Ace Football previews the Champions League round 8 match between Brest and Real Madrid and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Bookmakers favour Real Madrid to win against Brest in their next Champions League match. This takes place on Wednesday with the hosts in decent form, and a win seems quite likely. Naturally, Brest will put up a fight at the Municipal du Roudourou, though.
Placed 13th in the table Brest have amassed 13 points after seven matches. On 12 points, Real Madrid rank 16th with seven matches played this season.
Form: Brest vs Real Madrid
Brest Form
Brest have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Rennes by 1-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk, before achieving a 0-1 win against Le Havre. Brest claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Champions League. They also drew one and lost zero, scored four goals and conceded two.
Real Madrid Form
Real Madrid are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Las Palmas got left behind in a 4-1 win, before Salzburg got hammered in a 5-1 victory. Real Valladolid was the most recent victim in a 0-3 win for Real Madrid. Real Madrid managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Champions League away matches, in which they scored 12 while also conceding 11 times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting facts for Brest and Real Madrid
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Brest and Real Madrid played across all tournaments.
- In the last 6 Brest matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Brest matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Brest have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Brest have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Brest have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 12 Real Madrid matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Real Madrid matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Real Madrid have won 9 of the last 11 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Real Madrid have won 9 of the last 11 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Real Madrid have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 4.5
Players in form: Brest vs Real Madrid
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Abdallah Sima, who is performing well for Brest. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Champions League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Real Madrid.The visitors will be looking to Vinicius Junior to find the net once again, after managing seven Champions League goals for Real Madrid in recent matches.
Betting markets: Brest vs Real Madrid
Full-time result
Brest claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Real Madrid won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing two in this series of matches. Real Madrid won their last 4 matches. Real Madrid didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent away games.
Both teams to score
Brest scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Real Madrid scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Brest have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings. Real Madrid scored the first goal of the game in seven of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Brest’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in ten of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Real Madrid. They performed an average of 3.6 goals in these. Real Madrid scored at least one goal in their last 14 matches.
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