Ligue 1 match preview: Brest versus Nice

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 06.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis-Le Ble (15097 seats)

Brest and Nice have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Ligue 1.

Insights:
  • Brest has the most matches over the total-line (13) in Ligue 1
  • Nice has the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Ligue 1

Brest and Nice 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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Brest form and stats

16 points is a decent return from 8 Ligue 1 games here at Stade Francis-Le Ble for Brest. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

No payout for Brest in their previous match, an away game at Lens that ended in defeat 1-2. In the match before that, Brest hosted Montpellier and drew the game 2-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Brest as they are travelling to their away game against Paris Saint Germain in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.

Goals decide football matches and Brest are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.

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Nice form and stats

The away team, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Ligue 1, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Ligue 1.

Nice's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Lorient that finished 2-2. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against Olympique Lyonnais.

It looked so good for Nice vs Lorient, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Ligue 1 trip to Metz.

Nice are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Nice as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Brest victories, five draws and three Nice wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NiceA. Gouiri
A. Gouiri
5 goals
BrestR. Faivre
R. Faivre
4 goals
BrestI. Cardona
I. Cardona
4 goals

Brest missing players

Nice missing players

Brest Nice
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 1 Played P 3 7 16
7 5 0 Won W 1 4 6
2 1 1 Drew D 1 2 4
8 2 0 Lost L 1 1 6
28 17 2 Scored S 4 11 21
31 14 2 Conceded C 3 4 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 71% 88%
88% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 81%
76% 88% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 43% 62%
53% 62% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 31%
29% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
65% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 29% 56%
18% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 71% 31%
18% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.9 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12.5 12.9 16 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 10.4 10.4
4.6 5.1 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.4 3.3
36% 41% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 46% 40%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Brest has the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Ligue 1
  • Brest has the most matches over the total-line (13) in Ligue 1
  • Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Nice has the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Ligue 1
  • Nice have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Olympique Lyonnais 17 10 6 1 34 14 8 5 3 0 19 6 9 5 3 1 15 8 20 36
2 Lille 17 10 6 1 31 12 9 6 3 0 17 4 8 4 3 1 14 8 19 36
3 Paris Saint Germain 17 11 2 4 39 10 9 6 1 2 22 5 8 5 1 2 17 5 29 35
4 Rennes 17 9 4 4 26 19 9 5 1 3 12 11 8 4 3 1 14 8 7 31
5 Olympique Marseille 15 8 4 3 22 15 7 3 3 1 11 8 8 5 1 2 11 7 7 28
6 Monaco 17 8 3 6 28 25 9 5 3 1 20 13 8 3 0 5 8 12 3 27
7 Lens 16 8 3 5 26 24 8 4 2 2 15 13 8 4 1 3 11 11 2 27
8 Montpellier 17 8 3 6 29 28 9 4 0 5 16 19 8 4 3 1 13 9 1 27
9 Angers SCO 17 8 3 6 23 26 9 4 1 4 9 12 8 4 2 2 14 14 -3 27
10 Metz 17 6 5 6 19 17 8 4 1 3 11 9 9 2 4 3 8 8 2 23
11 Brest 17 7 2 8 28 31 8 5 1 2 17 14 9 2 1 6 11 17 -3 23
12 Nice 16 6 4 6 21 22 9 2 2 5 10 18 7 4 2 1 11 4 -1 22
13 Bordeaux 17 6 4 7 18 20 9 3 3 3 8 7 8 3 1 4 10 13 -2 22
14 Saint-Étienne 17 4 6 7 18 25 8 2 3 3 8 10 9 2 3 4 10 15 -7 18
15 Reims 17 4 5 8 24 28 7 2 1 4 6 10 10 2 4 4 18 18 -4 17
16 Nantes 17 3 6 8 18 30 8 2 4 2 10 14 9 1 2 6 8 16 -12 15
17 Strasbourg 17 4 2 11 22 32 8 1 2 5 6 14 9 3 0 6 16 18 -10 14
18 Lorient 17 3 3 11 17 31 8 2 1 5 9 12 9 1 2 6 8 19 -14 12
19 Dijon 17 2 6 9 12 26 9 0 4 5 3 10 8 2 2 4 9 16 -14 12
20 Nîmes 17 3 3 11 14 34 9 1 1 7 9 22 8 2 2 4 5 12 -20 12

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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.