Brest vs Olympique Marseille: Soccer match preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 13.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis-Le Ble (15097 seats)

Stade Francis-Le Ble: Get ready for a football frolic when Brest take on Olympique Marseille. Read up on the match here!

Insights:
  • Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Olympique Marseille have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Ligue 1

It's quite the trip for Olympique Marseille when visiting Brest as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa Conference League.

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Brest form and stats

Brest have played 13 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Brest enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Lens's place. The match ended 1-0 with Honorat scoring.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Lorient (0-1).

A decent goal production from Brest in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Ligue 1.

Attacker Milik got a player rating of 8.15 in the game. "Man of the match" Milik scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A loss against Monaco was the result prior to that, in a Ligue 1 home game.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Europa Conference League trip to Basel.

The visiting Olympique Marseille have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 13 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Olympique Marseille - Brest 1-2. Data for the prior ten meetings between these two contenders are: two wins for Brest, two draws and six wins for Olympique Marseille. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

BrestF. Honorat
F. Honorat
9 goals
Olympique MarseilleD. Payet
D. Payet
9 goals
Olympique MarseilleC. Ünder
C. Ünder
7 goals

Brest missing players

Olympique Marseille missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brest Olympique Marseille
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 5 13 27
9 5 0 Won W 3 8 13
8 3 1 Drew D 0 3 8
10 5 2 Lost L 2 2 6
35 20 3 Scored S 8 17 39
38 18 8 Conceded C 6 9 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 89%
89% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 70%
44% 46% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 23% 33%
22% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 8% 22%
7% 15% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 8% 15%
63% 46% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 48%
19% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 54% 41%
19% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 15% 22%
 
4.2 5 7.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 5.5 6.2
5.3 5.5 7.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.7 4.3
1.6 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.9 1.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
10.7 11.5 14.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11.5 13.3
4 4.4 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 3.9 4.1
32% 35% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 33% 35%
 
12.8 10.5 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 10.4 9.1 8.9
4.7 3.7 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 2.5 3.1
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Olympique Marseille have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Marseille have the most points (27) away in Ligue 1

  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 27 19 5 3 56 24 13 12 1 0 31 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 32 62
2 Nice 27 15 5 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 13 8 2 3 20 7 17 49
3 Olympique Marseille 27 13 8 6 39 25 14 5 5 4 22 16 13 8 3 2 17 9 14 47
4 Rennes 27 14 4 9 53 25 14 10 1 3 33 9 13 4 3 6 20 16 28 46
5 Strasbourg 27 12 8 7 49 32 13 7 3 3 27 13 14 5 5 4 22 19 17 44
6 Nantes 27 12 6 9 36 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 3 4 6 12 16 7 42
7 Lille 27 11 9 7 37 35 13 6 5 2 19 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 2 42
8 Monaco 27 11 8 8 40 29 14 7 4 3 26 13 13 4 4 5 14 16 11 41
9 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 9 7 38 33 14 7 5 2 23 14 13 4 4 5 15 19 5 41
10 Lens 27 11 7 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 13 5 2 6 19 23 4 40
11 Montpellier 27 11 4 12 41 40 14 7 2 5 24 18 13 4 2 7 17 22 1 37
12 Brest 27 9 8 10 35 38 13 5 3 5 20 18 14 4 5 5 15 20 -3 35
13 Reims 27 7 11 9 31 31 13 4 5 4 18 13 14 3 6 5 13 18 0 32
14 Angers SCO 27 7 8 12 31 40 13 5 1 7 15 17 14 2 7 5 16 23 -9 29
15 Clermont 27 7 7 13 27 46 13 3 5 5 14 17 14 4 2 8 13 29 -19 28
16 Troyes 27 6 7 14 25 41 13 2 6 5 12 14 14 4 1 9 13 27 -16 25
17 Saint-Etienne 27 6 7 14 28 50 14 3 5 6 17 26 13 3 2 8 11 24 -22 25
18 Lorient 27 5 9 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 14 1 5 8 11 29 -21 24
19 Metz 27 4 10 13 25 46 13 1 5 7 15 25 14 3 5 6 10 21 -21 22
20 Bordeaux 27 4 10 13 38 65 14 2 5 7 20 27 13 2 5 6 18 38 -27 22

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Olympique Marseille:
Table
  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 27 19 5 3 56 24 13 12 1 0 31 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 32 62
2 Nice 27 15 5 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 13 8 2 3 20 7 17 49
3 Olympique Marseille 27 13 8 6 39 25 14 5 5 4 22 16 13 8 3 2 17 9 14 47
4 Rennes 27 14 4 9 53 25 14 10 1 3 33 9 13 4 3 6 20 16 28 46
5 Strasbourg 27 12 8 7 49 32 13 7 3 3 27 13 14 5 5 4 22 19 17 44
6 Nantes 27 12 6 9 36 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 3 4 6 12 16 7 42
7 Lille 27 11 9 7 37 35 13 6 5 2 19 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 2 42
8 Monaco 27 11 8 8 40 29 14 7 4 3 26 13 13 4 4 5 14 16 11 41
9 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 9 7 38 33 14 7 5 2 23 14 13 4 4 5 15 19 5 41
10 Lens 27 11 7 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 13 5 2 6 19 23 4 40
11 Montpellier 27 11 4 12 41 40 14 7 2 5 24 18 13 4 2 7 17 22 1 37
12 Brest 27 9 8 10 35 38 13 5 3 5 20 18 14 4 5 5 15 20 -3 35
13 Reims 27 7 11 9 31 31 13 4 5 4 18 13 14 3 6 5 13 18 0 32
14 Angers SCO 27 7 8 12 31 40 13 5 1 7 15 17 14 2 7 5 16 23 -9 29
15 Clermont 27 7 7 13 27 46 13 3 5 5 14 17 14 4 2 8 13 29 -19 28
16 Troyes 27 6 7 14 25 41 13 2 6 5 12 14 14 4 1 9 13 27 -16 25
17 Saint-Etienne 27 6 7 14 28 50 14 3 5 6 17 26 13 3 2 8 11 24 -22 25
18 Lorient 27 5 9 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 14 1 5 8 11 29 -21 24
19 Metz 27 4 10 13 25 46 13 1 5 7 15 25 14 3 5 6 10 21 -21 22
20 Bordeaux 27 4 10 13 38 65 14 2 5 7 20 27 13 2 5 6 18 38 -27 22

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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.