Ligue 1: Reims vs Brest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 9 match between Reims and Brest and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Reims enjoy home advantage, when visitors Brest swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 6 in the Ligue 1 standings, Reims, have so far collected 14 points this season, while Brest collected ten points. This puts them up as number 11 after eight rounds.

Form: Reims vs Brest

Reims Form

Reims hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Angers by 1-3, before winning 4-2 against Montpellier. The streak ended in a recent 2-1 defeat against Auxerre. Reims won four of their previous six Ligue 1 games at the Stade Auguste Delaune. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored ten goals.

Brest Form

Brest are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 2-0 against Le Havre, before recording a 1-1 draw with Rennes. Another draw followed then, this time 1-1 against Bayer Leverkusen. In their last six away matches in the Ligue 1, Brest won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 16 goals conceded and 12 scored.

Betting stats and facts for Reims and Brest

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Reims and Brest. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Reims vs Brest

Keito Nakamura has five strikes in six Ligue 1 matches for Reims, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Brest. The visitors are looking to Romain Del Castillo, who has provided his team with three Ligue 1 goals.

Betting markets: Reims vs Brest

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stade Auguste Delaune across all tournaments Reims won six times, drew two and lost two times. Brest claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Brest have not lost to Reims in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Reims scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Brest scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Reims games Brest will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Reims managing a measly zero clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Reims have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Brest.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Reims, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Brest, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game. Reims conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.

Recommended tip: Reims vs Brest

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Reims and Brest seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Ligue 1 match.

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