Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Brest and Auxerre who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Auxerre go up against Brest this coming Sunday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Stade Francis le Ble.
Ranked as number 11 in the Ligue 1 standings, Brest, have so far collected 19 points this season, while Auxerre collected 12 points. This puts them up as number 16 after 16 rounds.
Team form: Brest vs Auxerre
Brest Form
Brest hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Strasbourg by 1-2, before winning 1-0 against Monaco. The streak ended in a recent 3-1 defeat against Rennes. Brest claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.
Auxerre Form
In their last three matches, Auxerre won 3-1 win against Metz, lost 3-4 against Lille and lost 1-2 against Monaco. Auxerre didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Ligue 1 matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 11 and scored three goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Brest and Auxerre
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Brest and Auxerre. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 4 of the last 5 Brest matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Brest matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Brest matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Brest matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Brest home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Auxerre have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Auxerre have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Auxerre away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Auxerre away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Auxerre matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Brest vs Auxerre
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Romain Del Castillo has actually netted six goals during this Ligue 1 season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Auxerre should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Romain Del Castillo to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
Popular betting markets: Brest vs Auxerre
Full-time result
Brest won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade Francis le Ble. They drew four and lost two as well, while Auxerre won one of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost six. Brest have not lost to Auxerre in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Brest only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Auxerre only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Auxerre should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Sunday, as Brest only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Auxerre claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Brest have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Auxerre.
Total goals
Brest saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Auxerre, who managed to score one time in those matches.
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