Open game expected at Stade Matmut-Atlantique: Bordeaux vs Brest preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 28.November
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Matmut-Atlantique (42115 seats)

Brest know they are going on a difficult trip to Bordeaux and their Stade Matmut-Atlantique. This guide has all the knowledge you need ahead of the match.

Insights:
  • Bordeaux have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Ligue 1
  • Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This promises to be an intriguing game with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well revitalized since they last played a game. Bring it on!

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Bordeaux form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue 1 this season. Bordeaux have only managed 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Stade Matmut-Atlantique.

Bordeaux manager V. Petković and his team return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Metz (placed 20th) in the Ligue 1. Opportunity lost for Bordeaux in the Metz match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. A goal frenzy last time out for Bordeaux, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Metz. Fun stuff to watch! Midfield player Remi Oudin got a match rating of 9.03 in that game, the max score being 10. Oudin scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that match was a defeat to PSG (2-3).

This is expected to be a close game, with Bordeaux perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bordeaux as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Bordeaux has won three of these, drawn four and lost six.

Bordeaux are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 1 match at Strasbourg awaits in three days.

Bordeaux has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Bordeaux have conceded 13 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 6 points from 7 away games in the Ligue 1. Brest only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.

Brest had fun at their own home (Stade Matmut-Atlantique) last time out, beating Lens 4-0. Romain Faivre, Jérémy Le Douaron, Steve Mounié and Brendan Chardonnet scored. As you can tell from the results above, Brest was very dominant against Lens, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Romain Faivre, Jérémy Le Douaron, Steve Mounié and Brendan Chardonnet providing the goals. Midfield player Romain Faivre was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.81/10. Faivre scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Prior to that result Brest won their away game at Lorient. The scoreline was 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Brest in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Brest, one draw and five defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Saint-Etienne in just three days.

Brest find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Brest's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Bordeaux wins - draws - Brest wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BrestR. Faivre
R. Faivre
5 goals
BordeauxU. Hwang
U. Hwang
4 goals
BrestF. Honorat
F. Honorat
4 goals

Bordeaux missing players

Brest missing players

Bordeaux Brest
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 2 7 14
2 1 0 Won W 1 1 3
7 3 1 Drew D 1 3 6
5 3 0 Lost L 0 3 5
21 10 1 Scored S 3 8 20
30 13 1 Conceded C 2 12 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 50%
50% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 29%
36% 43% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
79% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 86%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
21% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.6 6 2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.9 4.7
5.6 5.4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.4 5.3
2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.1 12.6 8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 11 10.8
4.1 4.6 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.4 4.3
36% 31% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 26% 33%
 
13.4 13.1 13 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 13.3 11.5
6.2 7.1 8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.1 4.3
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Bordeaux's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Brest's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bordeaux have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Bordeaux have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Ligue 1
  • Bordeaux have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Bordeaux haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 have scored in all their matches so far.
  • 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 PSG 14 12 1 1 32 14 7 7 0 0 19 6 7 5 1 1 13 8 18 37
2 Nice 14 8 3 3 25 11 7 3 3 1 12 7 7 5 0 2 13 4 14 26
3 Rennes 14 7 4 3 24 12 8 6 1 1 17 4 6 1 3 2 7 8 12 25
4 Lens 14 7 3 4 25 18 7 4 2 1 15 6 7 3 1 3 10 12 7 24
5 Olympique Marseille 13 6 5 2 20 12 7 3 3 1 13 7 6 3 2 1 7 5 8 23
6 Angers SCO 14 5 6 3 20 16 7 4 1 2 11 8 7 1 5 1 9 8 4 21
7 Strasbourg 14 5 4 5 25 19 8 4 2 2 18 8 6 1 2 3 7 11 6 19
8 Monaco 14 5 4 5 19 18 7 3 2 2 12 9 7 2 2 3 7 9 1 19
9 Montpellier 14 5 4 5 21 21 7 4 2 1 14 8 7 1 2 4 7 13 0 19
10 Olympique Lyonnais 13 5 4 4 21 21 7 4 3 0 15 8 6 1 1 4 6 13 0 19
11 Nantes 14 5 3 6 19 19 7 4 1 2 11 7 7 1 2 4 8 12 0 18
12 Lille 14 4 5 5 18 21 6 3 2 1 8 8 8 1 3 4 10 13 -3 17
13 Brest 14 3 6 5 20 21 7 2 3 2 12 9 7 1 3 3 8 12 -1 15
14 Lorient 14 3 6 5 13 21 6 3 2 1 7 5 8 0 4 4 6 16 -8 15
15 Reims 14 2 7 5 15 18 6 1 3 2 7 8 8 1 4 3 8 10 -3 13
16 Bordeaux 14 2 7 5 21 30 7 1 3 3 10 13 7 1 4 2 11 17 -9 13
17 Troyes 14 3 4 7 13 22 7 1 3 3 7 9 7 2 1 4 6 13 -9 13
18 Clermont 14 3 4 7 17 28 7 2 2 3 8 9 7 1 2 4 9 19 -11 13
19 Saint-Etienne 14 2 6 6 16 28 7 1 4 2 9 12 7 1 2 4 7 16 -12 12
20 Metz 14 1 6 7 16 30 7 0 4 3 9 15 7 1 2 4 7 15 -14 9

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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.