Ligue 1 prediction and preview: Reims modest favorites to beat Brest

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Delaune II (21029 seats)

With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Reims fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Brest.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Reims form and stats

Reims have played 13 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-7-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Reims manager D. Guion and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Monaco (placed 7th) in the Ligue 1. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Saint-Étienne the opponent.

Reims's goalie Predrag Rajković played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Monaco with a stunning six saves.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Reims handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, six draws and three defeats.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Reims here at Stade Auguste-Delaune II in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 13 games). Reims are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Auguste-Delaune II in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 13 matches.

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Brest form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Brest so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-7 (win-draw-lose). Brest has drawn their two previous away games.

Brest might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Angers SCO proved too strong as Brest slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Francis-Le Blé. Before that, Brest travelled to Nice and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

Brest are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, three draws and five defeats. From a total of nine matches.

Brest are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Brest struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 25 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Brest - Reims 1-0. Reims-Brest H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Reims one win, Brest four wins, five draws. one of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Reims
B. Dia
7 goals
Brest
I. Cardona
6 goals
BrestG. Charbonnier
G. Charbonnier
4 goals

Reims missing players

Brest missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reims Brest
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
9 4 1 Won W 1 2 8
11 7 1 Drew D 2 4 10
7 2 2 Lost L 1 7 9
25 11 4 Scored S 6 13 34
21 7 4 Conceded C 8 25 36
85% 69% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 89%
59% 46% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 70%
15% 15% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 62% 48%
7% 8% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 38% 30%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 15%
37% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 46% 48%
41% 54% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 30%
37% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 46% 33%
 
5.1 5.8 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.5 4.1
4.7 4.2 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 8.5 6.5 5.9
2 1.7 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.6
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
331 178 54 Total Shots T S 34 133 317
93 44 10 Shots on Target S O 10 45 108
27% 25% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 29% 31%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Reims has the fewest conceded goals (21)
  • Reims has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12)
  • Reims has the fewest matches over the total-line (8)
  • Reims have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 27 22 2 3 75 24 14 12 1 1 44 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 51 68
2 Olympique Marseille 27 16 7 4 39 27 13 8 3 2 19 12 14 8 4 2 20 15 12 55
3 Rennes 27 14 5 8 33 24 13 8 2 3 20 14 14 6 3 5 13 10 9 47
4 Lille 27 14 4 9 34 27 14 10 2 2 23 9 13 4 2 7 11 18 7 46
5 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 26 13 5 4 4 17 7 14 6 3 5 25 19 16 40
6 Montpellier 27 11 7 9 35 29 14 10 2 2 26 10 13 1 5 7 9 19 6 40
7 Monaco 27 11 7 9 43 42 14 8 2 4 29 22 13 3 5 5 14 20 1 40
8 Reims 27 9 11 7 25 21 13 4 7 2 11 7 14 5 4 5 14 14 4 38
9 Nice 27 10 8 9 39 37 14 7 4 3 26 19 13 3 4 6 13 18 2 38
10 Strasbourg 27 11 5 11 32 32 13 7 3 3 22 14 14 4 2 8 10 18 0 38
11 Nantes 27 11 4 12 28 29 14 6 2 6 11 11 13 5 2 6 17 18 -1 37
12 Bordeaux 27 9 9 9 39 33 13 4 5 4 19 12 14 5 4 5 20 21 6 36
13 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 26 33 14 7 3 4 18 13 13 3 3 7 8 20 -7 36
14 Brest 27 8 10 9 34 36 14 6 6 2 21 11 13 2 4 7 13 25 -2 34
15 Metz 27 7 10 10 25 34 13 4 4 5 16 16 14 3 6 5 9 18 -9 31
16 Saint-Étienne 27 8 5 14 28 44 13 4 5 4 14 17 14 4 0 10 14 27 -16 29
17 Dijon 27 6 9 12 25 36 13 5 6 2 18 14 14 1 3 10 7 22 -11 27
18 Nîmes 27 7 6 14 28 42 14 6 2 6 17 15 13 1 4 8 11 27 -14 27
19 Amiens SC 27 4 10 13 29 48 14 3 5 6 17 23 13 1 5 7 12 25 -19 22
20 Toulouse 27 3 4 20 21 56 13 3 0 10 11 24 14 0 4 10 10 32 -35 13

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Brest:
Table
  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 27 22 2 3 75 24 14 12 1 1 44 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 51 68
2 Olympique Marseille 27 16 7 4 39 27 13 8 3 2 19 12 14 8 4 2 20 15 12 55
3 Rennes 27 14 5 8 33 24 13 8 2 3 20 14 14 6 3 5 13 10 9 47
4 Lille 27 14 4 9 34 27 14 10 2 2 23 9 13 4 2 7 11 18 7 46
5 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 26 13 5 4 4 17 7 14 6 3 5 25 19 16 40
6 Montpellier 27 11 7 9 35 29 14 10 2 2 26 10 13 1 5 7 9 19 6 40
7 Monaco 27 11 7 9 43 42 14 8 2 4 29 22 13 3 5 5 14 20 1 40
8 Reims 27 9 11 7 25 21 13 4 7 2 11 7 14 5 4 5 14 14 4 38
9 Nice 27 10 8 9 39 37 14 7 4 3 26 19 13 3 4 6 13 18 2 38
10 Strasbourg 27 11 5 11 32 32 13 7 3 3 22 14 14 4 2 8 10 18 0 38
11 Nantes 27 11 4 12 28 29 14 6 2 6 11 11 13 5 2 6 17 18 -1 37
12 Bordeaux 27 9 9 9 39 33 13 4 5 4 19 12 14 5 4 5 20 21 6 36
13 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 26 33 14 7 3 4 18 13 13 3 3 7 8 20 -7 36
14 Brest 27 8 10 9 34 36 14 6 6 2 21 11 13 2 4 7 13 25 -2 34
15 Metz 27 7 10 10 25 34 13 4 4 5 16 16 14 3 6 5 9 18 -9 31
16 Saint-Étienne 27 8 5 14 28 44 13 4 5 4 14 17 14 4 0 10 14 27 -16 29
17 Dijon 27 6 9 12 25 36 13 5 6 2 18 14 14 1 3 10 7 22 -11 27
18 Nîmes 27 7 6 14 28 42 14 6 2 6 17 15 13 1 4 8 11 27 -14 27
19 Amiens SC 27 4 10 13 29 48 14 3 5 6 17 23 13 1 5 7 12 25 -19 22
20 Toulouse 27 3 4 20 21 56 13 3 0 10 11 24 14 0 4 10 10 32 -35 13

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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.