Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Brest (11th, 48 pts) and Bordeaux (20th, 31 pts). Bordeaux ranked 16th in the league on five-round form, well above their 20th table position. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Brest ran at 1.29 scored and 1.5 conceded, Bordeaux at 1.37 and 2.39.
Bordeaux had not won in 6 games. The last-five ledger: Brest 9/15, Bordeaux 2/15.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Brest have 6 wins to Bordeaux's 3, with 4 draws, at 2.46 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 31% of the meetings went to the host.
Stade Francis-Le Ble in Brest staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,931. On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-4.