Can Brest surprise Paris Saint Germain in their own stadium?

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 15.January
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parc des Princes (47929 seats)

A glance at the Ligue 1 table shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but there's a lot more information available. Get our Paris Saint Germain - Brest match guide!

Insights:
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (40) in Ligue 1
  • Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Paris Saint Germain form and stats

This stadium, Parc des Princes, has been a fortress for Paris Saint Germain in the Ligue 1 so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-1-0. PSG has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Rennes defeat 104 days ago.

PSG manager Pochettino Trossero and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Olympique Lyonnais (placed 11th) in the Ligue 1. The hometeam coach Pochettino Trossero made a successful contribution in the game against Olympique Lyonnais, bringing on Kehrer who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Midfield player Verratti got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Verratti hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 73 successful passes (of 81 total).

In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting Vannes.

The PSG manager Pochettino Trossero has got the team scoring with 21 from 9 home games in the league. Paris Saint Germain are not conceding a lot of goals here at Parc des Princes in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches.

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Brest form and stats

The visitors are W3-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1.

The manager Der Zakarian was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 1 match played at their home ground Stade Francis-Le Blé. Brest suffered a 0-3 loss to Nice (placed 2nd). Faivre got a match rating of 7.9 in that game, top player of the team. Faivre hit eight key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 49 successful passes (of 53 total).

That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Bordeaux in the Coupe de France.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Brest's match history for similar games we find two matches. The home team won one of these as expected, one of them by at least two goals. Brest managed one draw and zero surprise wins.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Brest have scored 13 goals in 10 league games away. Brest struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties meet on the pitch this campaign, as the history books show this recent match: Brest - PSG 2-4. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: ten - zero - zero (Paris Saint Germain wins - draws - Brest wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PSGK. Mbappé Lottin
K. Mbappé Lottin
9 goals
BrestR. Faivre
R. Faivre
7 goals
BrestF. Honorat
F. Honorat
6 goals

Paris Saint Germain missing players

Brest missing players

Paris Saint Germain Brest
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 9 6 Played P 2 10 20
14 8 6 Won W 1 3 6
5 1 0 Drew D 0 4 7
1 0 0 Lost L 1 3 7
40 21 15 Scored S 3 13 26
18 6 6 Conceded C 3 15 31
90% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 95%
55% 67% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 55%
30% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 25%
15% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
65% 56% 83% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 75%
30% 44% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
15% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 10%
 
5.1 5.2 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 1 3.6 4.5
5 4.8 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5 5
1.8 1.2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.4 1.6
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.2 14.3 13 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 10.9 11.6
5 5 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.2 4.5
40% 47% 52% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 31% 29%
 
11.9 10.7 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 17 13.7 11.7
3.9 3.4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5 4.2
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Brest's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Brest have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Brest have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Brest have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Paris Saint Germain have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Paris Saint Germain have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most points (25) at home in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most points from losing position (18) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (40) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+22) 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 Paris Saint Germain 20 14 5 1 40 18 9 8 1 0 21 6 11 6 4 1 19 12 22 47
2 Nice 20 11 4 5 32 17 10 4 3 3 14 12 10 7 1 2 18 5 15 36
3 Olympique Marseille 19 10 6 3 27 15 10 4 4 2 16 10 9 6 2 1 11 5 12 36
4 Rennes 20 9 4 7 34 19 10 6 1 3 19 8 10 3 3 4 15 11 15 31
5 Montpellier 19 9 4 6 33 24 10 6 2 2 19 10 9 3 2 4 14 14 9 31
6 Lens 20 8 6 6 34 28 10 5 4 1 19 9 10 3 2 5 15 19 6 30
7 Monaco 20 8 6 6 29 23 10 5 3 2 19 11 10 3 3 4 10 12 6 30
8 Strasbourg 19 8 5 6 36 24 10 5 2 3 23 12 9 3 3 3 13 12 12 29
9 Nantes 20 8 5 7 25 23 10 5 2 3 14 10 10 3 3 4 11 13 2 29
10 Lille 19 7 7 5 26 26 9 4 4 1 11 10 10 3 3 4 15 16 0 28
11 Olympique Lyonnais 19 6 8 5 27 27 10 4 5 1 18 12 9 2 3 4 9 15 0 25
12 Angers SCO 19 6 7 6 26 27 9 4 1 4 12 12 10 2 6 2 14 15 -1 25
13 Brest 20 6 7 7 26 31 10 3 3 4 13 16 10 3 4 3 13 15 -5 25
14 Reims 20 5 9 6 22 22 9 3 3 3 11 10 11 2 6 3 11 12 0 24
15 Clermont 19 4 6 9 20 32 9 2 4 3 10 11 10 2 2 6 10 21 -12 18
16 Troyes 19 4 5 10 18 28 10 2 4 4 11 12 9 2 1 6 7 16 -10 17
17 Bordeaux 20 3 8 9 30 44 11 1 4 6 15 21 9 2 4 3 15 23 -14 17
18 Lorient 19 3 7 9 15 31 9 3 3 3 8 9 10 0 4 6 7 22 -16 16
19 Metz 20 3 7 10 23 41 10 1 4 5 14 21 10 2 3 5 9 20 -18 16
20 Saint-Etienne 19 2 6 11 17 40 10 1 4 5 10 21 9 1 2 6 7 19 -23 12

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.