Media365 editorial team, published on Sunday December 15, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.
Brest hosts Nantes this Sunday afternoon (5 p.m.) for the 15th day of Ligue 1. Here is everything you need to know about this meeting.
After another great break in the Champions League this week (1-0 against PSV Eindhoven), Brest (11th, 16 points) will be keen not to miss its last match of the year in Ligue 1. Opposite, Nantes (13th, 14 points) is doing a little better lately and will want to confirm it during this short trip.
The stats to know (with Opta)
Brest have not conceded a goal against Nantes in Ligue 1 for 3 matches (2 wins, 1 draw). The Bretons could achieve a 4th clean sheet in a row against the same opponent for the 3rd time in their history in the elite.
Brest have lost 4 of their last 5 Ligue 1 matches (1 win), as many as in their previous 13 (6 wins, 3 draws).
Nantes have not lost any of their last two Ligue 1 matches (1-1 against PSG, 1-0 against Rennes) and could remain undefeated in three consecutive matches in the elite for the second time this year after 'have done in August.
Brest have scored 13 goals in their first 7 Ligue 1 games at home this season, their 2nd highest total at this stage of a home campaign in the 21st century behind 2020-21 (15).
Nantes have not lost any of their last two trips to Brittany in Ligue 1 (1-0 at Lorient, 0-0 at Brest), after losing in each of the previous four.
Brest is the team having scored the most goals from set pieces in Ligue 1 this season (10) while no club has fewer than Nantes (2, like Toulouse).
Among the coaches present since the start of the season, Brest coach Eric Roy is the one who makes his first change the earliest on average (54th minute) while Nantes coach Antoine Kombouaré (67th) is the one who does it the most late.
Brest will be without Ludovic Ajorque, suspended, for this match. This season, no SB29 player has more goals (4), shots (15), shots on target (9) and big chances (5) in Ligue 1 than him.
