Premier League Opta Stats - 13-15 August

Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Brett Emerton has scored in three of his five Premier League appearances against Wolves.
Blackburn have scored first in all six Premier League meetings against Wolves.
Rovers conceded the highest percentage of goals in the second half of games of any team in the 2010-11 Premier League.
Rovers have drawn four of their last six Premier League games at Ewood Park.
Mick McCarthy's side have only kept two clean sheets in their last 20 Premier League away games.
Wolves have only ever won seven out of 57 Premier League away games.

Fulham v Aston Villa

Eight of the last 13 Premier League games between Fulham and Villa have ended as draws.
Aston Villa dropped more points (26) from winning positions than any other team in the 2010-11 Premier League.
Fulham conceded the highest percentage of first-half goals (63%) in the 2010-11 Premier League.
Aston Villa conceded a joint league-high 14 goals from corners in 2010-11.
The Villans have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 20 Premier League away games.
Fulham have lost just one of their last nine Premier League home matches.

Liverpool v Sunderland

Sunderland have only scored in three of their last 14 Premier League matches against Liverpool.
Liverpool have won eight and lost just one of the last 10 Premier League games against the Black Cats.
The Reds have lost just one of their last 10 Premier League games at Anfield.
Sunderland have won their last two Premier League away games; they have won three in a row only once (in Autumn 1999).
Liverpool averaged 1.87 points/game with Steven Gerrard starting in the last three seasons & 1.69 points/game without him.
Sunderland scored with 11 % of their shots in 2010-11 - only two teams (West Ham & Wigan) netted with a lower proportion.

QPR v Bolton Wanderers

QPR had the best defence in the 2010-11 Championship conceding just 32 goals.
Bolton lost their last five Premier League games of 2010-11.
The Trotters have won just one of their last 18 Premier League away games and have picked up just one point from the last 36 available on the road.
QPR won none of their last three home matches in the Championship, drawing two and losing the other.
Bolton have won four and lost none of the last five matches against QPR.
QPR won both meetings with Bolton in the Premier League by a single goal margin.

Wigan Athletic v Norwich City

Norwich City were the top scorers in the 2010-11 Championship with 83 goals.
Norwich City have the 7th best (out of 44) all-time Premier League points/game record in August, with 1.58 per match.
Wigan have lost both of their previous home games on the opening day of a Premier League season without finding the net.
Wigan have only kept one clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League games at the DW Stadium.
The Latics have only lost three of their last 15 Premier League home matches
Norwich have lost only one of their last eight away games in the league.
But the Canaries have won none of their last 30 away games in the Premier League, a run stretching back to December 1994.

Newcastle United v Arsenal

The Gunners have won just one of their last 10 matches in all competitions away from the Emirates Stadium.
The Magpies have lost just one of their last nine Premier League games at St James Park.
Newcastle have kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League matches.
Arsenal had a player sent off in both games against Newcastle last season.
Robin van Persie has scored five goals in eight appearances against Newcastle.
Van Persie has scored in his last nine away games, a Premier League record.

Stoke City v Chelsea

Chelsea have won their last nine opening day fixtures, the longest run of its kind since the Premier League started, and the longest such current run of any side in the four tiers of English football.
The Blues dropped fewer points from winning positions (6) than any other team in the 2010-11 Premier League.
Stoke scored 30% of their goals in the final 15 minutes of matches, a league-high proportion in that period of the game.
The Potters scored only one goal in the opening 15 minutes of games in 2010-11, a league low.
Chelsea have won five and lost none of the six Premier League games against Stoke.
André Villas-Boas lost only one away game in all competitions with FC Porto last season (v Villarreal in May).

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

West Brom are yet to win an opening day fixture in the Premier League. The Baggies have drawn two and lost three of their five attempts so far.
The Baggies recouped more points (27) from losing positions than any other team in the 2010-11 Premier League.
West Brom conceded a joint league-high 14 goals from corners in 2010-11.
David de Gea conceded more goals to shots from outside the area than any goalkeeper in LigaBBVA last season (11).
Man Utd came back to win only three of 11 PL games where they were trailing last term (v West Ham and v Blackpool twice).
West Brom only kept two clean sheets in the league in 2010/11, the lowest ever amount in a single Premier League season.

