Closing in on the top sides is the mission when these two mid-table sides meet. Both are trying to improve their league position, Brest in 12th and Nantes in 8th place.
- Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
This looks to be an interesting game with lots of fun and bustle as both contenders are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Brest form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Brest have to build on here at Stade Francis-Le Ble in the Ligue 1. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Brest, their manager Zakarian and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Brest are returning here after visiting Montpellier and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Satriano and Honorat scored the goal(s). Castillo (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.21/10. Castillo served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Angers SCO.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Brest have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won six, drawn four and lost four.
Brest have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Francis-Le Ble with 21 goals in 14 league matches. More than 55 % of these goals (12 in total) came after at least 60 minutes had been played. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded. 13 of these goals came after the timer had passed 60 minutes (more than 55 percent).
Nantes form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.
Nantes play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Clermont (placed 17th). Midfielder Chirivella was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.1. Chirivella scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 48 successful passes (of 56 total).
A 0-1 loss hosting Lille before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nantes playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were five Nantes wins, four draws and five defeats.
Nantes have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also encountered each other earlier on this season: Nantes - Brest 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Brest two wins, one draw and Nantes seven victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Kolo Muani 11 goals |   F. Honorat 10 goals |  L. Blas 9 goals |
Brest missing players
Nantes missing players
| Brest | Nantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 38 | 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 39 |
| 44 | 22 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 63% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 37% |
| 23% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 30% |
| 10% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 63% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 53% | 47% |
| 17% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 20% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 4.3 | 4.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.1 | 11 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 34% |
| 12.6 | 10.7 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 12.3 | 11.5 |
| 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
- Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 36 | 68 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 56 |
| 3 | Rennes | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 35 | 53 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | Nice | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 51 |
| 6 | Monaco | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 47 |
| 7 | Lille | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 47 |
| 8 | Nantes | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 45 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Lens | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 44 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 41 |
| 12 | Brest | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -6 | 38 |
| 13 | Reims | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 36 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Troyes | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 32 |
| 16 | Lorient | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 34 | -23 | 28 |
| 17 | Clermont | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -24 | 28 |
| 18 | Saint-Étienne | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 27 |
| 19 | Metz | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 54 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -27 | 23 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 41 | -32 | 23 |
