Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 4 match between Brest and Paris Saint-Germain and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Brest will look to justify their title credentials this coming Sunday when they take on Paris Saint-Germain for a round 4 match in the Ligue 1.
Paris Saint-Germain could be excused for feeling a little down on their luck, as they find themselves on the 13th place in the league table with meagre two points as three rounds of the season are behind us. The opponents Brest have fought their way to five points which leaves them sitting 7th in the Ligue 1 table.
Team form: Brest vs Paris Saint-Germain
Brest Form
Brest currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 2-2 against Le Mans. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Toulouse in a 2-2 encounter, before beating Le Havre in a 1-2 encounter. Brest just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade Francis le Ble. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored 12 and conceded 12 goals.
Paris Saint-Germain Form
Paris Saint-Germain claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 2-2 draw against Lille. Afterwards, a 1-2 defeat against Monaco followed, before beating Slovan Bratislava 6-1. Paris Saint-Germain won three of a possible six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 14 while also conceding six times.
Betting stats and facts for Brest and Paris Saint-Germain
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Brest and Paris Saint-Germain. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 6 of the last 7 Brest matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Brest home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Brest home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Brest matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Brest home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Paris Saint-Germain matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Paris Saint-Germain matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Paris Saint-Germain away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Paris Saint-Germain away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Paris Saint-Germain matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Brest vs Paris Saint-Germain
With another Ligue 1 season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Brest and Paris Saint-Germain. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Popular betting markets: Brest vs Paris Saint-Germain
Full-time result
Brest claimed one wins, drew six and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Paris Saint-Germain won three, drew four and lost three of their last 10 games away. Paris Saint-Germain have beaten Brest in 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Brest scored first in six of their last ten home games. Paris Saint-Germain scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Brest played. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Paris Saint-Germain games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Brest managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Paris Saint-Germain kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Paris Saint-Germain have scored in 13 consecutive meetings with Brest when playing at away ground.
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 seven of the last ten games for Paris Saint-Germain, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches. Somehow Brest failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 12 matches. Paris Saint-Germain are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 23 matches.
