Ligue 1 game prognosis and preview for the Montpellier vs Brest duel

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Montpellier form and stats

Montpellier's struggle is real here at Stade de la Mosson with only 10 points collected from 11 Ligue 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-1-7. When Montpellier hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Auxerre, Montpellier, Troyes, Angers SCO, Ajaccio and Strasbourg), they have won 3 of 4 matches! Game days at Stade de la Mosson have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Montpellier as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

No payout for Montpellier in their previous match, an away game at Strasbourg that ended in defeat 0-2. Maouassa, defender, was given a rating of 7.14/10 in that game, top of the team. Maouassa hit three key passes and won 3 of 7 duels.

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 Montpellier have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 4 and lost 1.

Montpellier has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Montpellier have conceded 21 from these games.

Brest form and stats

There's been little loot from Brest's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the Ligue 1. Brest only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Brest, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Brest delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Lens (placed 3rd) in their previous game. Bizot had red hot gloves after the game against Lens, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made. Melou got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, top player of the team. Melou served one assist, hit one key pass and had 20 successful passes (of 25 total).

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 13 relevant matches. Results were 3 Brest wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

Brest have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 12 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Brest have conceded 17 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date registered match featuring both these teams is the Brest - Montpellier 0-7 played previously this season. Previous ten meetings with these teams: Montpellier won six, Brest were winners in one and we saw three draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

J. Le Douaron 5 goals

Montpellier missing players

Brest missing players