Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Brest & Bordeaux face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!
Brest and Bordeaux 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.
Brest form and stats
Brest participated in Coupe de France the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Brest have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
Brest manager Der Zakarian and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Troyes in the Ligue 1. Agoumé (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Agoumé hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
0-0 away at Dinan Lehon (after extra-time, 12-13 on penalties) before that.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 16 matches with the results: Won eight, drawn five and lost three.
Brest are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. 13 goals have been conceded.
Bordeaux form and stats
Bordeaux's mission in Coupe de France last season failed in the 32nd finals.2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Bordeaux playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligue 1 home defeat versus Lille with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Adli got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Adli served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 7 of 10 times and had 42 successful passes (of 48 total).
Before that, Bordeaux secured a home win against Les Jumeaux M'Zouasia with the score 10-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bordeaux playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were five Bordeaux wins, four draws and four defeats.
Bordeaux has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. Bordeaux are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 15 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these sides: Brest won four, Bordeaux were winners in two and we saw four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  R. Faivre 7 goals |   A. Elis Martínez 7 goals |  F. Honorat 6 goals |
Brest missing players
Bordeaux missing players
| Brest | Bordeaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Scored | S | 18 | 46 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Conceded | C | 25 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 80% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 80% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 8% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.3 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 29% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | ||
| 10.8 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 13.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 46 |
| 2 | Nice | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Rennes | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Monaco | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Nantes | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Lille | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Lens | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Strasbourg | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Brest | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Olympique Lyonnais | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Reims | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Troyes | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Clermont | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 17 |
| 18 | Metz | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 16 |
| 19 | Lorient | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 16 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -23 | 12 |
