Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Brest and Sturm Graz who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Brest start the season as favourites to land the Champions League crown. They launch their title bid on Thursday at home in an opening day fixture with Sturm Graz at Municipal du Roudourou.
Team form: Brest vs Sturm Graz
Brest Form
Brest are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Lens by a 2-0 score, before winning 4-0 against Saint-Etienne. They were back on the losing side in a 3-1 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain.
Sturm Graz Form
Sturm Graz look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against SK Austria Klagenfurt, who were defeated by 0-2. Then, Altach got outclassed in a 2-1 win, before beating WSG Tirol by 4-2. Sturm Graz managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Champions League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 18 time and letting in four.
Betting stats for Brest and Sturm Graz
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 Sturm Graz played across all tournaments.
- Brest have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Brest have not won 7 of the last 8 matches
- Brest have conceded in 7 of the last 8 matches
- Brest have lost 5 of the last 7 matches
- Sturm Graz have won the last 5 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Sturm Graz have lost the last 3 matches in a row and both teams scored at the same time
- Sturm Graz have won the last 5 matches in a row
- Sturm Graz have conceded in 13 of the last 15 matches
- Sturm Graz have not lost 9 of the last 11 matches
Players on top: Brest vs Sturm Graz
As the new Champions League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Brest and Sturm Graz this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Betting markets: Brest vs Sturm Graz
Full-time result
Brest won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing two as well. Sturm Graz won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost one in this run. Sturm Graz won their last 6 matches.
Both teams to score
Brest scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Sturm Graz scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Sturm Graz 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 one of the last 10 games, Sturm Graz kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brest, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Sturm Graz, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches.
Recommended tip: Brest vs Sturm Graz
To summarize, the upcoming Champions League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Brest vs Sturm Graz mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.
Brest vs Sturm Graz: Who wins the game?
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