Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Brest and Nice who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Nice go up against Brest on Saturday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Stade Francis le Ble.
A look at the Ligue 1 standings shows that five points and eight places currently separate the two teams.
Team form: Brest vs Nice
Brest Form
Brest have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-0 by Toulouse, before Lens ran out 3-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Paris FC, who came out 1-2 winners. 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 ten and conceded nine goals.
Nice Form
Their past three matches saw Nice beating Auxerre 3-1, losing 3-1 against Le Havre, and beating Nantes by 1-0. Nice 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 11 goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats and facts for Brest and Nice
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 Nice played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 9 Brest home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Brest home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Brest have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 Brest matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Brest home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Nice away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Nice away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Nice have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Nice away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Nice matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 3.5
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Full-time result
Brest claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Nice won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. Nice have not lost to Brest in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Brest only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Nice scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Brest probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Nice managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brest, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Nice’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.
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