Manchester City v Swansea City

Joe Hart posted the best save % of any goalkeeper in the 2010-11 Premier League (76%).
Man City won more penalties (9) than any other team in the 2010-11 Premier League.
Manchester City have drawn all five of their home games on the opening day of PL seasons, with four of those games ending 1-1.
Swansea have lost their last five games on the opening day of the season, the current longest such run of any side in the four tiers of English football.
Man City have won nine and lost none of their last 10 Premier league home games.
Manchester City scored the most goals from deflected shots (8) & own goals accrued (2) combined (10).

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Championship Opta Facts - 13-14 August

Barnsley v Southampton

After a run of nine clashes between the sides in which both teams scored on each occasion, the last two meetings combined saw just a single goal scored.
Despite this, the last five meetings between the teams at Oakwell have seen 19 goals netted in total.
The Tykes managed just two clean sheets from their last 12 home games last season.
Southampton have now won 10 of their last 11 league games.
The Saints lost just one of their last eight away games last term.
Southampton scored a League One-high 30 second half goals on their travels last season.

Birmingham v Coventry

The Blues overturned a 0-2 deficit to beat Coventry 3-2 at St Andrews in an FA Cup match this January.
None of the last eight clashes between the sides in Birmingham have ended in draws, with the Blues winning three of the last four.
The Sky Blues scored in their last eight away games last season, but conceded in seven of them.
Birmingham have now gone seven league games without a win.
The Blues only netted 19 home league goals last season, the fewest of all Premier League sides.
Birmingham had fewer shots than any other team in the Premier League last term (314).

Crystal Palace v Burnley

None of the last 11 meetings between the Eagles and the Clarets have ended in away wins.
Jay Rodriguez has scored two goals in his last three appearances against Palace.
71% of the goals the Eagles conceded at Selhurst Park last season came in the second half - the highest proportion of all Championship sides.
Palace won a league-high 92% of the home games they took the lead in last season (11 of 12).
Burnley recouped a league-high 12 points from trailing positions on their travels last term.
Eddie Howe's side lost four of their last five away games without scoring last season, but won the other 4-2 at Leeds.

Doncaster v West Ham

These sides haven't met in league competition since March 1958.
Rovers have scored at least one goal in each of their last 14 meetings with the Hammers - they last failed to score in a 0-0 draw at Upton Park in December 1950.
Doncaster netted just 12 set piece goals in the league last season, the fewest of all sides.
Rovers have drawn their last three home league games, but are winless in nine.
The Hammers lost their last four away league games last term, conceding 11 goals in the process.
West Ham conceded a Premier League high eight goals in the opening 15 minutes of away games last season.

Ipswich v Hull

Ipswich are unbeaten in five home meetings with the Tigers, winning two and drawing three.
Overall, just two of the previous 26 clashes between these sides have been won by the visiting side.
Ipswich conceded 11 goals in the final 15 minutes of games at Portman Road last season, the most of all sides on their own patch.
The Tigers drew six away games they had fallen behind in last term - a league-high.
Just one of Ipswich's last eight home games has ended in a draw.
The Tigers have now taken just two points from the last 15 available in the league.

Leeds v Middlesbrough

Four of the last five clashes between these teams have been won by the away team, who have scored at least twice in each victory.
Luciano Becchio has netted two goals in two appearances against Boro.
Leeds United scored a higher percentage of goals from open player than any other side in the second tier last season (83%).
The Whites drew five games from winning positions at home last season, a joint-league-high shared with Watford.
Middlesbrough are unbeaten in five league games, winning four of them.
'Boro won their last two away games last season, netting seven goals in the process.

Leicester v Reading

Jimmy Kebe has netted two goals in his last three appearances against the Foxes.
The Royals have won their last three clashes with Leicester, including winning 2-1 on their last two trips to the home of the Foxes.
Reading scored 11 goals in the final 15 minutes of away games in the Championship last season, a league-high.
Leicester conceded a higher proportion of home goals in the first half than any other side in the second tier last season - 59%.
Reading are unbeaten in eight regular Championship away games, winning four and drawing four.
New Leicester captain Matt Mills netted a late winner for the Royals in this fixture last season.

