Ligue 1: Auxerre vs Brest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 5 match between Auxerre and Brest and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Brest come to Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps for the Ligue 1 match on Sunday, Auxerre will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Looking at the Ligue 1 standings, the current difference between the sides is two points and seven places.

Team form: Auxerre vs Brest

Auxerre Form

In their last three games, Auxerre lost 1-3 against Angers, got defeated 3-1 by Lyon before winning 1-0 against Nice. Auxerre won four of their last six Ligue 1 matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored ten goals.

Brest Form

In their last three matches, Brest drew 2-2 with Toulouse, won 1-2 against Le Havre, and lost 0-1 against Paris Saint-Germain. Brest claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to five.

Betting facts for Auxerre and Brest

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Auxerre and Brest. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Auxerre vs Brest

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Cameron Archer, who is performing well for Auxerre. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Ligue 1 outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Brest.The visitors will be looking to Kamory Doumbia to find the net once again, after managing four Ligue 1 goals for Brest in recent matches.

Betting markets: Auxerre vs Brest

Full-time result

Auxerre won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps. They drew three and lost two as well, while Brest won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Astonishingly, Brest conceded a goal in their last 13 matches.

Both teams to score

Auxerre scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Brest scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Auxerre will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Sunday, as Brest have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Auxerre, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Brest, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves. Auxerre scored at least once in their previous 9 matches.