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Uchijima is world number 104, with her career high being 47. She has a solid 8-6 record on the year, with most of her losses coming to very quality opponents. On the other side, Papamichail is world number 161, with her career high being 143. She is 5-4 on the year, having notched two nice wins this week. Uchijima won both of her matches this week swiftly in straight sets, not dropping more than 3 games in any set, as she has looked really good. Papamichail won her first match in straight sets but then needed all 3 sets yesterday in a long two-hour match. Uchijima won their only previous H2H meeting, which also came on clay in qualifying for Roland Garros a few years ago, and she demolished Papamichail in that match, dropping just 4 total games in an easy straight-sets victory, so got to expect the much better Japanese player to dominate here and win this one as well.

Provence is 3rd with 69 points on 14 wins and 7 losses, while Agen is 7th with 48 points on 10 wins and 11 losses. Provence is dominant at home as they have won their last 9 games in front of their fans, while Agen lost 9 of their 10 road games, only winning at dead last Carcassonne. Provence beat Agen in the last two head-to-head meetings, which they hosted, so got to expect the hosts to dominate this one as well and win again.

Brive is 6th with 50 points on a 10-1-10 record, while Dax is 12th with 35 points on 10 wins and 11 losses, as they have a 14-point deduction next to their name. Brive is strong, 9-1-1 at home, while Dax lost 9 of their 10 road games. Brive won at Dax earlier this season, and they also beat Dax in all the previous 4 head-to-head meetings which they hosted, so got to expect the hosts to dominate this one and win in the end.

Brive stayed under this total in their last five games, while Dax stayed below this margin in seven of their last eight games. They stayed under this margin in all of the previous 9 HTH meetings, so got to expect another slightly lower-scoring game, which should result in an under.

Carcassonne is 16th with 26 points, sitting 8 points below safety, while Aurillac is 8th with 46 points. Carcassonne won 22 of their 26 points at home, including three wins in their last four games in front of their fans. Aurillac lost eight of their 10 road games. Carcassonne won their last eight head-to-head meetings at home, so got to expect home-ground advantage to be the key here and see the hosts secure vital points with a win.

Mont de Marsan is 15th with 28 points, sitting 6 points below safety, while Biarritz is 13th with 35 points after their 2-point deduction. Mont de Marsan won their last 3 home games, which came against 3 sides who are currently in the top 6. Biarritz is poor on the road with just a 1-1-8 record, and their lone win came by a single point. Mont de Marsan won 7 of their last 8 head-to-head meetings, and they beat Biarritz in the last 6 head-to-head matches they hosted, so got to expect home-ground advantage to be key here again and see Mont de Marsan pick up important points with a much-needed win.

Nevers went over this total in 13 of their last 17 games, while Grenoble is allowing 32.4 points per game on the road this season. Nevers is allowing 32.2 points per game this season, and their last two HTH meetings saw a total of 130 points. With nice weather, got to expect the ball to be more in the air, resulting in a higher-scoring game, which should bring in the over.

Cambuur Leeuwarden is 2nd with 57 points, while Top Oss is 18th with 27 points. Cambuur won 3 of their last 4 road games, while Top Oss is winless in their last 5 games with 4 losses, and at home, they lost 5 of their last 6 games. Cambuur won their first head-to-head match of the season and should once again have the edge here and win this one as well.

Vitesse has 24 points after their 12-point deduction, while AZ Reserves have 30 points. Vitesse has only one win in their last 6 games, which came against out-of-form TOP Oss. On the other side, AZ Reserves have been excellent on the road, winning 6 of their last 8 away games, including a three-goal win at the league leaders. They drew here last season, and AZ Reserves beat Vitesse by 4 goals at home in the first HtH match of this season, so got to like the visitors, plus a minimal head start in this one.

Bidasoa Irun is 5th with 25 points on a 12-1-5 record, while Nava is down in 13th with 11 points on a 5-1-12 record. Bidasoa Irun is strong at home with 7-1-1 record, while Nava lost 7 of their 8 road games. Bidasoa Irun won their first head-to-head match of the season by 5 goals on the road, and they beat Nava in the last 5 head-to-head meetings they hosted by an average of 7.4 goals, so got to expect the hosts to dominate here and notch another victory.

Aston Villa is 3rd with 51 points, while Wolverhampton is dead last with only 10 points, sitting a huge 17 points below safety. Aston Villa is very good, 6-4-3 on the road, while Wolverhampton is winless in their last 8 games with 4 losses. Aston Villa won 3 of their last 4 H2H meetings, so got to expect the visitors to have the upper hand in this one and win.