Millwall v Nott'm Forest

Only one of the last 11 meetings between these sides has been won by the away team.
Forest have failed to score on four of their last five trips to the New Den, not winning there since a 2-1 victory in October 2002.
Millwall conceded four goals from throw-ins in the league last season, two more than any other side.
Forest won their last two regular away games last season, netting three goals on both occasions.
Steve McLaren's new side haven't drawn any of their last six regular away games, winning two and losing four.
Millwall only lost one of their last seven league games at the New Den last term, winning three and drawing three.

Portsmouth v Brighton

Brighton have lost five and drawn one of their last six trips to Fratton Park in all competitions, not winning there since December 1985.
The Seagulls have scored just two goals at Fratton Park in this six game period, and both of those came in a 2-4 defeat in August 2002.
Only three goals were scored in the opening 15 minutes of games at Fratton Park in the entire 2010/11 campaign - every other Championship ground saw more.
Pompey failed to score in each of their last three home games last season.
Brighton are unbeaten in eight away league games, winning five and drawing three.
Gus Poyet's side had the best away defensive record in League One last season, conceding just 18 goals on their travels all year.

Watford v Derby

Only one of the last eight meetings between these sides has ended in a draw, with Derby winning four and Watford winning three.
The Rams have won just one of their last 10 trips to Vicarage Road in all competitions; a 1-0 victory in December 2009.
Watford scored eight goals from corners at Vicarage Road last season, the most of all teams on their own ground.
Derby were the only side to lose every game they fell behind in on the road last season (12).
The Hornets have conceded two or more goals in nine of their last 10 league games.
Derby have lost four and drawn two of their last six away games.

Blackpool v Peterborough

The last four meetings between these sides have seen a total of just four goals netted, with at least one team keeping a clean sheet on each occasion.
The Posh have failed to score in four of their last six meetings with the Seasiders.
Peterborough only failed to score in one of their last 17 away games last term.
Blackpool conceded exactly three goals in four of their last six home league games.
The Tangerines scored and conceded in 18 of their 19 league games at Bloomfield Road last season - a Premier League record.
Blackpool conceded more goals at home than any other Premier League team last term (37).

Cardiff v Bristol City

The last four meetings between these sides in league competition have seen a total of 17 goals scored - an average of over four per game.
Peter Whittingham has scored three goals in his last three appearances against the Robins.
Cardiff City scored more goals in the opening 15 minutes than any other Championship side last season - 16.
The Robins netted more away goals in the opening 15 minutes than any other side in the second tier last season - 9.
The Bluebirds have only lost one of their last 11 regular Championship games.
Jon Stead has scored three goals in his last four league games for the Robins.

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SPL Opta Facts - August 13-14

Celtic v Dundee United

United have won just one of their last 41 league meetings with Celtic.
Celtic have never lost at home to the Terrors in the SPL, winning 18 of 24 games.
Six of the last 10 league clashes between the sides at Parkhead have ended in a draw.
United have scored exactly once in their last four meetings with the Bhoys.
Gary Hooper scored four goals in four meetings with the Tangerines last season.
Celtic have won their opening three games in each of the last two SPL seasons.
The Bhoys have kept five consecutive clean sheets in the Scottish Premier League.
Celtic have won their last 10 league games at home.
Dundee United are unbeaten in four SPL matches.

Hearts v Aberdeen

The Dons have failed to score in their last four league meetings with Hearts.
However, Aberdeen have only failed to score on one of their last seven trips to Tynecastle in the SPL.
Darren Mackie has scored in his last three appearances at Hearts' Tynecastle ground.
Hearts have found the net just once in their opening three league matches for the first time ever in the SPL.
Not since 1999 have Aberdeen failed to score in their opening four SPL games.
Hearts are without a win in 11 league games, the longest current run in the competition.
The Jambos have taken just one point from the last 18 available in the SPL.
Aberdeen have won only two of their last 15 league games.
The Dons have failed to score in five of their last six SPL matches.

Inverness CT v Rangers

Rangers have won only one of their last four SPL meetings with Caley Thistle.
Neither side has scored more than once in any of the last four meetings between Inverness and Rangers.
Caley Thistle have only beaten Rangers once at home in the SPL (eight meetings).
Rangers have scored just three goals so far this season, they have never scored fewer after two SPL games.
Inverness have lost only one of their last six league games at home.
Rangers are on a run of eight consecutive away wins in the SPL.
In this period they have shipped just one goal on the road.
The Gers are the only side to have ever conceded just one goal over a period of eight SPL matches.

