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Brest

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Brest will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 2-0 Ligue 1 loss in their previous game against RC Lens.

In that game, Brest had 48% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Brest was Julien Le Cardinal (45' Own goal). Lens got 20 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Jhoanner Chávez (19') scored for RC Lens.

Matches featuring Brest have proved to be engaging ones lately with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, a total of 22 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 10 of those accredited to Brest.

Going into this encounter, Brest are without a win at home for the past 4 matches in the league. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.

St Etienne

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After a losing effort in their last game against Havre AC in Ligue 1 action, St Etienne will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, St Etienne had 59% possession and 19 shots on goal with 5 on target. On the other side, Havre AC had 14 shots on goal with 5 on target. Abdoulaye Touré (57') and Arouna Sangante (67') scored for Havre AC.

The stats tell the story, and St Etienne have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 8 goals overall. At the back, St Etienne seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward here, though.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that St Etienne:

• haven't beaten Brest when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 3 league games.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 18/08/2019 shows us that Brest have won 4 of these and St Etienne 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

A total of 19 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 12 of them from Les Ty' Zefs and 7 belonging to Les Verts. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.17.

The last league clash between these sides was Ligue 1 match day 32 on 16/04/2022 when the final score was St Etienne 2-1 Brest.

On that day, St Etienne managed 39% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer was Mahdi Camara (14', 39').

Brest got 7 shots on goal with 3 on target. Franck Honorat (8') scored.

The match was refereed by Eric Wattellier.

📰 Team News: Brest

Pierre Lees-Melou (Broken fibula) and Bradley Locko (Achilles tendon rupture) won’t be playing for Brest manager Éric Roy.

It looks as if Les Ty' Zefs should employ a 4-3-3 system for this game, utilising Marco Bizot, Kenny Lala, Brendan Chardonnet, Julien Le Cardinal, Jordan Amavi, Mahdi Camara, Jonas Martin, Hugo Magnetti, Romain Del Castillo, Ludovic Ajorque and Romain Faivre.

📰 Team News: St Etienne

From our viewpoint, Les Verts seem most likely to utilise a 4-1-4-1 system, starting Gautier Larsonneur, Dennis Appiah, Dylan Batubinsika, Yunis Abdelhamid, Yvann Macon, Florian Tardieu, Zuriko Davitashvili, Benjamin Old, Mathis Amougou, Mathieu Cafaro and Ibrahim Sissoko.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Brest should be able to score a couple when they play St Etienne, who may well find it hard to break down their defence.

We’re predicting a fairly comfortable 2-0 margin for Brest at the end of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 14:07 31/08/2024