Brest have claimed 9 of their 18 in total here at their precious home ground. Will they claim the win versus Saint-Étienne?
- Brest have scored in all their matches so far.
- Saint-Étienne have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Ligue 1
It's no vacation for neither Brest nor Saint-Étienne as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Brest form and stats
2-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Brest so far this season. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Brest are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
Happy days for Brest in their previous game, a Ligue 1 match away at Bordeaux (placed 16th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Jérémy Le Douaron, a natural forward, was the champion player for the team in that fixture, collecting a rating of 8.15 (out of 10). Douaron scored two goals.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Lens in a game that was won 4-0.There will be little rest for Brest after this match as they are travelling to Olympique Marseille for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.
Brest have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Francis-Le Ble with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Brest have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
There's been little loot from Saint-Étienne's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Ligue 1. Saint-Étienne only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Home advantage was not enough for Saint-Étienne in their previous game, as they lost their Ligue 1-match, hosting Paris Saint Germain, 1-3. Midfield player Denis Bouanga was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Bouanga scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 10 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Troyes at their stadium, the result 1-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rennes in just four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Saint-Étienne have scored 7 goals in 7 league games away. Saint-Étienne have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Brest four wins, two draws and Saint-Étienne four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Khazri 7 goals |   R. Faivre 5 goals |  J. Le Douaron 5 goals |
Brest missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Brest | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 22 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 16 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 53% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 60% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 57% | 47% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 13% |
| 87% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 80% |
| 13% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 14% | 13% |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| 1.5 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 10.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.6 | 12.5 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 34% | 41% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 29% |
| 11.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 14.1 | 13 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
- All of Brest's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brest have scored in all their matches so far.
- Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Saint-Étienne have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Saint-Étienne have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Ligue 1
- Saint-Étienne 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 | Paris Saint Germain | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Rennes | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Nice | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Lens | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Angers SCO | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 20 |
| 9 | Monaco | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Nantes | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Brest | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Lille | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Reims | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | Lorient | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 15 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 13 |
| 17 | Troyes | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Clermont | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 13 |
| 19 | Metz | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 12 |