This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ligue 1, Lorient holding 17th place and Brest lying 14th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Lorient have the most points from losing position (19) in Ligue 1
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Lorient's stadium, Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir, has a artifical turf surface. Brest have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Brest when playing on artifical turf; 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from two matches. They have scored 2 goals in these games and conceded 3.
Lorient form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Lorient at their home stadium (Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats. The last three games played by Lorient, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
Lorient travelled for their previous game, a trip to Nantes that ended 1-1. Before that, Lorient drew at home versus Nice.
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 Lorient have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn four and lost two.
Lorient are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 15 games. Lorient have conceded 27 from these games.
Brest form and stats
Brest have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-3-10 (15 played). Brest has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
There were no winners in Brest's previous match, a Ligue 1 home game that ended 0-0 vs Angers SCO (placed 10th). Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Olympique Marseille's place.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Brest playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were four Brest wins, one draw and three defeats.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Brest have conceded 28 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Brest - Lorient 3-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Lorient won three, Brest won five and two draws. nine games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Moffi 8 goals |   F. Honorat 8 goals |  Y. Wissa 7 goals |
Lorient missing players
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| Lorient | Brest | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 36 | 22 | 11 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 43 |
| 54 | 27 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 28 | 53 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 83% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 53% | 60% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | 70% |
| 40% | 40% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 40% | 47% |
| 20% | 33% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 23% |
| 60% | 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 60% |
| 10% | 13% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 20% |
| 33% | 27% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 10.6 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.5 | 11.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 35% | 39% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | 37% |
- Lorient have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lorient have the most points from losing position (19) in Ligue 1
- Lorient haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 46 | 63 |
| 2 | Lille | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 50 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 63 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 60 |
| 4 | Monaco | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 59 |
| 5 | Lens | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 48 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | Rennes | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Metz | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 42 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -10 | 40 |
| 11 | Nice | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | -2 | 39 |
| 12 | Reims | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 38 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Brest | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 53 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -10 | 35 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -7 | 33 |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 33 |
| 17 | Lorient | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -18 | 29 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 56 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -26 | 29 |
| 19 | Nantes | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -15 | 28 |
| 20 | Dijon | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 51 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -31 | 15 |