Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Brest and Nantes who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Nantes come to Stade Francis le Ble for the Ligue 1 match on Saturday, Brest will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Ranked as number 9 in the Ligue 1 standings, Brest, have so far collected seven points this season, while Nantes collected five points. This puts them up as number 16 after six rounds.
Form: Brest vs Nantes
Brest Form
Brest recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 1-2 against Paris FC. They responded by beating Nice 4-1, and followed that up by winning 0-2 against Angers. Brest won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded nine goals.
Nantes Form
Nantes came through the last three games without a win, but still managed to record two draws in this run. They lost 1-0 against Nice, followed by a 2-2 draw with Rennes. In their last match, they finished even 2-2 against Toulouse. Nantes only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by eight goals to six.
Betting stats and facts for Brest and Nantes
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Brest and Nantes. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Brest have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Brest have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Brest home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Brest matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Brest home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Nantes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Nantes matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Nantes matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 Nantes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Nantes have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 1.5
In-form players: Brest vs Nantes
Romain Del Castillo found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Youssef El Arabi just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Brest vs Nantes
Full-time result
Brest claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Nantes won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing seven in this series of matches. Brest have beaten Nantes in 3 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Brest scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Nantes scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten 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 two of the last 10 games, Nantes kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brest, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Nantes, who managed to score one time in those matches.
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