This is it, this is Ligue 1 and this is Brest - Montpellier. Prepare with our thorough match preview!
- Brest is in the best form (6-0-0) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Brest and Montpellier 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Montpellier, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.
Brest form and stats
Brest have collected 12 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 3-3-2. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena.
A good away victory last time out for Brest, who won 2-1 against Olympique Marseille (placed 3rd). Defender Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Pierre-Gabriel won 5 of 7 duels.
Before that, Brest had a home game versus Saint-Étienne which ended with a victory 1-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Brest handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and two defeats.
The Brest fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Brest's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Montpellier form and stats
Montpellier have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
Montpellier are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Ligue 1 against Clermont (placed 18th). Midfield player Jordan Ferri was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.0/10. Ferri hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 75 successful passes (of 82 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Metz.We have checked recent matches where Montpellier have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were zero victories, one draw and four defeats.
Montpellier have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. As for defending, Montpellier rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - five - five (Brest wins - draws - Montpellier wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Faivre 7 goals |  F. Honorat 5 goals |  J. Le Douaron 5 goals |
Brest missing players
Montpellier missing players
| Brest | Montpellier | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 25 |
| 23 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 76% |
| 53% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 41% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 82% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 53% |
| 18% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10.7 | 10.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.1 | 12.4 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
| 35% | 41% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 43% | 34% |
| 11.9 | 9.9 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 18.4 | 15.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
- Brest have scored in all their matches so far.
- Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Brest is in the best form (6-0-0) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Montpellier 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | Rennes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 31 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Nice | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Lens | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | Monaco | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Brest | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Lille | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Nantes | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Reims | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Troyes | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Lorient | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 15 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 14 |
| 18 | Clermont | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Metz | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -19 | 12 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -20 | 12 |