Ahead of the first round of 2021 fixtures, I previewed each Ligue 2 team and ran their last five game numbers ............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grenoble are unbeaten in 7 and have moved to the top of Ligue 2. I spoke about them in early season as having potential and often about how well suited they are to playing on the road .............

 

 

 

There was a lot to cover in today's two newsletters and I have sent subscribers 8,600 words including stats, a look at 11 games across four leagues (Premier League, Championship, Ligue 2 and Bundesliga) and some other stuff, like an explanation of what "playing through the thirds" means.

 

 

 

 

Low key start to the new season, just a few words about a couple of games. But first............