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.EquipoPJGEPGFGCDIFPRacha
1 PSG 32 20 10 2 77 32 +45 70 PEGGE
2 Monaco 33 19 7 7 64 42 +22 64 GGPGG
3 Lille 33 16 10 7 50 32 +18 58 GPGPG
4 Brest 33 16 10 7 50 34 +16 58 EEGPP
5 Nice 32 15 9 8 37 25 +12 54 GGEGE
6 Lens 33 14 8 11 43 35 +8 50 EGPGP
7 Olympique Lyonnais 33 15 5 13 47 54 -7 50 GGGPG
8 Olympique Marseille 32 12 11 9 50 39 +11 47 GGEEP
9 Rennes 33 12 10 11 52 44 +8 46 EGPGP
10 Toulouse 33 11 10 12 42 43 -1 43 GPGEG
11 Reims 32 11 8 13 39 46 -7 41 EPPPE
12 Montpellier 33 10 11 12 41 46 -5 40 PGEGE
13 Strasbourg 33 10 9 14 37 48 -11 39 GPPPG
14 Nantes 33 9 6 18 30 51 -21 33 PEEPG
15 Le Havre 33 7 11 15 33 43 -10 32 PGEPP
16 Metz 33 8 5 20 35 56 -21 29 PPPGG
17 Lorient 33 6 8 19 38 66 -28 26 PPPPP
18 Clermont 33 5 10 18 26 55 -29 25 PPGPE

Champions League, Fase de Grupos
Champions League (Qualification)
Europa League, Fase de Grupos
Promotion - Europa Conference League (Qualification: )
Liguilla por el ascenso
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