Stade Brestois 29 vs. AS Monaco 10/31/21 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Stade Brestois 29 is hosting AS Monaco at Stade Francis-Le Ble in round 12 of the French Ligue 1. Brest is still winless this season, they are second to last in the standings, and they are one of the biggest candidates to get relegated. Monaco is improving with every game, they are on a 2-game winning streak, and they are playing well in the Europa League as well.

Brest is one of the weakest teams in the league, if not the weakest, and they have already conceded 20 goals. Offensively, Brest isn’t much better with only 12 scored goals. The good news for Brest is they haven’t lost I their last 2 games, but they have conceded at least 1 goal in every game so far this season. Brest has also scored in every game so far, and that is something positive, I guess. Brest was playing against Lille on the road last week, and they have had only 37% of ball possession, 5 shots on goal, 4 corner kicks, 1 big chance created, and 71% of the correct passes. Despite having a poor game in the attacking end, Brest has defended well, and the final score of this match was 1-1. Faivre and Honorat have each scored 3 goals for Brest so far this season. Mbock is suspended because of the yellow cards. It will be a tough season for Brest, they will need to win a game eventually if they want to get out of the relegation zone, but as of right now, they are doomed.

Monaco has lost only 1 of their last 9 games, and that was against Lyon in Ligue 1, but Monaco has gone on a 2-game winning streak since then, and they are looking good.
Monaco is still far away from the Champions League spot in Ligue 1 position-wise, but they are only 3 points away pointwise. Monaco is now in 9^th place with 17 points. Monaco was struggling a lot defensively at the start of the season, but that has also improved. Monaco was hosting Montpellier last week, and they were quite solid with 65% of ball possession, 4 shots on goal, 4 corner kicks, 3 big chances created, and 84% of the correct passes. With the great offense and even better defense, Monaco has won this game 3-1. Monaco is playing a game in the Europa League next week, and if they get a positive result, it’s likely they will be advancing past the group stage.

The trends are split in this matchup, but Monaco is the better team, they are in better form, and they are better defensively. Brest also hasn’t won any of their last 12 games, and they haven’t won any of their last 15 home games in a row. I know this streak has to end, but not in this game.