Season trivia for Ligue 1 2018/2019
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 2018/2019 Ligue 1 season in France.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2018/2019 season were the players Jonathan Bamba - Nicolas Pepe (Lille) and Kylian Mbappé - Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain). Together they scored 7 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2018/2019 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Kylian Mbappé, playing for Paris Saint-Germain, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 8 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Paris Saint-Germain-Lyon.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2018/2019 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) - October 2018
Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) - January 2019
Most braces by player
Kylian Mbappé in Paris Saint-Germain scored (at least) two goals in a match 7 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2018/2019 season.
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of 7 matches during the season:
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Kylian Mbappé in Paris Saint-Germain during the 2018/2019 season, in total he did this 6 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2018/2019 season was Nicolas Pepe, in total he scored 9 penalties for his Lille.
Most penalty goals by team
Lille was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2018/2019 season, in total they scored 11 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Florian Thauvin (Marseille) and Nicolas Pepe (Lille).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Lille was the best team, in total they scored 7 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
Paris Saint-Germain scored 3 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2018/2019 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Kylian Mbappé in Paris Saint-Germain scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Edinson Cavani in Paris Saint-Germain who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Kylian Mbappé in Paris Saint-Germain scored a total of 26 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligue 1 during the 2018/2019 season.
Most consecutive wins
Paris Saint-Germain was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2018/2019 season, with a total of 14 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Paris Saint-Germain were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2018/2019 season, playing 20 straight matches without losing.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Saint-Étienne were best at during the 2018/2019 season, they came back to win 5 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Rennes have managed this in 4 matches during the 2018/2019 season, more than any other team in Ligue 1.
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