Ready for Nice-Paris?

With just a few hours to go until kick-off at the Allianz Riviera, we take a look at the key stats ahead of Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 encounter with Nice.

THE MATCH
It will be the 71st competitive meeting of the two teams with the Parisians ahead 28 wins to 22 losses. In Nice, the hosts have a slight edge with Paris losing 14 times and winning 12, though they have outscored their opponents 46 to 43, and have won on four of their last five visits to the Côte d'Azur.

Paris have registered a perfect start to the league season with seven wins from seven and could equal the French league record - held by Olympique Lillois since 1936/37 - if they win an eighth.

THE PLAYERS
Thirty-nine players have played for both sides, including former Paris captain Christophe Jallet (198 matches from 2009 to 2015), who could feature today.
His successor in the capital, Thiago Silva, could make his 250th competitive appearance for the Rouge-et-Bleu.
Edinson Cavani could make his way into the all-time top 20 Paris appearance makers with his 253 competitive appearance, pulling level with Laurent Fournier and Vincent Guérin.

THE LITTLE +
With 121 Ligue 1 goals, Cavani is on the verge of breaking into the league's all-time top 40. He's just a goal short of Bafetimbi Gomis, who is currently 40th. With an average of a goal a game (0.71), the Uruguay international is eighth all-time with a scoring rate has not been seen in 40 years and former Paris goalscorer Carlos Bianchi.