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

The last three meetings between Killie and Hibernian have ended 2-1 to the home side.
Hibs have had a man sent off in their last two meetings with Kilmarnock.
Kilmarnock have won only one of their last seven league meetings with Hibernian.
However, Killie have lost just one of their last 11 SPL matches at home to Hibs.
This is only the second time that Hibs have scored under two goals in their opening two games in the SPL.
Killie are without a win in their last 10 SPL games.
This includes six league games at home without a win for Kilmarnock.
Hibs have failed to score more than once in any of their last 10 league matches.

St Johnstone v Dunfermline

The Saints have never beaten Dunfermline in the SPL (11 meetings).
St Johnstone have scored just one goal in their last six SPL clashes with Dunfermline combined.
However, in all league meetings the Saints are unbeaten in three with the Pars (includes Scottish Division One).
St Johnstone have failed to score in six of their last seven games at home to Dunfermline in the league.
The Saints have not won any of their opening three SPL games since the 1999/00 season.
St Johnstone have lost four of their last five league matches at home, and have won just one of the last nine.
The Saints have scored only one goal in their last six league games at McDiarmid Park.
Dunfermline are unbeaten in their last nine league games on the road (all in Scottish Division One).

St Mirren v Motherwell

St Mirren have drawn four of their last five SPL matches at home to Motherwell, losing the other.
The Steelmen have scored just one goal in the first half of their last six league meetings with St Mirren, but eight in the second half.
St Mirren are unbeaten in their opening three SPL games for the first time ever.
Motherwell have only once before been unbeaten in their opening three SPL games (2009/10).
St Mirren's last seven league matches have produced just six goals in total.
The Buddies have lost just one of their last five league games at home.
Motherwell are one of only two sides yet to concede a goal in the SPL this season.

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Bundesliga Opta Facts - 12-14 August

Schalke v Köln

Köln haven't won any of their last 11 BL outings at Schalke (three draws, eight defeats).
Schalke have lost their last five BL games, their longest losing streak in the German top flight since spring 1979.
The Billy Goats have only won one of their last 10 BL away games (two draws, seven defeats).
Last season Köln had the worst away record in the Bundesliga. The Billygoats only picked up nine points away from home, while every other team picked up at least 14 on the road.
Schalke have conceded 12 goals in their last four BL games.
The last time these two sides met, Schalke beat Köln 3-0 courtesy of a Raul hat-trick.

Hamburg v Hertha Berlin

Hamburg are unbeaten at home against Hertha in nine games (seven wins, two draws).
Hertha were the only side in the league who didn't register a single shot on target last weekend.
Berlin are winless in six BL games (two draws, four defeats), but are also unbeaten in their last four away games in the German top flight (two wins, two draws).
The Redshorts are winless in eight BL games (five draws, three defeats). Their last win came back in April when they beat Köln 3-0 on the road.
Hertha didn't lose any of their last 10 away games in Bundesliga 2 (eight wins, two draws). Their last defeat on the road came back in December 2010 when they lost 1-0 at 1860 München.
HSV have won 17 of their so far 29 BL home games against Hertha (eight draws, four defeats).

Nürnberg v Hannover

Nürnberg have only lost one of their last eight BL games on home soil against Hannover (four wins, three draws).
FCN haven't won any of their last four BL home games, however (two draws, two defeats).
Mohamed Abdellaoue was directly involved in five of the eight goals (three goals, two assists) Hannover scored in their first two competitive matches of the new season.
None of the 30 BL meetings between these two sides have ended in a goalless draw.
Last season H96 registered the fewest draws in the league (three).
Nürnberg were the only side in the league who didn't concede a single shot on target last weekend.

Freiburg v Mainz

Freiburg are unbeaten in their last three games against Mainz (two wins, one draw), but have only once scored more than one goal against FSV in their last 14 competitive matches against the Hessians.
SCF have lost four of their last five BL games on home soil (one win).
Mainz have won their last four games in the German top flight and are unbeaten in six BL games - the current longest run in the league.
Freiburg have only won eight points from their last 12 BL games (two wins, two draws, eight defeats).
FSV have not conceded more than one goal in any of their last six BL games.
Freiburg have only kept one clean sheet in their last 14 BL games.

