PSG stretch 6W run with PSG visit

PSG have won 6 league games in a row. The latest was a 5-1 dismantling of Le Havre on Friday 30 October, a result that pushed them to 20 points from 9 matches and kept them first in Ligue 1.

The record reads 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. 21 goals scored, 10 conceded, a goal difference of +11. Only one side in the division has a better defensive return, and nobody has scored more.

What separates this run from a good patch is the spread. PSG have taken 8 points at home and 10 on the road, which is not the profile of a team that depends on its own crowd. The away numbers are the ones that matter: 2 draws and 2 losses across the season, and the form line reads WWWWW.

Troyes are next, at home on Saturday 7 November for matchday 10. On paper it is the kind of fixture a leader is expected to win. On grass, Ligue 1 leaders have a habit of making those awkward.

The chasing pack is not standing still. Lille sit second on 18 points with a goal difference of +6, Olympique Lyon are third on 17, and Paris FC have 17 in fourth. Two points split the top two. That is the margin PSG are defending.

At the other end of the scoring charts, Lassine Sinayoko of Paris FC leads with 8, ahead of Esteban Lepaul on 7 and a trio on 6. No PSG player appears in that list. The goals are coming from everywhere, which is harder to plan against than one striker in form.

Six straight wins buys breathing room. It does not buy a title. Ask anyone who has watched a lead of two points in November.