Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Brest and Montpellier who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Brest face Montpellier at Stade Francis le Ble in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current Ligue 1 campaign.
Brest approach round 32 as number 9 in the Ligue 1 table with 44 points on their account so far. With 31 rounds behind them, Montpellier have amassed 16 points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.
Form: Brest vs Montpellier
Brest Form
A single point is all Brest can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 3-3 draw with Saint-Etienne, before getting trounced 1-3 against Lens while Marseille won 4-1. Brest only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Ligue 1 matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded 11 goals.
Montpellier Form
Montpellier came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 2-0 against Angers. A 5-1 defeat against Marseille followed, before a 0-0 draw with Reims. Montpellier are winless in their last six away games in the Ligue 1, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 13 goals while scoring one themselves.
Betting stats for Brest and Montpellier
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Brest and Montpellier. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Brest home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Brest home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Brest matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Brest matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Brest matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Montpellier have lost the last 11 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost the last 11 matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 16 of the last 18 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 10 of the last 12 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Montpellier have lost 13 of the last 15 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Brest vs Montpellier
While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Brest, Ludovic Ajorque has been good for them over the course of the season with 12 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Montpellier, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Sunday, depending on your betting strategy.
Betting markets: Brest vs Montpellier
Full-time result
Brest claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Montpellier won one, drew zero and lost nine of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Brest scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, Montpellier only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Brest games Brest probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Sunday, as Montpellier managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brest, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Montpellier, who managed to score 0.2 times in those matches. Brest’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.
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