Brest vs Monaco prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-04-04 17:00.
[p]After a difficult spell that featured a winless six-game stretch between February and the start of March (D2, L4), Brest have since turned around their fortunes with a three-match unbeaten run (W2, D1). All of those profitable matches came in Ligue 1, lifting them to eighth in the table pre-round and giving them an outside chance of closing the six-point gap to the top six. [/p]
[p]Their last outing was a resounding 4-2 win over Toulouse on the road, and the Stade Francis-Le Blé faithful will be expecting the points to keep rolling in here considering the Pirates have lost just one of their last seven home league matches (W4, D2). That sole defeat came against runaway leaders PSG, but manager Éric Roy might be concerned a similar fate awaits against Monaco, who Brest have lost the last six H2Hs against! [/p]
[p]Monaco themselves are in the midst of a fruitful spell, with their 2-1 comeback win over fellow second-place contenders Nice last weekend serving as their third victory in their last four outings (D1). The Monégasques will need to ensure that form continues if they’re to secure the runners-up spot for a second successive season, as it’s all very congested at the top with just five points separating them in second place from Lyon in seventh ahead of the round. [/p]
[p]Hitting the road here will have manager Adi Hütter on edge despite his side winning their last away game 2-0 vs Angers, as prior to that they were winless in nine matches away from the Stade Louis II in all competitions (D3, L6). Focusing solely on the league, their form on the road has cost them dearly this term, as they’ve secured a measly 18 of their 50 points this Ligue 1 campaign away from home.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Ludovic Ajorque usually steps up when facing Monaco, having registered eight goal contributions in nine games against them after his strike in the reverse fixture (G6, A2). The match winner that day was Maghnes Akliouche who netted a brace, and perhaps he can help Monaco get over their poor away record considering his last seven goalscoring outings have ended in victory. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Monaco have won a league-high 22 points this season thanks to goals scored after half-time. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]