Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Le Mans and Brest who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Le Mans start the season as favourites to land the Ligue 1 crown. They launch their title bid this coming Saturday at home in an opening day fixture with Brest at MMArena.
Form: Le Mans vs Brest
Le Mans Form
Le Mans currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 1-1 against Grenoble. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Reims in a 1-1 encounter, before beating SC Bastia in a 0-2 encounter. Le Mans claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded nine.
Brest Form
In their previous three games, Brest lost 1-0 and 1-2 against Paris Saint-Germain and Strasbourg, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Angers. Brest claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to two.
Betting facts for Le Mans and Brest
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Le Mans and Brest. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 7 Le Mans matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Le Mans home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Le Mans home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Le Mans matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Le Mans matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Brest have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Brest have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Brest have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Brest have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Brest away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Le Mans vs Brest
It is the beginning of a new Ligue 1 campaign, and both Le Mans and Brest will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Popular betting markets: Le Mans vs Brest
Full-time result
Le Mans won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Brest won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost five in this run. Somehow Brest failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches.
Both teams to score
Le Mans scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Brest only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Le Mans managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Le Mans saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Brest, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves. Brest conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
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