Stade Brest's next game in the Ligue 1 is against Metz FC at the Stade Francis-Le Blé. So far their bid to tie down the 2nd spot is still on and they are taking another step towards that goal.
Stade Brest's last 5 league results were: WWLDW and Metz FC last 5 were: LWWLL.
According to current rankings, Stade Brest are 2nd on the Ligue 1 table with 50 points in 27 matches, while Metz FC are 17th with 23 points in 27 matches.
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Stade Brest got back to winning ways after beating Lorient in their last game. They had gone 2 games without a win prior to that game and now they face bottom-side Metz FC. The odds are in Brest's favor to get another win and keep their place on the table.
Stade Brest played away from home in their last game against Lorient and they managed to win by a narrow scoreline. After playing for 85 minutes without a single goal to separate both clubs, Brest finally broke the deadlock in the 86th minute through Romain Del Castillo. And in the 96th minute they lost Billal Brahimi to a red card, but they kept the goal until the very end. According to the stats, Brest had 45% possession, 2 shots on target and 4 corners in that game.
Stade Brest were not totally convincing in their last game against Lorient and the fans can only hope to improve in this upcoming game against Metz FC.
Metz FC
Metz FC are finally in the relegation zone and the battle begins for them against Stade Brest in this upcoming game. Metz are currently without a win in their last 2 league games and their most recent game was a huge disappointment.
They entertained AS Monaco at home last weekend and at the end they lost the game by 5-2. AS Monaco had most control of the game from the first half as they scored 3 goals by the 16th minute. In the 76th minute, they scored the 4th goal and 4 minutes later Metz got their first goal through Pape Diallo. And in the 84th minute Ibou Sane scored the second goal for Metz FC but at the end they conceded one more goal to end the game with a 5-2 scoreline. According to stats, Metz had 36% possession, 7 shots on target and 5 corner kicks. Then they created 3 big chances and missed 1.
Metz FC are looking anxious as they want to avoid the drop but it's going to take a lot more than anxiety to stir the sinking ship to safety.
Head to Head
The h2h records 19 matches played between Metz FC and Stade Brest. Stade Brest won 9 matches, Metz won 7 and 3 matches ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
Stade Brest might be favorites alright, but they are far away from being at their best and a lot of work is needed to get them back to that point. And Metz FC are putting in all the efforts to avoid the drop including organizing friendly matches. Whether they will succeed or not is entirely a different matter.
The h2h streak shows Metz FC are without a clean sheet in the last 7 meetings. 8 of the last 10 meetings ended with less than 2.5 goals and Brest scored first in 4 of the last 5 meetings.
- Brest to Win and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.77 Odds
- Multiscore 1:0, 2:0 or 2:1 at 2.43 Odds
- Brest to Win 2-1 at 9.00 Odds