Hoffenheim v Dortmund

Dortmund have only registered one win in their six BL meetings with Hoffenheim (three draws, two defeats).
Hoffenheim were the only side in the Bundesliga that Dortmund failed to beat at least once last season (first leg: 1-1, second leg: 1-0).
With 11 away wins last season, Dortmund equalled the all-time BL record for the most away wins in one season previously recorded by Bremen (2003/04) and Hamburg (2005/06).
BVB haven't won any of their last four BL games away from home, though, scoring only one goal in the process.
1899 have lost four of their last five BL games (one win), conceding 10 goals in the process.
Hoffenheim haven't managed to net more than one goal in any of their last seven BL home games.

Wolfsburg v Bayern

The Wolves have only enjoyed one win in their last 10 competitive matches against Bayern (two draws, seven defeats).
Wolfsburg's last win against Bayern was an emphatic one, though. In April 2009 the Wolves beat the Munich-based side 5-1 at home.
If Munich lose at Wolfsburg, the German record champions would start the new campaign with two defeats for the first time in their BL history.
VfL have won four of their last five league games (one defeat).
FCB have only lost one of their last 10 BL games (seven wins, two draws), not allowing their opponents more than one goal in any of these 10 games.
Bayern have only won one of their last six BL outings at Wolfsburg (three draws, two defeats).

Gladbach v Stuttgart

Gladbach have only won one of the last 26 BL meetings with Stuttgart (10 draws, 15 defeats).
Stuttgart have won seven of their last eight league games against the Foals (one draw).
Borussia have lost more BL home games against the Swabians than against any other side in the league (13).
Since Lucien Favre took over the helm at Gladbach in February, the Foals have only conceded nine goals in 13 BL games.
Stuttgart have scored at least once in each of their last 15 BL games - the current longest run in the league.
Last season, Stuttgart scored 10 goals in their two league meetings with Gladbach (7-0 at home, 3-2 on the road).

Lautern v Augsburg

None of the eight competitive meetings between these two sides have seen the visiting side prevail.
Lautern have won four of their last five BL games (one defeat).
Augsburg have only won one of their last five league games (two draws, two defeats).
The Red Devils have only won two of their eight league games against FCA (three draws, three defeats).
Last season Augsburg had the joint-best defensive record in Bundesliga 2, conceding only 27 goals in 34 games (like Fürth).
None of the FCK's last 10 BL games have ended in a draw - only Köln has currently gone longer without registering a draw (12 games).

Leverkusen v Bremen

Bayer have only won one of their last 14 competitive matches against Werder (six draws, seven defeats) and are winless against Bremen in over six years.
The last five BL meetings between these two sides have all ended in draws, with the last three all ending 2-2/
Leverkusen have won six of their last league games on home soil (one draw).
Bremen have only lost one of their last five BL games on the road (three wins, one draw).
Markus Rosenberg all three of Werder's goals in their first two competitve matches of the new campaign.
Eren Derdiyok has found the back of the net for Leverkusen in each of Bayer's last three games against Werder.

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Ligue 1 Opta Facts - 13-14 August

Auxerre v Marseille

Didier Deschamps has yet to register a win against Auxerre in Ligue 1 since being appointed as Marseille's manager (three draws and one defeat).
Marseille have become the first-ever team to register four consecutive 2-2 draws in Ligue 1 history.
Marseille are unbeaten in their last three league trips to Auxerre ((2-0, 0-0 and1-1).
Laurent Fournier has never managed to defeat Marseille during his career as a Ligue 1 manager (one draw and two defeats).
Loïc Rémy has become the first player to score in six consecutive Ligue 1 appearances since Alexander Frei between May and August 2004.
Alou Diarra has picked up three yellow cards and a red card in his last three appearances at the Abbé Deschamps stadium in Ligue 1.
Auxerre have failed to win any of their last nine league matches played in August.
Dennis Oliech has scored more Ligue 1 goals against Marseille than versus any other side (three).

Evian v Nice

Nice's three away games against promoted opposition last season all ended in goalless draws.
Nice have won just one of their last 18 away league matches.
Nice have won just four of their 24 Ligue 1 away matches under Eric Roy's management.
Evian TG have won their last five competitive home matches.
Since April, Nice have conceded more goals than any other team in Ligue 1 (23).
Youssef Adnane has scored in his last three competitive appearances at Annecy's Parc des Sports stadium.

