Christophe Pelissier’s Auxerre side are set to meet Eric Roy’s Brest team in the Ligue 1 on Friday evening.
The match takes place at Auxerre’s stadium: The Stade Abbé-Deschamps. After Auxerre’s difficult start to the season, this match presents a chance for them to turn their fortunes around.
Whilst Brest have endured a good start to the season, with two wins giving them a solid foundation to build upon, there’s always room to improve and they still reside in the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table.
Auxerre have looked pretty poor so far this season, losing four on the bounce as they slide back toward relegation.
Predicted Lineup - Leon; Hoever, Diomande, Raveloson, Osho, Akpa; Traore, Owusu, Danois, Sinayoko; Aye
Auxerre have been pretty poor so far this campaign, they’ve got three points on the board from the opening day, and are yet to get through another game without a loss.
They disappointingly lost to Le Havre and Montpellier, two teams you’d expect they’d be battling with to avoid relegation. This could really come back to bite them.
It’s hard to pick a stand-out player for the host, since they could be without six of their key players for this fixture.
Predicted Lineup - Bizot; Zogbe, Cardinal, Ndiaye, Haidara; Lage, Magnetti, Martin; Doumbia; Salah, Ajorque
Brest have endured a mixed start to the season. Despite two convincing victories over ASSE and Toulouse, as well as a 100% record so far in the Champions League, however they’ve shown some inconsistencies.
A 2-0 loss to 10-man Lens, a game Brest should capitalise on, sums up their random bouts of poor performances.
Ajorque’s goals and Ndiaye’s presence will be key in this fixture.
Auxerre and Brest have met a total of 20 times on record, and the history suggests good news for Brest Fans.
Auxerre have won four of these 20, seven meetings have ended as a draw, whilst Brest came away with the win on nine occasions.
14th May 2023 - Brest 1-0 Auxerre - Ligue 1
2nd October 2022 - Auxerre 1-1 Brest - Ligue 1
11th February 2019 - Brest 1-0 Auxerre - Ligue 2
31st August 2018 - Auxerre 0-2 Brest - Ligue 2
9th March 2018 - Auxerre 1-2 Brest - Ligue 2
Whilst Brest still have work to do to recapture their form last season, it’s clear to see they’re building a foundation to work with, while competing with the new demands of the Champions League. They’re never going to win the UCL, but we have got a great prediction of who will win the coveted competition.
Regardless, they’ve shown more promising signs than a very poor Auxerre team, who look in danger of relegation. Brest should find this game easy.
We think overall the best value tip is Brest to win this game, backed up by our research.
Odds of 8/5 on QuinnBet mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £26 in this match.
(odds subject to change)
AJ Auxerre 0-2 US Brest
This’ll be a great match, and certainly worth a watch. Whilst Brest are the clear favourites, I still think Auxerre will put up a tough fight until the first goal.
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