The players from Stade de Reims have spared no effort in the early stages of the league season. Fifth in Ligue 1 Uber Eats after 12 games, the club from the Champagne region are putting in a tremendous physical effort, covering an average of 121.5km per game - the best performance in the top flight this season. But if they are to retain their crown, Les Rémois must not relax, as they are only a hair's breadth ahead of their nearest chasers.

RC Lens have been in the lead for the last two rounds (mid-September and mid-October), but are now in second place, just a few metres behind Les Rémois (121.4km). Clermont Foot 63 (3rd) and FC Lorient (4th) follow a kilometre behind.

Make them run

Ligue 1 Uber Eats leaders Paris Saint-Germain, who have been used to keeping the ball from their opponents since the arrival of Luis Enrique on the bench, prefer to make their opponents run. The Parisians are in 15th place, with an average of 116.5 km covered per match. Currently second on the overall Ligue 1 Uber Eats table, OGC Nice are in seventh place in terms of distance run (119.5 km), while AS Monaco (third in the league) have the ninth-highest average in terms of kilometres covered per match (118.8).

Bottom of the table for the last two rounds (111.6 km per match, then 113.4), Olympique Lyonnais are continuing to turn things around under Fabio Grosso. Les Gones are no longer bottom of the table, now sitting in 16th place with 115.3 km per match.

Average distance travelled per match:
1. Stade de Reims: 121.5 km
2. RC Lens: 121.4 km
3. Clermont Foot 63: 120.5 km
4. FC Lorient: 120.4 km
5. Stade Rennais: 119.9 km
6. FC Nantes: 119.8 km
7. OGC Nice: 119.5 km
8. Havre AC: 119.3 km
9. RC Strasbourg Alsace: 118.8 km
-- AS Monaco: 118.8 km
11. Toulouse FC: 118.7 km
12. OM: 118,3 km
13. LOSC: 117.6 km
14. Montpellier HSC: 116.7 km
15. PSG: 116.5 km
16. OL: 115.3 km
17. Stade Brestois 29: 115 km
-- FC Metz: 115 km

AS Monaco keeping up the good work

When it comes to sprints, AS Monaco have the best average after the first 12 rounds of the season. Unstinting in their efforts, the players from the principality have completed an average of 166.5 sprints per match and are now ahead of RC Lens (163.3), who led the way in the first two rounds.

Although they have by far the highest average level of possession this season (69.3%, 12% more than their nearest pursuers), the Parisians are also increasing the number of surging runs they make to liven up their system of play. As a result, they are now in third place in this speciality, with 157.6 sprints per match.

Average sprints per match:
1. AS Monaco: 166.5
2. RC Lens: 163.3
3. PSG: 157.6
4. Montpellier HSC: 157
5. OGC Nice: 156.3
6. RC Strasbourg Alsace: 155.6
7. FC Nantes: 154.9
8. Stade Rennais: 153
9. OM: 152.8
10. Stade de Reims: 147.3
11. LOSC: 146.5
12. FC Metz: 138.8
13. Stade Brestois 29: 138.2
14. Clermont Foot 63: 135.8
15. OL: 134.3
16. FC Lorient: 132.2
17. Toulouse FC: 130.8
18. Havre AC: 123.6

Hicham Boudaoui simply does not stop

Among the players, Hicham Boudaoui has made the most of the playing time given to him by his coach Francesco Farioli. An undisputed starter since Round 8, the OGC Nice midfielder is bursting with activity in the middle of the park. With 13.94 km covered per 90 minutes, he has dominated the competition in Ligue 1 Uber Eats - and duly took the lead from Adrien Thomasson (RC Lens, 13.51 km). Two Clermont Foot players follow in third and fourth place: Yohann Magnin (13.48 km) and Johan Gastien (13.42 km), while a Parisian completes the Top 5 in the person of Fabian Ruiz (13.19 km).

Average distance covered per 90 minutes*:
1. Hicham Boudaoui (OGC Nice): 13.94 km
2. Adrien Thomasson (RC Lens): 13.51 km
3. Yohann Magnin (CF63): 13.48 km
4. Johan Gastien (CF63): 13.42 km
5. Fabian Ruiz (PSG): 13.19 km
6. Marshall Munetsi (Stade de Reims): 12.93 km
7. Douglas Augusto (FC Nantes): 12.84 km
8. Vincent Sierro (Toulouse FC): 12.81 km
9. Morgan Sanson (OGC Nice): 12.72 km
10. Ruben Aguilar (RC Lens): 12.67 km
* 500 minutes played minimum

Although he had to relinquish the top spot for average distance covered in November, Adrien Thomasson still holds the record for a single match this season, having covered 14.08km in Round 5. Hicham Boudaoui is the only newcomer to the Top 5 this month; the Aiglon has taken fifth place from Benjamin Bourigeaud (Stade Rennais), who covered 13.72km at Clermont in Round 10.

Greatest distance covered in one match:
1. Adrien Thomasson (RC Lens, against Metz J5): 14.08 km
2. Douglas Augusto (FC Nantes, against Lorient J6): 14.02 km
3. Johan Gastien (Clermont Foot, against PSG J7): 13.97 km
4. Marshall Munetsi (Stade de Reims, vs LOSC J6): 13.74 km
5. Hicham Boudaoui (OGC Nice, vs CF63 J10): 13.72 km

Ismail Jakobs takes over

Replacing Caio Henrique on the left side of Monaco's defence since the Brazilian's serious injury, Ismail Jakobs is the Ligue 1 Uber Eats player with the most sprints per 90 minutes (31.5) after 12 rounds. The tireless Senegalese international is ahead of Strasbourg's Emanuel Emegha (31.1) and Montpellier's Mousa Tamari (28.1) on the podium.

Average sprints per 90 minutes*:
1. Ismail Jakobs (AS Monaco): 31.5
2. Emanuel Emegha (RCSA): 31.1
3. Mousa Tamari (MHSC): 28.1
4. Akor Adams (MHSC): 26.8
5. Ruben Aguilar (RC Lens): 26.5
6. Caio Henrique (AS Monaco): 26.2
7. Achraf Hakimi (PSG): 25.2
8. Marcus Coco (FC Nantes): 24.4
9. Hicham Boudaoui (OGC Nice): 23.6
10. Adrien Truffert (Stade Rennais): 23.1
* 500 minutes played minimum