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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis-Le Ble (15097 seats)

Preview: 40 points stand between the sides ahead of this match, Paris Saint Germain having done best. Can Brest take the guests by surprise?

Insights:
  • Brest have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (66) in Ligue 1

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Champions League. That game was also an away game, at FC Bayern München. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Brest form and stats

With 2 Ligue 1 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Brest are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Happy days for Brest in their previous game, a fixture away at Strasbourg (placed 16th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Finally, a league win after five matches without one. The goalie Bizot was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.7 out of ten. Bizot topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that, an away loss at Lille.

Brest are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.

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Paris Saint Germain form and stats

Paris Saint Germain have an excellent away record in the Ligue 1 so far with 9-1-3 from 13 games.

Two away games in a row for Paris Saint Germain, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 against FC Bayern München in the Champions League. Pereira was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.8. The defender Pereira won 8 of 10 duels.

A home win before that, celebrating 4-2 vs Nantes.

Take note that 12 of this side's 15 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Paris Saint Germain are regular goalscorers on their travels. Paris Saint Germain are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Paris Saint Germain have been victorious in all of the 12 most recent fixtures versus this team. Will the streak continue?

These teams encountered each other before this campaign: Paris Saint Germain - Brest 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

Paris Saint GermainK. Mbappé Lottin
K. Mbappé Lottin
18 goals
Paris Saint GermainN. da Silva Santos Junior
N. da Silva Santos Junior
13 goals
Paris Saint GermainL. Messi
L. Messi
13 goals

Brest missing players

Paris Saint Germain missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brest Paris Saint Germain
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 12 4 Played P 2 13 26
5 2 0 Won W 2 9 20
8 5 3 Drew D 0 1 3
13 5 1 Lost L 0 3 3
27 13 3 Scored S 6 32 66
42 20 4 Conceded C 0 10 25
88% 83% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
69% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 81%
50% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 77% 69%
31% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 38%
15% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 27%
58% 58% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 54%
19% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 100% 54% 42%
35% 33% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 8%
 
4.8 5.7 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 7.5 5.6 5.5
5.8 5.1 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.2 3.4
1.7 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.5 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.2 12.4 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 16 15.2 15.6
3.8 4.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 7 7.3
27% 26% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 35% 35%
 
13.9 11.1 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 12.7 11.7
5.1 4.2 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 4.4 4.1
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Brest have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored more than double the goals of Brest.
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (32) away in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (66) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+22) away in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+41) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 Paris Saint Germain 26 20 3 3 66 25 13 11 2 0 34 15 13 9 1 3 32 10 41 63
2 Olympique Marseille 26 17 4 5 49 25 13 7 2 4 23 16 13 10 2 1 26 9 24 55
3 Monaco 26 15 6 5 55 36 13 7 2 4 29 22 13 8 4 1 26 14 19 51
4 Lens 26 14 9 3 40 21 13 11 1 1 26 10 13 3 8 2 14 11 19 51
5 Rennes 26 14 4 8 45 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 12 3 4 5 15 18 16 46
6 Lille 26 13 6 7 46 33 13 8 3 2 25 18 13 5 3 5 21 15 13 45
7 Nice 26 11 9 6 34 22 13 5 5 3 17 11 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 42
8 Reims 26 9 13 4 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 13 2 9 2 12 13 8 40
9 Lorient 26 11 7 8 38 36 13 6 3 4 19 15 13 5 4 4 19 21 2 40
10 Olympique Lyonnais 26 11 6 9 39 28 13 6 4 3 19 10 13 5 2 6 20 18 11 39
11 Clermont 26 9 7 10 26 34 13 4 3 6 11 21 13 5 4 4 15 13 -8 34
12 Toulouse 26 9 5 12 41 46 14 6 4 4 25 21 12 3 1 8 16 25 -5 32
13 Montpellier 26 9 3 14 41 46 14 5 2 7 22 22 12 4 1 7 19 24 -5 30
14 Nantes 26 6 10 10 27 34 12 4 5 3 13 12 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 28
15 Brest 26 5 8 13 27 42 12 2 5 5 13 20 14 3 3 8 14 22 -15 23
16 Strasbourg 26 4 10 12 30 44 14 2 6 6 16 22 12 2 4 6 14 22 -14 22
17 Auxerre 26 5 7 14 23 49 12 3 4 5 11 20 14 2 3 9 12 29 -26 22
18 Ajaccio 26 6 3 17 20 47 12 3 1 8 9 19 14 3 2 9 11 28 -27 21
19 Troyes 26 4 8 14 36 57 13 1 8 4 14 20 13 3 0 10 22 37 -21 20
20 Angers SCO 26 2 4 20 21 58 13 1 2 10 14 28 13 1 2 10 7 30 -37 10

Brest:
Paris Saint Germain:
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 Paris Saint Germain 26 20 3 3 66 25 13 11 2 0 34 15 13 9 1 3 32 10 41 63
2 Olympique Marseille 26 17 4 5 49 25 13 7 2 4 23 16 13 10 2 1 26 9 24 55
3 Monaco 26 15 6 5 55 36 13 7 2 4 29 22 13 8 4 1 26 14 19 51
4 Lens 26 14 9 3 40 21 13 11 1 1 26 10 13 3 8 2 14 11 19 51
5 Rennes 26 14 4 8 45 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 12 3 4 5 15 18 16 46
6 Lille 26 13 6 7 46 33 13 8 3 2 25 18 13 5 3 5 21 15 13 45
7 Nice 26 11 9 6 34 22 13 5 5 3 17 11 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 42
8 Reims 26 9 13 4 34 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 13 2 9 2 12 13 8 40
9 Lorient 26 11 7 8 38 36 13 6 3 4 19 15 13 5 4 4 19 21 2 40
10 Olympique Lyonnais 26 11 6 9 39 28 13 6 4 3 19 10 13 5 2 6 20 18 11 39
11 Clermont 26 9 7 10 26 34 13 4 3 6 11 21 13 5 4 4 15 13 -8 34
12 Toulouse 26 9 5 12 41 46 14 6 4 4 25 21 12 3 1 8 16 25 -5 32
13 Montpellier 26 9 3 14 41 46 14 5 2 7 22 22 12 4 1 7 19 24 -5 30
14 Nantes 26 6 10 10 27 34 12 4 5 3 13 12 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 28
15 Brest 26 5 8 13 27 42 12 2 5 5 13 20 14 3 3 8 14 22 -15 23
16 Strasbourg 26 4 10 12 30 44 14 2 6 6 16 22 12 2 4 6 14 22 -14 22
17 Auxerre 26 5 7 14 23 49 12 3 4 5 11 20 14 2 3 9 12 29 -26 22
18 Ajaccio 26 6 3 17 20 47 12 3 1 8 9 19 14 3 2 9 11 28 -27 21
19 Troyes 26 4 8 14 36 57 13 1 8 4 14 20 13 3 0 10 22 37 -21 20
20 Angers SCO 26 2 4 20 21 58 13 1 2 10 14 28 13 1 2 10 7 30 -37 10

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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.