Brest vs Clermont: Soccer match preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 01.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis-Le Ble (15097 seats)

The stage is lit for Brest - Clermont! Even with their varied results, this game could be awesome!

Insights:
  • Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Clermont have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It's quite the trip for Clermont when visiting Brest as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

Brest and Clermont should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Brest form and stats

Overall Ligue 1 results at home this season for Brest are 6-4-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Brest enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Metz's place. The match ended 1-0 with Belaïli scoring. Belaïli, a natural forward, was the champion player for the side in that fixture, collecting a rating of 8.45 (out of 10). Belaïli scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 26 successful passes (of 32 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Olympique Lyonnais in a game that was won 2-1.

A decent goal production from Brest in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 16 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Brest defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Clermont form and stats

The visitors are W5-D3-L9 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1.

Clermont played 2-2 against Angers SCO in their previous match. The match against Angers SCO looked like a defeat for Clermont, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Cunha equalized in the 82nd minute. Midfield player Gastien was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.01/10. Gastien hit three key passes and had 67 successful passes (of 81 total).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Troyes with the score of 1-0.

The attacking power of Clermont when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 17 league matches away. As for defending, Clermont rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 33 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest recorded meeting involving both these sides is the Clermont - Brest 1-1 played earlier this season. Statistics for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Brest, four draws and four wins for Clermont. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

ClermontM. Bayo
M. Bayo
12 goals
BrestF. Honorat
F. Honorat
11 goals
BrestS. Mounié
S. Mounié
7 goals

Brest missing players

Clermont missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brest Clermont
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 16 5 Played P 6 17 34
12 6 2 Won W 0 5 8
9 4 1 Drew D 1 3 9
13 6 2 Lost L 5 9 17
43 24 8 Scored S 5 16 35
48 24 5 Conceded C 14 33 63
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
85% 88% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 76%
47% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 47% 50%
21% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 41% 38%
9% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 18% 15%
65% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 35% 50%
18% 25% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 24%
18% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 35% 29%
 
4.3 4.4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.9 4.4
5.2 5.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.7 4.4
1.6 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.6 1.7
1 1 1 Red cards R C 2 3 7
 
10.9 11.2 9.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 10.7 11.4
3.9 4.2 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.9 3.4
32% 35% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 32% 30%
 
12.7 11.4 9.4 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 13.1 11.2
4.6 4.2 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 4.7 4.4
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Clermont have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Clermont haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 34 24 6 4 76 31 17 15 2 0 42 10 17 9 4 4 34 21 45 78
2 Olympique Marseille 34 19 8 7 56 33 17 8 5 4 29 19 17 11 3 3 27 14 23 65
3 Rennes 34 18 5 11 75 36 17 12 1 4 46 13 17 6 4 7 29 23 39 59
4 Monaco 34 17 8 9 55 35 17 10 4 3 32 14 17 7 4 6 23 21 20 59
5 Nice 34 17 7 10 43 29 17 9 4 4 22 16 17 8 3 6 21 13 14 57
6 Strasbourg 34 15 11 8 55 36 17 10 4 3 32 15 17 5 7 5 23 21 19 56
7 Lens 34 15 9 10 53 42 17 9 5 3 31 16 17 6 4 7 22 26 11 54
8 Olympique Lyonnais 34 14 11 9 56 45 18 10 5 3 39 23 16 4 6 6 17 22 11 52
9 Lille 34 13 12 9 42 40 17 7 7 3 21 18 17 6 5 6 21 22 2 51
10 Nantes 34 14 8 12 48 41 17 10 3 4 30 18 17 4 5 8 18 23 7 50
11 Brest 34 12 9 13 43 48 16 6 4 6 24 24 18 6 5 7 19 24 -5 45
12 Montpellier 34 12 6 16 46 51 17 7 4 6 25 20 17 5 2 10 21 31 -5 42
13 Reims 34 9 13 12 36 37 17 5 6 6 22 18 17 4 7 6 14 19 -1 40
14 Angers SCO 34 8 11 15 38 51 17 6 2 9 17 22 17 2 9 6 21 29 -13 35
15 Lorient 34 8 10 16 33 57 16 6 5 5 18 16 18 2 5 11 15 41 -24 34
16 Troyes 34 8 9 17 30 47 17 4 7 6 15 16 17 4 2 11 15 31 -17 33
17 Clermont 34 8 9 17 35 63 17 3 6 8 19 30 17 5 3 9 16 33 -28 33
18 Saint-Étienne 34 7 10 17 38 68 18 4 6 8 23 36 16 3 4 9 15 32 -30 31
19 Bordeaux 34 5 12 17 47 84 17 3 6 8 25 32 17 2 6 9 22 52 -37 27
20 Metz 34 4 12 18 29 60 17 1 7 9 17 29 17 3 5 9 12 31 -31 24

Brest:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 34 24 6 4 76 31 17 15 2 0 42 10 17 9 4 4 34 21 45 78
2 Olympique Marseille 34 19 8 7 56 33 17 8 5 4 29 19 17 11 3 3 27 14 23 65
3 Rennes 34 18 5 11 75 36 17 12 1 4 46 13 17 6 4 7 29 23 39 59
4 Monaco 34 17 8 9 55 35 17 10 4 3 32 14 17 7 4 6 23 21 20 59
5 Nice 34 17 7 10 43 29 17 9 4 4 22 16 17 8 3 6 21 13 14 57
6 Strasbourg 34 15 11 8 55 36 17 10 4 3 32 15 17 5 7 5 23 21 19 56
7 Lens 34 15 9 10 53 42 17 9 5 3 31 16 17 6 4 7 22 26 11 54
8 Olympique Lyonnais 34 14 11 9 56 45 18 10 5 3 39 23 16 4 6 6 17 22 11 52
9 Lille 34 13 12 9 42 40 17 7 7 3 21 18 17 6 5 6 21 22 2 51
10 Nantes 34 14 8 12 48 41 17 10 3 4 30 18 17 4 5 8 18 23 7 50
11 Brest 34 12 9 13 43 48 16 6 4 6 24 24 18 6 5 7 19 24 -5 45
12 Montpellier 34 12 6 16 46 51 17 7 4 6 25 20 17 5 2 10 21 31 -5 42
13 Reims 34 9 13 12 36 37 17 5 6 6 22 18 17 4 7 6 14 19 -1 40
14 Angers SCO 34 8 11 15 38 51 17 6 2 9 17 22 17 2 9 6 21 29 -13 35
15 Lorient 34 8 10 16 33 57 16 6 5 5 18 16 18 2 5 11 15 41 -24 34
16 Troyes 34 8 9 17 30 47 17 4 7 6 15 16 17 4 2 11 15 31 -17 33
17 Clermont 34 8 9 17 35 63 17 3 6 8 19 30 17 5 3 9 16 33 -28 33
18 Saint-Étienne 34 7 10 17 38 68 18 4 6 8 23 36 16 3 4 9 15 32 -30 31
19 Bordeaux 34 5 12 17 47 84 17 3 6 8 25 32 17 2 6 9 22 52 -37 27
20 Metz 34 4 12 18 29 60 17 1 7 9 17 29 17 3 5 9 12 31 -31 24

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.