Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 1 match between Brest and Marseille and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Marseille come to Stade Francis le Ble for the Ligue 1 match this coming Saturday, Brest will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Form: Brest vs Marseille
Brest Form
Brest currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 0-0 against Nantes. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Reims in a 1-1 encounter, before beating Toulouse in a 0-3 encounter. Brest managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.
Marseille Form
The results have been up and down for Marseille, who beat Lorient by 3-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Reims, before claiming a victory in a 1-2 game against Le Havre. Marseille won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats and facts for Brest and Marseille
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Brest and Marseille. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Brest have not lost 20 of the last 22 home matches
- In 11 of the last 12 Brest home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Brest have not lost 15 of the last 17 home matches in the Ligue 1
- In 13 of the last 15 Brest home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Brest home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Marseille have conceded in the last 21 away matches in a row in the Ligue 1
- Marseille have conceded in 29 of the last 31 away matches
- Marseille have conceded in 19 of the last 20 matches in the Ligue 1
- Marseille have conceded in 15 of the last 17 matches
- In 6 of the last 7 matches Marseille played in the Ligue 1, both teams scored
Players on top: Brest vs Marseille
Romain Del Castillo found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Samuel Gigot just scored once in a similar number of matches.
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Full-time result
Brest claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing one. Marseille won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run. Amazingly, Marseille failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.
Both teams to score
Brest scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Marseille scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Brest probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Marseille managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Brest have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Marseille.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brest, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Marseille, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Marseille conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
Recommended tip: Brest vs Marseille
To summarize, the upcoming Ligue 1 clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Brest vs Marseille mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.