This game features two contenders living in the lower section of the Ligue 1, Brest at 19th place and Reims in 14th. A decent opportunity for one of the sides to improve their position.
- Brest have yet to win a game.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Brest form and stats
0 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Brest have to build on here at Stade Francis-Le Ble in the Ligue 1. Brest has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Der Zakarian and the players.
The fans are hoping that Brest will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Ligue 1 game against Nice (placed 3rd). Brest's goalkeeper Marco Bizot was extremely busy against Nice, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves. Marco Bizot, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.75 out of 10 in that game. Bizot stopped the opponent with seven saves.
Preceding that match was the home game against Metz that was lost 1-2.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Brest have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 18 matches with the results: Won ten, drawn five and lost three.
Brest has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Brest have conceded 8 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Reims form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Reims have produced an overall stat of 1-2-2 so far. Reims has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Reims play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Lens (placed 2nd). Goalkeeper Predrag Rajković got the top player rating of the team with 7.44/10. Rajković stopped the opponent with five saves.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Nantes.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Reims in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Reims, four draws and three defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Reims as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. Reims have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former ten meetings featuring these two participants are: four wins for Brest, three draws and three wins for Reims. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  H. Ekitike 3 goals |   R. Faivre 2 goals |  F. Honorat 2 goals |
Brest missing players
Reims missing players
| Brest | Reims | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 78% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 78% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 44% |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 5.4 | 6.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 11.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 7.8 | 10.2 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| 28% | 29% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 33% | 29% |
- All of Brest's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brest have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Brest have scored in all their matches so far.
- Brest have yet to win a game.
- 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 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Lens | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Nice | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | Angers SCO | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Monaco | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Lorient | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Lille | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Nantes | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Rennes | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Reims | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 15 | Clermont | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 10 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 7 |
| 17 | Troyes | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Metz | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 6 |
| 19 | Brest | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 4 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 4 |