Ligue 1: Brest vs Nice – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 8 match between Brest and Nice and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Brest enjoy home advantage, when visitors Nice swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed tenth in the table Brest have amassed nine points after seven matches. On eight points, Nice rank 13th with seven matches played this season.

Form: Brest vs Nice

Brest Form

Brest have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Auxerre, they came out empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 5-1 win against Angers. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Lille. Brest only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stade Francis le Ble in the Ligue 1. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored 12 and conceded ten goals.

Nice Form

In the last three matches, Nice beat Lille 2-1, won 2-1 against Strasbourg, and lost 2-1 against Lyon. Nice came through their last six away games in the Ligue 1 without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by nine goals to three.

Betting stats for Brest and Nice

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 Nice played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Brest vs Nice

Betting markets: Brest vs Nice

Full-time result

Brest claimed one wins, drew six and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Nice won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Nice conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

Brest scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Nice only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Nice should be able to score at least once on Friday as Brest failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Nice managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

Brest saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Nice’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches. Astonishingly, Brest conceded a goal in their last 16 matches. Nice conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.