Brest - Reims: Ligue 1 cellar occupants desperate for points and praise. Read all the interesting data and news before the game!
- Brest have yet to win a game at home.
- Reims have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Ligue 1
This could be an absorbing game with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!
Brest form and stats
0-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Brest so far this season. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Brest, their manager Zakarian and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Brest enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Clermont's place. The match ended 3-1 with Honorat, Douaron and Castillo scoring. What a relief, as that was the first league win after playing, but not winning, eight games in a row. The talented striker Castillo outdid all teammates in that game and was awarded a match rating of 9.1 out of 10. Castillo scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Nantes (1-4).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 12 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 4 and lost 4.
Take note: 9 of the latest 12 league matches from these players have seen goals scored by both teams.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Brest here at Stade Francis-Le Ble in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). Brest have conceded 12 goals in these home games, a significant number. Brest has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Reims form and stats
Reims have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 1-3-2 (6 played). Visiting Reims has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Reims go into this game after a win, the home game against Auxerre that ended 2-1. Hooray; their first victory in the league after six matches not winning. Midfield player Ito was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Ito scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A 0-0 draw at Lorient's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Reims playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 4 Reims wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.
The visiting Reims have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. Reims struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 10 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Brest wins - draws - Reims wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Balogun 7 goals |  J. Ito 4 goals |   R. Del Castillo 3 goals |
Brest missing players
Reims missing players
| Brest | Reims | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 83% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 58% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 75% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 25% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 11.3 | 12.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11 | 12.8 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 26% | 16% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 36% | 27% |
| 12.2 | 9.6 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 13.7 | 14.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
- Brest have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Brest have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Brest have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Brest have yet to win a game at home.
- Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Reims have scored at least twice as many goals away as Brest have scored home.
- Reims have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 27 | 32 |
| 2 | Lens | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 | Lorient | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Rennes | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 24 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Lille | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Monaco | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Clermont | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Troyes | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Nice | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Reims | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 15 | Nantes | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Brest | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -12 | 9 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -11 | 8 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -15 | 8 |
