Brest and Paris Saint-Germain will face off in an all-French affair in the play-off round of the Champions League, with the first leg taking place at the Stade municipal de Roudourou on Tuesday evening.
The two teams failed to secure a top-eight finish, with Brest placing 18th in the league phase table, while PSG finished in 15th spot.
Closer to home, Eric Roy’s side have hit a rich vein of form of late, winning four of their last five matches in Ligue 1, the most recent of which was a 2-0 success away at Nantes.
That upturn in performances has propelled the Pirates up to seventh place in the French top-flight standings.
As for Ligue 1 pacesetters PSG, they took another step towards retaining their French crown with a convincing 4-1 win over Monaco on Friday night.
Luis Enrique’s star-studded team reached the play-off round of the Champions League after winning each of their final three league phase assignments, with their matchday eight success at Stuttgart bringing up both of my recommended selections.
How the bookies view it: PSG to progress
PSG are understandable heavy 1/14 favourites on Boylesports to progress from this tie.
As far as Tuesday evening's first leg is concerned, the French heavyweights are odds-on 4/11 shots with Boylesports, while Brest are rank outsiders at 13/2 with the same firm. Meanwhile, the draw is an unfancied 15/4 (Boylesports).
Head to head: PSG seeking more of the same
PSG hold the psychological edge going into this clash after cruising to a 5-2 win away at Brest less than a fortnight ago. The capital club also came out on top when the two sides met in the French capital earlier this season.
Players to watch: Ousmane in awesome form
Ousmane Dembele is one of the most in-form players in Europe at the moment. The PSG forward has scored a staggering 16 goals across his last nine appearances, making him a standout option for another strike here at 13/8 on Bet 365.
Ludovic Ajorque has scored in each of Brest’s last five matches in Ligue 1 – one of which was against PSG. The 30-year-old striker is 4/1 on Bet 365 to repeat the trick on Tuesday evening.
Predicted line-ups
Midfielder Mahdi Camara is expected to come back into the Brest side after serving a one-game suspension against Nantes on Friday night, however defensive trio Bradley Locko, Jordan Amavi and Massadio Haidara are likely to miss out again due to injury.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is now able to feature for PSG in the Champions League following his big money move to the French capital in January. Both Joao Neves and Warren Zaire-Emery were absent against Monaco on Friday night but the pair are expected to be back in contention this midweek.
Brest: Bizot; Lala, Chardonnet, Le Cardinale, Zogbe; Camara, Magnetti, Faivre; Del Castillo, Ajorque, Sima
PSG: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes; Zaire-Emery, Doue, Vitinha; Dembele, Ramos, Barcola
Anything else catch the eye?
The aforementioned Dembele looks worthy of long-shot material to score either two or three goals on Tuesday evening at 10/1 and 50/1 respectively on Bet 365.
The Frenchman has fired in multiple goals in each of his last three matches across all competitions.
That three-game sample includes a pair of hat-tricks – one of which was against Brest – making both of the above-mentioned plays worthy of support at bold prices.
This UEFA Champions League match between Brest and PSG will be played on Feb 11, 2025 and kick off at 17:45. Check below for our tipsters best Brest vs PSG prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
