Season trivia for Ligue 1 2015/2016
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2015/2016 Ligue 1 season in France.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ángel Di Maria. Together they were behind 10 goals for Paris Saint-Germain in the 2015/2016 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2015/2016 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, playing for Paris Saint-Germain, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 9 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Troyes-Paris Saint-Germain.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2016, Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2015/2016 season.
Most braces by player
Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain scored (at least) two goals in a match 12 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2015/2016 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2015/2016 season was Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain, in total he did it 10 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain during the 2015/2016 season, in total he did this 10 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2015/2016 season was Fabinho, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Monaco.
Most penalty goals by team
Lorient was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2015/2016 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Benjamin Moukandjo was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2015/2016 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Lorient.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Lorient was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2015/2016 season in Ligue 1. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Rodéric Filippi (GFC Ajaccio) and Matthieu Saunier (Troyes).
Most own goals by team
2 teams each scored 4 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were GFC Ajaccio and Troyes.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2015/2016 season, and the players who achieved this were Michy Batshuayi (Marseille) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain).
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Ángel Di Maria in Paris Saint-Germain who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 5 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Alexandre Lacazette in Lyon scored or assisted in 8 consecutive matches during the 2015/2016 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 13 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain scored a total of 25 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligue 1 during the 2015/2016 season.
Most consecutive wins
Paris Saint-Germain was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2015/2016 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Paris Saint-Germain were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2015/2016 season, playing 27 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Troyes had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Ligue 1 during the 2015/2016 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Troyes managed the feat of not winning a single match in 21 consecutive matches during the 2015/2016 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Toulouse have managed this in 5 matches during the 2015/2016 season, more than any other team in Ligue 1.
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