Brest vs PSV prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-12-09 20:00.
[p]Brest have arguably been the fairytale story of this seasonâs UEFA Champions League (UCL) so far in what is their debut European campaign, having already beaten Sturm Graz, Red Bull Salzburg and Sparta Prague – the latter two away from home – while they also secured a massively impressive 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen on matchday three. [/p]
[p]Playing their UCL âhomeâ games around 70 miles from their Stade Francis-Le BlĂ© ground in Guingamp, Brest have won just four of their ten UCL points in their designated home encounters this UCL campaign. Subsequently underdogs in this fixture against Dutch outfit PSV, the Pirates will be looking to improve on a run of form which has seen them lose four of their last five matches in all competitions, conceding three goals and the opener inside ten minutes in each of those defeats. [/p]
[p]After a slow start to their UCL campaign (D2, L1), PSV have rallied strongly to win their last two European matches against Girona (4-0) and Shakhtar Donetsk (3-2), giving them the opportunity to record three successive victories in the main draw of the competition for the first time since 2006/07. [/p]
[p]Peter Boszâs side are on track to defend their Dutch top-flight title after battering Twente 6-1 in Eredivisie action on Friday, and have scored an incredible 26 goals in their last six matches across all competitions, all of which have been wins. A seventh consecutive victory will be no easy task though, as Brest are above them in the UCL table, while PSV have a perfectly split historical record against French clubs (W11, D17, L11). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Mahdi Camara has seen all ten of his goalscoring appearances for Brest come in matches which have featured more than 2.5 goals inside 90 minutes (W8, D1, L1). Ismael Saibari has sensationally registered seven goal involvements in PSVâs last two games (G4, A3), but has also received two bookings in his last three appearances.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: In the last five games in which theyâve scored, Brest have netted between the 35th and 50th minutes. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]