French Cup: Nantes vs Brest
At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 29, 2022, the Round of 16 of the French Cup, Nantes will face Brest. Nantes' growth this season is still relatively obvious, the team was still in the relegation play-off area last season, after winning over Ligue 2 side Toulouse was relegated. After 22 rounds of the league this season, it has achieved 9 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, ranking 9th in the league with 32 points, a 3-point gap with the European Theater. From the statistical point of view, Nantes scored 30 goals in 22 league rounds, conceded 27 goals, and the offensive and defensive performance was not bad.
Nantes jumped after the winter break, in the French Cup, 2-0 victory over the lower team Vitelli, rushed to the round of 16; and in the league, the team played a goal battle at home against Lorient in the last round, the two sides staged a goal battle, Nantes had 54% of the possession, 9 shots on goal and 8 shots on target, with the goals of Giroto, Randel Kolomuni, Bucarri and Gobes, finally won 4-2, but also ended the previous 2-game losing streak.
Brest last season was slightly better than their opponent Nantes, but the advantage was only 1 point, and this season's results have risen, after 22 rounds of league games, they have achieved 7 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses, ranking 13th in the league with 28 points, and are currently 9 points higher than the relegation zone, and there is no relegation pressure for the time being. From the data point of view, Brest scored 28 in the 22 rounds of the league, conceded 33 goals, and the team's offensive and defensive performance was not ideal.
Brest's recent performance is average, but it is related to the "0" seal, in the French Cup, with 3 goals "0" to seal Bordeaux, got the qualification for the round of 16; and at the league end, the team was successively blocked by Nice and Paris "0", and in the last round of the league home against the defending champion Lille, the team won 2-0, but looking back at this game, it was not Brest's attack end that directly broke the goal, but was completed with the help of the opponent, first receiving the opponent's oolong ball, and entering the stoppage time stage in the game. The opponent again gave a penalty.
In terms of past encounters between the two teams, Nantes faced Brest in 8 regular matches, achieving a record of 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and won 3-1 in the first leg of the season, with the past dominant. In terms of recent conditions, Nantes's attacking end has picked up, with four people scoring goals in the last game, while Brest upset Lille in the last round of the league, which has a significant boost to the morale of the team. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, the performance is decent, but combined with the recent performance of both sides, this battle may be difficult to achieve in the conventional time.