Brest vs Nice prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-09-19 17:00.
[p]Brest’s hopes of ending a three-match losing run rest on them getting something against a buoyant Nice side starting the round in the top half of Ligue 1.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Around this time last season, Brest had begun their maiden Champions League campaign but Europe must seem a world away after three consecutive Ligue 1 losses left them in the relegation zone with a single point to their name (D1, L3). Having lost several key players in the summer, manager Éric Roy is already talking pessimistically about fighting against relegation. Their hopes of beating the drop could receive a welcome boost at home though, where Brest have posted a respectable record across their last nine Ligue 1 games (W4, D3, L2).[/p]
[p]Things seem much more positive for visitors Nice, where manager Franck Haise signed a contract extension days before guiding them to a 1-0 win over Nantes that put them just inside the top half after four matchdays (W2, L2). They’ve got their Europa League campaign to look forward to, starting in the days following this game, but they’ve first got to address their poor form on the road as the Eagles are seeking to avoid a third consecutive league away defeat – something they last suffered between December 2023 and January 2024.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Nice have kept four successive H2H clean sheets (W2, D2) after doing a league double last term. It’s been much more even at Stade Francis-Le Blé since Brest’s return to the top flight in 2019/20 (W2, D2, L2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Brest are yet to score a league goal before the 15th minute or after the 75th minute this term.[/p]
[p]Brest have netted in 12 of their last 13 home league fixtures.[/p]
[p]The side scoring first has prevailed in each of Nice’s last nine Ligue 1 games (W6, L3).[/p]
[p]Nice haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 12 away league matches.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Romain Del Castillo netted a penalty for Brest against Paris FC on matchday three (L 2-1) which marked his fifth consecutive goal for the club to arrive at home. Jérémie Boga opened the scoring in two of Nice’s last three games and has already scored more Ligue 1 goals this season than he did in the entirety of last.[/p]
[p]Brest will miss goalkeeper Radosław Majecki through suspension, while Nice are without Mohamed Abdelmonem and Youssouf Ndayishimiye due to injury.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The visitors will fancy their chances of making it three H2H wins in a row given how badly Brest have started the season, so backing Nice to win seems a shrewd move.[/p]
[p][i]Author: John Pennington[/i][/p]