Brest vs Strasbourg prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2022-09-03 13:00.
Brest recorded a third loss in five Ligue 1 games (W1, D1) after a 3-1 defeat to Rennes during midweek, with manager Michel Der Zakarian appearing strained post-match, stating they “couldn't do worse than Sunday’’. The game he was referring to was the 7-0 loss to Montpellier in their last home contest – a joint-record defeat – as Brest remain winless at Stade Francis Le BlĂ© this season, having won just once in their previous five league encounters here (D1, L3).
Sitting in the newly-expanded Ligue 1 relegation zone after five matchdays, it’s been a surprising downturn considering Brest finished 11th in the Ligue 1 standings last season, marking their best top-flight placing since 1990/91. But with just one shutout in their last ten league home encounters, their Ligue 1 stay looks to be under threat unless they improve fast.
Brest fans may feel consoled by the form of opponents Strasbourg whose 1-1 draw to Nantes extended their winless start to the Ligue 1 season (D3, L2). Strasbourg’s poor run, which includes a 1-0 defeat to newly-promoted Auxerre in their last away outing, may have shocked some, but this is a team that often starts slow, winning just four games from their first five matchdays of every league season combined since they were last promoted in 2016/17 (D10, L16)!
Manager Julien Stéphan won’t see this as an excuse, and will demand his side to rediscover the form that saw them secure their highest-placed Ligue 1 finish since 1979/80 last season (6th). Currently sitting in 18th place, one below their hosts, Strasbourg need to remedy their away record if they want to stop the rot, having won just one of their last nine games on the road, although they did triumph in the last two H2H fixtures here.
Players to watch: Brest winger Franck Honorat, who has just one league goal this campaign, has never netted against this opponent or been on the winning side (D1, L4). Meanwhile, Strasbourg have only hit two away goals in their last five league away games, although forward Kevin Gameiro scored both of them.
Hot streak: The opposition has struck first in Brest’s last four Ligue 1 home games (D1, L3).