the summit with 86 points, according to projections published by Sportune.
Ten matches into the domestic campaign, the French top-flight standings do not yet match the forecast generated by the Euro Club Index. Nielsen Gracenote calculates the index using results from domestic leagues and European competitions, a model running since 2007. The algorithmic projections place Paris Saint-Germain well ahead of the chasing pack to retain their title.
The current table shows Paris Saint-Germain leading with 23 points, ahead of Lille on 21 points and Paris FC with 20 points. L’indice projects Lille to finish second with 61 points.
AS Monaco is slated to take the third spot on the podium with 58 points. The Monégasques currently sit seventh in the actual standings with 16 points following a 1-1 draw at Le Mans. Olympique Lyonnais and Stade Rennais are projected to finish with 58 points, taking fourth and fifth respectively.
Paris FC, fresh off a 1-0 win at Auxerre, is projected to finish sixth with 57 points. Olympique de Marseille, currently fourth after defeating Lens 2-1, is anticipated to slide to seventh with 55 points by the end of the season.
RC Lens, currently eleventh with 13 points, is projected to climb to eighth with 50 points.
OGC Nice sits sixth with 17 points right now but is projected to drop to ninth with 49 points. RC Strasbourg Alsace, thirteenth after a 3-1 loss at Toulouse, is forecast to rise to tenth with 44 points.
Stade Brestois and FC Lorient are projected to slip slightly.
At the opposite end of the table, Le Havre AC is projected to finish last with 22 points. Sportune reported that Nielsen anticipates relegation for both Le Havre and Angers SCO.
Le Mans FC follows in fifteenth with 31 points, level on points with ESTAC Troyes in sixteenth.
After ten rounds of matches, Troyes and Le Havre occupy the bottom two positions in the actual standings. Le Havre holds two points so far, while Angers sits in the current table.
