Brest welcome Monaco to the Stade Francis-Le Ble for a Ligue 1 fixture on Saturday. Driven by the impressive Mika Biereth, the visitors have been in good form lately and given their solid record in this fixture, should have the upper hand here.
The home side have struggled to replicate last season’s fine showings and currently sit eighth in the table, six points off the European places. However, they appear to be finding their feet lately and are unbeaten in their last three matches, claiming a 4-2 victory at Toulouse in their previous Ligue 1 fixture.
Despite recent signs of improvement, Brest remain unconvincing in front of their fans and are winless in six of their last seven home matches across all competitions. Among the results for Eric Roy's men in that run was a 3-2 defeat to Ligue 2 side Dunkerque in the Cup.
Monaco have now risen to second in the table after going unbeaten in five of their last six Ligue 1 matches. They head into Friday’s clash off the back of a 2-1 victory over Nice in their previous fixture, with Biereth among the goals.
After a few struggles on their travels, Monaco also appear to have found their form away from home. Adi Hutter’s men are unbeaten in three of their last four away matches and claimed a 2-0 victory at Angers in their previous Ligue 1 fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it: Bookies backing Monaco
Monaco have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 4/5 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Brest is valued at 5/2 while a draw is set at odds of 13/5.
Head to head: Monaco superior
Monaco have an 8-4 advantage from 12 previous matches against Brest. The visitors have won the last six meetings and claimed a 3-2 home victory in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch: No answers for Biereth
Biereth is showing no signs of slowing down and has now scored 12 Ligue 1 goals for Monaco since joining in January. The striker will be the one to watch on Saturday and is priced at 5/4 with BoyleSports.
Brest can also hold their own going forward and will look to Ludovic Ajorque to provide the spark having scored 10 Ligue 1 goals this season. The forward was also on target in the reverse fixture and is valued at 5/2 with BoyleSports to get on the score sheet.
Probable line-ups
Brest have a number of injuries, with Brendan Chardonnet, Jordan Amavi and Soumaila Coulibaly all sidelined. Ajorque should play up front alongside Mama Balde while Abdoulaye Ndiaye should feature at the back.
Monaco have no major injuries and suspensions but could make a few changes, with Vanderson and Aleksandr Golovin pushing to start. Biereth should continue to lead the line once again.
Brest: Bizot, Lala, Le Cardinal, Ndiaye, Zogbe, Camara, Lees-Melou, Del Castillo, Balde, Pereira Lage, Ajorque
Monaco: Kohn, Vanderson, Singo, Kehrer, Henrique, Minamino, Camara, Golovin, Akliouche, Embolo, Biereth
Anything else catch the eye?
The reverse fixture produced over 3.5 goals and a similar outcome is priced at 6/4 by BoyleSports. Over 2.5 goals can also be considered at 6/10 by BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 8/15 on both teams to score.
Monaco have scored in both halves in the last four matches against Brest and could be set for a repeat at 8/5 with BoyleSports.
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