A David vs Goliath clash will be one of the fixtures taking place as matchday 31 in the 2021/22 Ligue 1 season gets underway.

Matchday 31 gets underway with a Friday evening clash featuring Lorient and Saint-Etienne, but there will be plenty more games you won't want to miss.

This includes relegation threatened Clermont facing PSG in a David vs Goliath clash and Marseille, fresh off a hard-fought 1-1 draw with West Ham in the Europa League facing Montpellier. Meanwhile, high-flying Strasbourg, who have worked their way up to fourth, will be taking on Lyon in a match that could see them rise into third spot if everything goes according to plan, but Rennes, who have also had an impressive season, will be keen on hanging on to their spot in third when they face Reims. Finally, reigning champs Lille, who have struggled this season, will take on an Angers side who've won just one of their last five on the road on Sunday.

Here's all you need to know ahead of matchday 31.

Ligue 1 standings heading into matchday 31

Here's how the table looks ahead of the next round of fixtures.

Pos.TimMNMSKMGKGSGPKeterangan
1 PSG 34 22 10 2 81 33 +48 76 MMKSM
2 Monaco 34 20 7 7 68 42 +26 67 MMMKM
3 Brest 34 17 10 7 53 34 +19 61 MSSMK
4 Lille 34 16 11 7 52 34 +18 59 SMKMK
5 Nice 34 15 10 9 40 29 +11 55 SKMMS
6 Olympique Lyonnais 34 16 5 13 49 55 -6 53 MMMMK
7 Lens 34 14 9 11 45 37 +8 51 SSMKM
8 Olympique Marseille 34 13 11 10 52 41 +11 50 MKMMS
9 Reims 34 13 8 13 42 47 -5 47 MMSKK
10 Rennes 34 12 10 12 53 46 +7 46 KSMKM
11 Toulouse 34 11 10 13 42 46 -4 43 KMKMS
12 Montpellier 34 10 12 12 43 48 -5 41 SKMSM
13 Strasbourg 34 10 9 15 38 50 -12 39 KMKKK
14 Nantes 34 9 6 19 30 55 -25 33 KKSSK
15 Le Havre 34 7 11 16 34 45 -11 32 KKMSK
16 Metz 34 8 5 21 35 58 -23 29 KKKKM
17 Lorient 34 7 8 19 43 66 -23 29 MKKKK
18 Clermont 34 5 10 19 26 60 -34 25 KKKMK

Liga Champions (Penyisihan Grup)
Champions League (Qualification)
Liga Eropa (Penyisihan Grup)
Promotion - Europa Conference League (Qualification: )
Play-off Promosi
Relegation - Ligue 2

Ligue 1 games you won't want to miss on matchday 31

Team news for matchday 31

*All info as of 8 April 2022 

PSG: Leandro Paredes (Muscular tear)

Marseille: No notable injuries or suspensions.

Rennes: Kamaldeen Sulemana (Back injury), Jérémy Gélin (Knee injury), Loïc Badé (Adductor problems), Alfred Gomis (Fractured finger)

Nice: No notable injuries or suspensions

Lille: Timothy Weah (Red card suspension), Renato Sanches (Muscle injury)

Monaco: Jean Marcelin (Fitness), Krépin Diatta (Knee injury) 

Lyon: Maxence Caqueret (Knee injury), Rayan Cherki (Metatarsal fracture), Sinaly Diomandé (Ankle surgery)

Ligue 1 matchday 31 fixtures