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 30 20 9 1 73 26 +47 69 GGEGG
2 Monaco 30 17 7 6 56 38 +18 58 GGGGE
3 Brest 30 15 8 7 44 29 +15 53 PPGGE
4 Lille 30 14 10 6 43 26 +17 52 PGGGE
5 Nice 30 13 9 8 33 24 +9 48 EGEPG
6 Lens 30 13 7 10 39 32 +7 46 GPEPP
7 Rennes 30 11 9 10 44 36 +8 42 GPPPG
8 Olympique Marseille 30 10 11 9 45 37 +8 41 EEPPP
9 Olympique Lyonnais 30 12 5 13 39 49 -10 41 PGGEG
10 Reims 30 11 7 12 37 41 -4 40 PPEEG
11 Toulouse 30 9 10 11 36 39 -3 37 EGEGP
12 Montpellier 31 9 11 11 39 43 -4 37 EGEGG
13 Strasbourg 30 9 9 12 33 41 -8 36 PGEGG
14 Nantes 31 9 5 17 29 49 -20 32 EPGPG
15 Metz 30 8 5 17 31 49 -18 29 GGPPP
16 Le Havre 30 6 10 14 27 38 -11 28 PPEPP
17 Lorient 30 6 8 16 36 59 -23 26 PPPPE
18 Clermont 30 4 10 16 21 49 -28 22 PEEPG

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