Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 16 match between Angers and Brest and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Angers enjoy home advantage, when visitors Brest swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Angers are placed 15th with 13 points after 15 matches. Brest occupy a position as 11th in the league on 19 points.
Team form: Angers vs Brest
Angers Form
In their last three matches, Angers won 0-1 against Le Havre, before losing 0-3 against Lyon and 2-0 to Rennes. Angers claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Ligue 1, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored nine and conceded 17 goals.
Brest Form
In their last three matches, Brest lost against Lille by 3-1, beat PSV Eindhoven by 1-0 winning 4-1 against Nantes. Brest managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 16 time and letting in seven.
Betting stats and facts for Angers and Brest
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Angers and Brest. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Angers home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Angers home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Angers have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Angers have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Angers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Brest away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Brest away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Brest matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Brest matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Brest have lost the last 4 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Angers vs Brest
Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Jean Aholou will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Brest hope Abdallah Sima can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.
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Full-time result
Angers claimed two wins, drew two and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Brest won four, drew zero and lost six of their last 10 games away. Brest conceded a goal in their last 8 matches. Brest have beaten Angers in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Angers scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Brest got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Brest played. Angers managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Angers have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Brest.
Total goals
Angers saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Brest, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game. Brest’s last 5 matches had over 3.5 goals.