Brest vs Troyes prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2022-11-12 14:00.
A change of boss has not yet brought around a change of fortune for Brest, who across the last four rounds have been the worst performing (W1, D1, L2) of the quartet of Ligue 1 clubs that dismissed managers in the first half of October. It could therefore be the final game of club legend and caretaker manager Bruno Grougi’s brief tenure if the Brest hierarchy recruit a replacement during the World Cup break.
Courtesy of an average of just one goal scored per league game under both former boss Michel Der Zakarian and Grougi, a repeat of last season’s 5-1 home win against Troyes appears almost impossible for the relegation-threatened side. Regardless of the result, Brest are going to record their worst 15-game start to a top-flight season of the last decade, which comes at the worst possible time considering four clubs will drop into Ligue 2 at the end of this season.
Whereas Brest may be on the verge of a new managerial era, Troyes will begin theirs this week. Bruno Irles became the sixth permanent coach of this Ligue 1 season to depart their club after Troyes closed out the last round in a fistful of clubs to have won just one of their last nine league fixtures (D5, L3).
It’s a case of out with the old and in with the older as 62-year-old assistant Claude Robin takes charge of Troyes for the third time, and the first since replacing long-time servant Jean-Marc Furlan in 2015/16. Since then, his greatest managerial achievement was guiding third-tier club USL Dunkerque to Ligue 2 – but he did notably suffer 1-0 losses on debut both there and at US OrlĂ©ans in 2020/21.
Players to watch: Brest forward Franck Honorat recorded two goals and an assist across their two 2021/22 meetings with Troyes, as well as scoring in their most recent Ligue 1 victory. Another away trip should suit Troyes’ Mama Baldé, who has scored six of his seven league goals this season on the road.
Hot streak: Troyes’ last seven league games have seen both teams score.