PSG vs Brest prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-01-27 19:45.
Paris St-Germain have enjoyed themselves over their two-week break from Ligue 1 action, as they sit eight points clear at the summit pre-round. A 4-1 Coupe de France victory over Orléans made it five successive wins in all competitions for the Parisians, but with boss Luis Enrique striving for perfection, there looks to be no let-up in their quest for a record-extending 12th title.
They’re unbeaten in 16 domestic league and cup matches all told (W14, D2), and with five successive wins under their belt, another victory here would signal their longest winning run since the back end of 2022. It is hard to see any weaknesses at present, given that PSG have not trailed a league game since September, while they have netted the opening goal in 15 of their 18 matches so far, comfortably more than any other team.
That doesn’t make for good reading for opponents Brest, who have remarkably lost 14 successive H2Hs! The visitors do head to Parc des Princes on the back of six successive victories across all competitions though, their longest winning streak in over two years, and a run of form that is defying the pundits who tipped the club to be relegated this season, with supporters instead dreaming of qualifying for European football for the first time.
Despite their lofty position in the league table, manager Eric Roy and those above him at Brest remain so unhappy with VAR that the club sent an official letter to Ligue 1 organisers the LFP last week calling for it to be scrapped! With no decision on that front submitted as yet, the Pirates will certainly be hoping their treasure isn’t taken from them at the Parc des Princes as they go in search of a fourth away success in a row in Ligue 1 for the first time since October 2010.
Players to watch: PSG’s Kylian Mbappé will be relishing the prospect of facing Brest, with five goals in his last five personal Ligue 1 H2Hs (W5), while he’s also received a yellow card in four of those. Attempting to end that record will be visiting forward Jérémy Le Douaron, who has seen six of his last seven goals serve as the first of last of the game.
Hot stat: PSG’s home matches are averaging a league-high 3.67 goals per game.