Ligue 1 match preview: Saint-Étienne versus Brest

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (42000 seats)

With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Saint-Étienne fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Brest.

Insights:
  • Brest have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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!

These teams have little in common geographically as Brest have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Brest are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

Overall Ligue 1 stats at home this season for Saint-Étienne are 4-6-6 (wins-draw-losses).

In their previous game, the manager C. Puel led his Saint-Étienne to a defeat in the Ligue 1 match away at Paris Saint Germain. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Before that, Saint-Étienne had a home game versus Bordeaux which ended with a victory 4-1.

Heartbreak for Saint-Étienne in their last match as Paris Saint Germain's M. Icardi scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

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

The Saint-Étienne fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. Saint-Étienne have conceded 26 from these games.

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Brest form and stats

There's been little loot from Brest's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 16 away games in the Ligue 1. Brest only have 2 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Brest have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Metz game.

Brest's last game was the home draw against Lens (1-1). A draw for Brest before that, at their own venue hosting Nimes (1-1).

Brest are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, three draws and ten defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 16 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 29 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Brest - Saint-Étienne 4-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Saint-Étienne four wins, two draws and Brest three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BrestF. Honorat
F. Honorat
8 goals
Saint-ÉtienneD. Bouanga
D. Bouanga
7 goals
BrestI. Cardona
I. Cardona
7 goals

Saint-Étienne missing players

Brest missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Saint-Étienne Brest
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 4 16 33
10 4 3 Won W 1 2 10
9 6 2 Drew D 0 3 7
14 6 0 Lost L 3 11 16
38 18 11 Scored S 5 14 45
50 26 4 Conceded C 6 29 56
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
79% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 75% 82%
45% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 64%
33% 38% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 38% 42%
15% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 21%
48% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 61%
30% 25% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 19% 18%
27% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 44% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.3 1.6
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
10.5 10.7 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 10.1 11.6
3.4 3.5 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 3.8
34% 32% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 30% 36%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Brest have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 Lille 33 20 10 3 54 20 17 9 6 2 26 11 16 11 4 1 28 9 34 70
2 Paris Saint Germain 33 22 3 8 74 25 17 11 1 5 38 13 16 11 2 3 36 12 49 69
3 Monaco 33 21 5 7 70 38 17 11 5 1 39 17 16 10 0 6 31 21 32 68
4 Olympique Lyonnais 32 18 10 4 63 31 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 7 1 29 15 32 64
5 Lens 33 14 11 8 52 45 16 6 6 4 26 22 17 8 5 4 26 23 7 53
6 Olympique Marseille 33 14 10 9 46 41 17 9 4 4 28 20 16 5 6 5 18 21 5 52
7 Rennes 33 14 9 10 43 35 16 7 3 6 18 19 17 7 6 4 25 16 8 51
8 Montpellier 33 12 11 10 53 54 17 7 3 7 33 33 16 5 8 3 20 21 -1 47
9 Metz 33 11 10 12 36 38 16 5 4 7 17 19 17 6 6 5 19 19 -2 43
10 Nice 33 12 7 14 41 44 16 5 3 8 19 25 17 7 4 6 22 19 -3 43
11 Reims 33 9 14 10 38 38 16 4 8 4 14 15 17 5 6 6 24 23 0 41
12 Angers SCO 33 11 8 14 34 50 16 5 3 8 16 24 17 6 5 6 18 26 -16 41
13 Saint-Étienne 33 10 9 14 38 50 16 4 6 6 18 26 17 6 3 8 20 24 -12 39
14 Strasbourg 33 10 7 16 42 51 16 4 4 8 17 23 17 6 3 8 25 28 -9 37
15 Brest 33 10 7 16 45 56 17 8 4 5 31 27 16 2 3 11 14 29 -11 37
16 Bordeaux 33 10 6 17 35 48 17 5 4 8 15 21 16 5 2 9 20 27 -13 36
17 Lorient 33 8 8 17 40 61 16 7 2 7 23 27 17 1 6 10 17 34 -21 32
18 Nimes 33 8 7 18 32 60 17 3 4 10 18 32 16 5 3 8 14 28 -28 31
19 Nantes 32 5 13 14 32 49 16 2 8 6 16 25 16 3 5 8 16 24 -17 28
20 Dijon 33 3 9 21 22 56 17 1 6 10 7 22 16 2 3 11 15 34 -34 18

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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 Lille 33 20 10 3 54 20 17 9 6 2 26 11 16 11 4 1 28 9 34 70
2 Paris Saint Germain 33 22 3 8 74 25 17 11 1 5 38 13 16 11 2 3 36 12 49 69
3 Monaco 33 21 5 7 70 38 17 11 5 1 39 17 16 10 0 6 31 21 32 68
4 Olympique Lyonnais 32 18 10 4 63 31 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 7 1 29 15 32 64
5 Lens 33 14 11 8 52 45 16 6 6 4 26 22 17 8 5 4 26 23 7 53
6 Olympique Marseille 33 14 10 9 46 41 17 9 4 4 28 20 16 5 6 5 18 21 5 52
7 Rennes 33 14 9 10 43 35 16 7 3 6 18 19 17 7 6 4 25 16 8 51
8 Montpellier 33 12 11 10 53 54 17 7 3 7 33 33 16 5 8 3 20 21 -1 47
9 Metz 33 11 10 12 36 38 16 5 4 7 17 19 17 6 6 5 19 19 -2 43
10 Nice 33 12 7 14 41 44 16 5 3 8 19 25 17 7 4 6 22 19 -3 43
11 Reims 33 9 14 10 38 38 16 4 8 4 14 15 17 5 6 6 24 23 0 41
12 Angers SCO 33 11 8 14 34 50 16 5 3 8 16 24 17 6 5 6 18 26 -16 41
13 Saint-Étienne 33 10 9 14 38 50 16 4 6 6 18 26 17 6 3 8 20 24 -12 39
14 Strasbourg 33 10 7 16 42 51 16 4 4 8 17 23 17 6 3 8 25 28 -9 37
15 Brest 33 10 7 16 45 56 17 8 4 5 31 27 16 2 3 11 14 29 -11 37
16 Bordeaux 33 10 6 17 35 48 17 5 4 8 15 21 16 5 2 9 20 27 -13 36
17 Lorient 33 8 8 17 40 61 16 7 2 7 23 27 17 1 6 10 17 34 -21 32
18 Nimes 33 8 7 18 32 60 17 3 4 10 18 32 16 5 3 8 14 28 -28 31
19 Nantes 32 5 13 14 32 49 16 2 8 6 16 25 16 3 5 8 16 24 -17 28
20 Dijon 33 3 9 21 22 56 17 1 6 10 7 22 16 2 3 11 15 34 -34 18

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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.