Ligue 1 match tips and stats, news and lineups for the Brest vs Olympique Lyonnais clash

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 20.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis-Le Ble (15097 seats)

Trying to decrease the distance up to the top teams is the subject when these two mid-table teams meet. Both are aiming to strenghten their league table standing, Brest in 12th and Olympique Lyonnais in 8th position.

Insights:
  • Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

It's quite the trip for Olympique Lyonnais when visiting Brest as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Brest and Olympique Lyonnais.

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Brest form and stats

The Ligue 1 results at home this season for Brest are 5-4-6 (wins-draws-losses).

The regulars are hoping that Brest will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Saint-Étienne (placed 17th). Midfield player Belkebla got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, the max score being 10. Belkebla dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 46 successful passes (of 52 total).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Nantes.

The manager Zakarian will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Metz in only four days.

Brest are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Brest defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Olympique Lyonnais form and stats

The visitors are W4-D6-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. Visiting Olympique Lyonnais has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Ekambi (2), Faivre, Paquetá and Dembélé (2) scored in Lyon's previous match, the home game against Bordeaux that ended 6-1. As you can tell from the results above, Olympique Lyonnais was very dominant against Bordeaux, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-1 (!) with Ekambi (2), Faivre, Paquetá and Dembélé (2) providing the goals. Dembélé, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.84. Dembélé scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

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A quick return to home after this game, as Olympique Lyonnais are hosting Montpellier in the Ligue 1 only three days away.

Olympique Lyonnais have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 16 goals have been scored. Lyon have conceded 20 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Olympique Lyonnais - Brest 1-1. Previous ten meetings between these participants: Brest won zero, Olympique Lyonnais triumphed in three and we saw seven draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Olympique LyonnaisM. Dembélé
M. Dembélé
14 goals
BrestF. Honorat
F. Honorat
11 goals
Olympique LyonnaisK. Toko Ekambi
K. Toko Ekambi
10 goals

Brest missing players

Olympique Lyonnais missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brest Olympique Lyonnais
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 15 5 Played P 5 15 32
10 5 2 Won W 2 4 13
9 4 2 Drew D 3 6 11
13 6 1 Lost L 0 5 8
40 22 8 Scored S 3 16 50
47 23 6 Conceded C 1 20 41
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 87% 94%
88% 87% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 67% 78%
47% 47% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 47%
22% 33% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 31%
9% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 22%
66% 53% 40% BTTS BTTS 20% 53% 66%
16% 27% 40% Clean Sheets C S 80% 33% 25%
19% 20% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 27% 16%
 
4.3 4.6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.1 4.9
5.3 5.3 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.6 4.7
1.6 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.1 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 4 5
 
10.8 11.3 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 12.9 13.9
4 4.3 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.9 4.8
31% 34% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 27% 33%
 
12.5 10.8 13 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 14.1 12.2
4.6 3.9 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.5 4.8
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • 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 32 23 5 4 72 30 16 15 1 0 41 9 16 8 4 4 31 21 42 74
2 Olympique Marseille 32 17 8 7 52 31 16 7 5 4 26 17 16 10 3 3 26 14 21 59
3 Rennes 32 17 5 10 69 34 16 11 1 4 41 13 16 6 4 6 28 21 35 56
4 Nice 32 16 7 9 42 28 16 8 4 4 21 16 16 8 3 5 21 12 14 54
5 Strasbourg 32 14 11 7 53 34 16 9 4 3 30 14 16 5 7 4 23 20 19 53
6 Monaco 32 15 8 9 50 34 16 9 4 3 31 14 16 6 4 6 19 20 16 53
7 Lens 32 14 8 10 50 41 16 8 5 3 29 16 16 6 3 7 21 25 9 50
8 Olympique Lyonnais 32 13 11 8 50 41 17 9 5 3 34 21 15 4 6 5 16 20 9 49
9 Lille 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 6 7 3 20 18 16 6 5 5 20 20 2 48
10 Nantes 32 13 8 11 41 35 16 9 3 4 25 15 16 4 5 7 16 20 6 47
11 Montpellier 32 12 6 14 44 44 17 7 4 6 25 20 15 5 2 8 19 24 0 42
12 Brest 32 10 9 13 40 47 15 5 4 6 22 23 17 5 5 7 18 24 -7 39
13 Reims 32 8 13 11 34 35 15 4 6 5 20 16 17 4 7 6 14 19 -1 37
14 Angers SCO 32 8 10 14 36 46 16 6 2 8 17 19 16 2 8 6 19 27 -10 34
15 Troyes 32 8 9 15 30 45 16 4 7 5 15 15 16 4 2 10 15 30 -15 33
16 Lorient 32 7 10 15 32 52 15 5 5 5 17 16 17 2 5 10 15 36 -20 31
17 Saint-Étienne 32 7 9 16 35 62 17 4 6 7 22 32 15 3 3 9 13 30 -27 30
18 Clermont 32 7 8 17 32 61 16 3 5 8 17 28 16 4 3 9 15 33 -29 29
19 Bordeaux 32 5 11 16 42 77 16 3 5 8 23 30 16 2 6 8 19 47 -35 26
20 Metz 32 4 12 16 29 58 16 1 7 8 17 28 16 3 5 8 12 30 -29 24

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Olympique Lyonnais:
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 32 23 5 4 72 30 16 15 1 0 41 9 16 8 4 4 31 21 42 74
2 Olympique Marseille 32 17 8 7 52 31 16 7 5 4 26 17 16 10 3 3 26 14 21 59
3 Rennes 32 17 5 10 69 34 16 11 1 4 41 13 16 6 4 6 28 21 35 56
4 Nice 32 16 7 9 42 28 16 8 4 4 21 16 16 8 3 5 21 12 14 54
5 Strasbourg 32 14 11 7 53 34 16 9 4 3 30 14 16 5 7 4 23 20 19 53
6 Monaco 32 15 8 9 50 34 16 9 4 3 31 14 16 6 4 6 19 20 16 53
7 Lens 32 14 8 10 50 41 16 8 5 3 29 16 16 6 3 7 21 25 9 50
8 Olympique Lyonnais 32 13 11 8 50 41 17 9 5 3 34 21 15 4 6 5 16 20 9 49
9 Lille 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 6 7 3 20 18 16 6 5 5 20 20 2 48
10 Nantes 32 13 8 11 41 35 16 9 3 4 25 15 16 4 5 7 16 20 6 47
11 Montpellier 32 12 6 14 44 44 17 7 4 6 25 20 15 5 2 8 19 24 0 42
12 Brest 32 10 9 13 40 47 15 5 4 6 22 23 17 5 5 7 18 24 -7 39
13 Reims 32 8 13 11 34 35 15 4 6 5 20 16 17 4 7 6 14 19 -1 37
14 Angers SCO 32 8 10 14 36 46 16 6 2 8 17 19 16 2 8 6 19 27 -10 34
15 Troyes 32 8 9 15 30 45 16 4 7 5 15 15 16 4 2 10 15 30 -15 33
16 Lorient 32 7 10 15 32 52 15 5 5 5 17 16 17 2 5 10 15 36 -20 31
17 Saint-Étienne 32 7 9 16 35 62 17 4 6 7 22 32 15 3 3 9 13 30 -27 30
18 Clermont 32 7 8 17 32 61 16 3 5 8 17 28 16 4 3 9 15 33 -29 29
19 Bordeaux 32 5 11 16 42 77 16 3 5 8 23 30 16 2 6 8 19 47 -35 26
20 Metz 32 4 12 16 29 58 16 1 7 8 17 28 16 3 5 8 12 30 -29 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.