Brest vs St Etienne tips and predictions

Brest to test St Etienne resolve

Brest are currently in 12th place as they look ahead to hosting 20th place St Etienne.

Get settled in for a decent contest with the home side ultimately prevailing. There's a bunch of people talking up an away win but be prepared to see a home victory.

The hosts start the match having shown supremacy over their recent opposition with 4 uninterrupted wins.

Brest scored at least once in all of their recent 15 matches coupled with some first-rate defending at home and when away. At the back they have conceded no more than once in all of their last 6 games.

There have been episodes when St Etienne have lost their shape and they haven't had a platform under pressure. They have conceded two or more goals in 9 of their last 12 matches. It's going to be fascinating to see how much of their improvements they leave on the training paddock.

Historically the visitors have not fared at all well in this match-up. Brest have won all of the last 3 fixtures between the two sides. Maybe the form book can go out the window, but the head-to-head stats favour another home win.

This is not a confident prediction though and they may end up in deadlock. The betting markets suggest that neither side will keep a clean sheet during this match as they could be well matched. It's not a strong view but the odds-against for the BTTS No looks more tempting for this encounter.