Ligue 1 preview: Can Toulouse edge out victory against Brest?

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 15.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium de Toulouse

With their 8 point edge in the league standings, Toulouse regulars hope to see their side collect all points from this fixture hosting Brest.

Insights:
  • Toulouse have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Ligue 1
  • Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Brest have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

It's no vacation for neither Toulouse nor Brest as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Toulouse form and stats

The total Ligue 1 statistics playing at home this season for Toulouse are 4-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Nothing to worry about in defence for Toulouse, as their goalkeeper Maxime Dupe has completely shut out the opponents for 188 minutes in the Ligue 1.

A good away victory last time out for Toulouse, who won 5-0 against Auxerre (placed 18th). As mentioned above, Toulouse "killed" Auxerre in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Midfielder den Boomen was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.75 (out of ten) in that game. Boomen scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 47 total).

Before that game, a nice away victory at Lannion. A Coupe de France match. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Toulouse have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 2 and lost 0.

The Toulouse fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. Toulouse have conceded 14 from these games.

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Brest form and stats

There's been little loot from Brest's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Ligue 1. Brest only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Brest are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Brest are looking to quickly end their 198 minutes long goal drought in the Ligue 1.

Brest's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Lille that finished 0-0. Goalkeeper Bizot got the top player rating of the team with 7.42/10. Bizot topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that, the Coupe de France victory away at Avranches. Brest are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.

Brest have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Brest have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head to head data (for the prior nine meetings): Toulouse won four games, three matches ended in a draw and Brest managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / seven.

Top Goalscorers

ToulouseB. Dejaegere
B. Dejaegere
4 goals
ToulouseR. da Silva
R. da Silva
4 goals
ToulouseT. Dallinga
T. Dallinga
4 goals

Toulouse missing players

Brest missing players

Toulouse Brest
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 4 Played P 2 9 18
6 4 3 Won W 1 2 3
4 3 1 Drew D 0 1 5
8 2 0 Lost L 1 6 10
28 15 11 Scored S 3 11 18
33 14 6 Conceded C 2 16 33
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
94% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 67%
67% 56% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 50%
39% 44% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 56% 39%
22% 22% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 22%
56% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 61%
22% 22% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
22% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 39%
 
5 4.3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.8 5.1
5.5 6.4 7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.7 4.9
1.7 2.1 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.8
2 2 2 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.8 13.1 15 Shots (avg) S ( 15.5 10.8 11.6
4.5 5 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 4.6 4.3
35% 33% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 27% 23%
 
14.5 14.2 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 14.6 12.7
5.2 5 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.7 5.2
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Brest have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Toulouse have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Ligue 1
  • Toulouse 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 18 15 2 1 48 13 9 8 1 0 23 8 9 7 1 1 25 5 35 47
2 Lens 18 12 5 1 31 13 9 9 0 0 21 7 9 3 5 1 10 6 18 41
3 Olympique Marseille 18 12 3 3 36 15 9 6 1 2 18 8 9 6 2 1 18 7 21 39
4 Rennes 18 10 4 4 35 20 9 8 0 1 23 7 9 2 4 3 12 13 15 34
5 Monaco 18 10 4 4 35 25 9 4 2 3 16 15 9 6 2 1 19 10 10 34
6 Lorient 18 9 5 4 30 26 9 4 2 3 14 13 9 5 3 1 16 13 4 32
7 Lille 18 9 4 5 30 24 9 5 2 2 16 16 9 4 2 3 14 8 6 31
8 Olympique Lyonnais 18 7 4 7 27 21 9 5 2 2 16 7 9 2 2 5 11 14 6 25
9 Clermont 18 7 4 7 22 26 9 4 1 4 10 16 9 3 3 3 12 10 -4 25
10 Nice 18 6 6 6 22 20 9 3 3 3 12 10 9 3 3 3 10 10 2 24
11 Reims 18 5 9 4 21 23 8 3 3 2 10 11 10 2 6 2 11 12 -2 24
12 Toulouse 18 6 4 8 28 33 9 4 3 2 15 14 9 2 1 6 13 19 -5 22
13 Troyes 18 4 6 8 29 35 9 1 6 2 10 13 9 3 0 6 19 22 -6 18
14 Nantes 18 3 9 6 18 24 9 3 5 1 12 9 9 0 4 5 6 15 -6 18
15 Montpellier 18 5 2 11 28 37 9 3 1 5 12 15 9 2 1 6 16 22 -9 17
16 Ajaccio 18 4 3 11 15 27 9 2 1 6 7 14 9 2 2 5 8 13 -12 15
17 Brest 18 3 5 10 18 33 9 1 4 4 7 17 9 2 1 6 11 16 -15 14
18 Auxerre 18 3 4 11 16 40 9 2 3 4 9 17 9 1 1 7 7 23 -24 13
19 Strasbourg 18 1 9 8 22 33 10 0 6 4 11 18 8 1 3 4 11 15 -11 12
20 Angers SCO 18 2 2 14 16 39 9 1 1 7 10 20 9 1 1 7 6 19 -23 8

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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.