Ligue 1 duel: Close contest expected between Troyes and Brest

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 19.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Aube (20400 seats)

Troyes are longing to add to their points total at their own stadium in this game against Brest.

Insights:
  • Troyes is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Brest have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 1

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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Troyes form and stats

Troyes's results here at Stade de l'Aube in the Ligue 1 have been very modest with 1 victory, 8 draws and 4 defeats. Troyes are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade de l'Aube with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eleven attempts.

No payout for Troyes in their previous match, an away game at Lorient that ended in defeat 0-2.

In the match before that, Troyes hosted Monaco and drew the game 2-2.

Sports bettors should know that 19 of the most recent 25 league matches from this club have had goals from both sides.

The Troyes fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 13 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Troyes defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Troyes has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Brest form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Brest so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-8 (win-draw-lose).

Brest's previous game was their home loss versus Paris Saint Germain (1-2). Brest goalkeeper Bizot was happy for a top-notch shift versus Paris Saint Germain, but even with managing six saves the defeat could not be evaded. Belkebla got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, top player of the team. Belkebla dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 34 total).

Prior to that result Brest won their away game at Strasbourg. The scoreline was 1-0.

As for defending, Brest rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Brest have not lost in the last 5 fixtures (3-2-0) versus Troyes.

This was the score when the teams faced each other earlier this season; Brest - Troyes 2-1. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 10 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

BrestJ. Le Douaron
J. Le Douaron
6 goals
BrestF. Honorat
F. Honorat
5 goals

Troyes missing players

Brest missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Troyes Brest
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 14 27
4 1 1 Won W 2 3 5
8 8 3 Drew D 1 3 8
15 4 0 Lost L 1 8 14
36 14 5 Scored S 6 14 28
59 20 3 Conceded C 6 22 44
96% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 89%
89% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 64% 70%
67% 46% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 52%
56% 38% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 30%
30% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 14% 15%
74% 69% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 57% 59%
4% 8% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 19%
26% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 36% 33%
 
4 4.9 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.1 4.9
5.6 5.7 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 6.5 5.7
1.7 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.7
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.6 12.1 16.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 10.2 11.1
4.1 3.8 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.5 3.7
33% 29% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 29% 28%
 
15.2 14.9 14 Shots against (avg) S A 13 16.3 14
5.5 4.3 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 5.9 5.2
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Brest have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the most conceded goals in the second half (38) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Troyes is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 21 3 3 68 26 13 11 2 0 34 15 14 10 1 3 34 11 42 66
2 Olympique Marseille 27 17 5 5 51 27 14 7 3 4 25 18 13 10 2 1 26 9 24 56
3 Lens 27 15 9 3 44 21 13 11 1 1 26 10 14 4 8 2 18 11 23 54
4 Monaco 27 15 6 6 55 37 14 7 2 5 29 23 13 8 4 1 26 14 18 51
5 Rennes 27 14 5 8 45 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 13 3 5 5 15 18 16 47
6 Lille 27 13 7 7 49 36 14 8 4 2 28 21 13 5 3 5 21 15 13 46
7 Nice 27 11 10 6 36 24 13 5 5 3 17 11 14 6 5 3 19 13 12 43
8 Reims 27 10 13 4 35 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 14 3 9 2 13 13 9 43
9 Lorient 27 12 7 8 40 36 14 7 3 4 21 15 13 5 4 4 19 21 4 43
10 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 31 13 6 4 3 19 10 14 5 3 6 23 21 11 40
11 Toulouse 27 10 5 12 43 46 14 6 4 4 25 21 13 4 1 8 18 25 -3 35
12 Clermont 27 9 7 11 26 38 14 4 3 7 11 25 13 5 4 4 15 13 -12 34
13 Montpellier 27 10 3 14 42 46 14 5 2 7 22 22 13 5 1 7 20 24 -4 33
14 Nantes 27 6 11 10 29 36 13 4 6 3 15 14 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 29
15 Strasbourg 27 4 11 12 32 46 14 2 6 6 16 22 13 2 5 6 16 24 -14 23
16 Brest 27 5 8 14 28 44 13 2 5 6 14 22 14 3 3 8 14 22 -16 23
17 Auxerre 27 5 8 14 23 49 13 3 5 5 11 20 14 2 3 9 12 29 -26 23
18 Ajaccio 27 6 3 18 20 48 13 3 1 9 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 28 -28 21
19 Troyes 27 4 8 15 36 59 13 1 8 4 14 20 14 3 0 11 22 39 -23 20
20 Angers SCO 27 2 4 21 21 60 14 1 2 11 14 30 13 1 2 10 7 30 -39 10

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 21 3 3 68 26 13 11 2 0 34 15 14 10 1 3 34 11 42 66
2 Olympique Marseille 27 17 5 5 51 27 14 7 3 4 25 18 13 10 2 1 26 9 24 56
3 Lens 27 15 9 3 44 21 13 11 1 1 26 10 14 4 8 2 18 11 23 54
4 Monaco 27 15 6 6 55 37 14 7 2 5 29 23 13 8 4 1 26 14 18 51
5 Rennes 27 14 5 8 45 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 13 3 5 5 15 18 16 47
6 Lille 27 13 7 7 49 36 14 8 4 2 28 21 13 5 3 5 21 15 13 46
7 Nice 27 11 10 6 36 24 13 5 5 3 17 11 14 6 5 3 19 13 12 43
8 Reims 27 10 13 4 35 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 14 3 9 2 13 13 9 43
9 Lorient 27 12 7 8 40 36 14 7 3 4 21 15 13 5 4 4 19 21 4 43
10 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 31 13 6 4 3 19 10 14 5 3 6 23 21 11 40
11 Toulouse 27 10 5 12 43 46 14 6 4 4 25 21 13 4 1 8 18 25 -3 35
12 Clermont 27 9 7 11 26 38 14 4 3 7 11 25 13 5 4 4 15 13 -12 34
13 Montpellier 27 10 3 14 42 46 14 5 2 7 22 22 13 5 1 7 20 24 -4 33
14 Nantes 27 6 11 10 29 36 13 4 6 3 15 14 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 29
15 Strasbourg 27 4 11 12 32 46 14 2 6 6 16 22 13 2 5 6 16 24 -14 23
16 Brest 27 5 8 14 28 44 13 2 5 6 14 22 14 3 3 8 14 22 -16 23
17 Auxerre 27 5 8 14 23 49 13 3 5 5 11 20 14 2 3 9 12 29 -26 23
18 Ajaccio 27 6 3 18 20 48 13 3 1 9 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 28 -28 21
19 Troyes 27 4 8 15 36 59 13 1 8 4 14 20 14 3 0 11 22 39 -23 20
20 Angers SCO 27 2 4 21 21 60 14 1 2 11 14 30 13 1 2 10 7 30 -39 10

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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.