Strasbourg vs Brest prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-02-23 20:00.
After remaining unbeaten across six Ligue 1 outings between December and January (W3, D3), Strasbourg have since lost three successive matches in the French top-flight as their push away from the relegation play-off spot continues to stall. In what will be manager Patrick Vieira’s 100th Ligue 1 match as a coach, he’ll hope that his side can avoid losing four consecutive league outings for the first time since September 2017 on his landmark day.
Welcoming high-flying Brest to the Stade de la Meinau could come with its perils, especially as the home side failed to win any of their last three league H2Hs (D2, L1), including a 1-0 loss in this corresponding fixture last season. Strasbourg’s home form has also posed a problem of late, losing each of their last two games at this venue, whilst they kept just two clean sheets across their 11 home league outings this campaign – one of the worst such returns in Ligue 1.
Brest will visit Strasbourg on the back of an impressive 1-0 success over Marseille last round, a result which pushed them back into second spot at the expense of Nice ahead of this latest matchday. The visitors are now unbeaten across their last 11 Ligue 1 games (W7, D4), and should they avoid defeat here, they’ll equal their longest-ever unbeaten run in the French top flight, which was set all the way back in August 1990.
Champions League qualification remains the dream for Brest this campaign as they continue to defy the odds, and their chances of making their inaugural appearance in that competition could depend on their away form. As of the end of last round, the Pirates had taken the third-most points of any Ligue 1 side on their travels (18) and they’ll be keen to extend their five-match unbeaten away run (W3, D2) even further here.
Players to watch: Strasbourg’s Emanuel Emegha has struck five competitive goals this season, three of which served as home match openers. Brest could look to Jérémy Le Douaron after he struck four Ligue 1 goals this season, one of which came in the reverse H2H.
Hot streak: Each of Strasbourg’s last five home Ligue 1 matches saw both teams score on the day.