Lorient v Bordeaux

Six of the last seven league matches at the Moustoir stadium have ended in a draw.
Lorient's last home win in Ligue 1 was in February, against Bordeaux (5-1).
Bordeaux conceded more goals in their 5-1 defeat at Lorient's Moustoir stadium than in any other match last term.
Bordeaux have failed to win any of their last six away games in Ligue 1, failing to score in the last three.
If Lorient fail to win against Bordeaux, they break the club's all-time record of seven consecutive home games without a win in Ligue 1.
There has never been a draw between Lorient and Bordeaux at the Moustoir stadium in Ligue 1 (Bordeaux lead by four wins to three).

Lyon v Ajaccio

Ajaccio have lost all of their 10 trips to Lyon in the top flight, conceding 25 goals in the process.
Ligue 1 games between Lyon and Ajaccio have produced 3.4 goals on average.
Ajaccio have not beaten Lyon in a competitive encounter since February 1973.
Lyon are unbeaten in their last 15 home games in Ligue 1, currently the longest run.
Lyon have scored more Ligue 1 goals than any other team this calendar year (38).
Ajaccio have lost 13 of their last 17 away games in Ligue 1.
Lisandro has scored 10 goals in his last 12 appearances in Ligue 1.

Rennes v PSG

PSG have lost their last five trips to Rennes in Ligue 1, failing to score in the process.
PSG have failed to beat Rennes in their last nine league encounters.
Rennes have scored 12 goals in their three competitive games this season.
PSG have kept only one clean sheet in their last 15 away games in Ligue 1.
Paris SG have failed to win any of their last six league matches, currently the longest run.
Frederic Antonetti has won seven of his 10 Ligue 1 encounters against Antoine Kombouare during his Ligue 1 managerial career.
Julien Feret has scored in each of his first three competitive appearances as a Rennes player.

St Etienne v Nancy

St Etienne are unbeaten in their last seven league meetings against Nancy (four wins and three draws).
St Etienne have failed to win any of their last four home games in Ligue 1 (drawing two and losing two).
Nancy have scored only one goal in their last five trips to the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Ligue 1.
Nancy are unbeaten in their last five league matches, winning three and drawing two.
St Etienne have failed to score more than two goals in any of their last 33 league matches.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored in his last three Ligue 1 appearances in August.

Sochaux v Caen

Caen have never won at Sochaux in Ligue 1, registering three draws and eight defeats.
Sochaux scored six goals against Caen last season in Ligue 1, five of these goals were headed.
The last four encounters between Sochaux and Caen in Ligue 1 have seen four players score a brace (Modibo Maïga, Steve Savidan, Sloan Privat and Rémi Gomis).
Sochaux have won their last five home games in Ligue 1, their best run at the Bonal stadium since 1989.
Caen are unbeaten in their last eight league matches, winning three and drawing five. Only title-holders Lille are on a longer run without defeat.

Toulouse v Dijon

Toulouse have won both of their two competitive encounters against Dijon, keeping a clean sheet in the process.
Toulouse have won all of their last five Ligue 1 matches played in August.
Toulouse have won their last three Ligue 1 matches, all by a 2-0 score line.
New Dijon striker Brice Jovial has scored six goals in his last six competitive appearances (for Le Havre, Guadeloupe and Dijon).
Toulouse have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three home games in Ligue 1.
On Match Day 1, Dijon hit the woodwork twice, including a missed penalty, and had two goals disallowed.

Valenciennes v Brest

Valenciennes have won all of their three home games against Brest in Ligue 1, scoring 10 goals in the process.
Valenciennes have yet to lose at home this calendar year in Ligue 1.
None of the six Ligue 1 encounters between Valenciennes and Brest have ended in a draw.
Brest have picked up only 19 points in their 20 league matches this calendar year.
Daniel Sanchez have won just three of his 17 Ligue 1 matches as a manager.
Valenciennes are one of three teams who have yet to score a goal this season in Ligue 1.
Since their return to the top flight, 42% of Brest goals in Ligue 1 have been either scored or assisted by Bruno Grougi.
Five of the last six goals conceded by Valenciennes at home in Ligue 1 have come after the 80th minute.

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