Brest vs Arles
FreeWell, as I correctly predicted before the tounament – a North African side won it. I edged towards Algeria instead of Egypt, unfortunately, but the general reasoning behind the selection was absolutely correct so I hope you all emerged victorious!
Anyway, today’s featured game is the Ligue 2 encounter between Brest and Arles. Brest are having a great season and currently deservedly occupy second place in the table. Visitors Arles are performing excellently following promotion and currently occupy sixth place in the table.
Brest have already won eight out of eleven home games in Ligue 2 this season and have averaged scoring nearly two goals per game whilst doing so. They’re unbeaten in seven games with five wins along the way so their momentum ahead of this game is very strong. Brest’s strength is their ever-reliable defence with just three goals conceded in those seven games. As a result, Brest don’t need to score many goals to win their respective games which takes the pressure off their strikers to score an excessive number of goals. Brest have claimed some impressive results lately by winning at Tours, at home to Le Havre, and drawing at Metz. Brest are in tremendous form at the moment and results against good sides like the afore-mentioned will only boost Brest’s confidence ahead of this game.
Visitors Arles are performing excellently following promotion from the division below but are starting to struggle in recent times to adapt to life in Ligue 2. They’ve won just twice in their past five games and have already lost five out of their ten away games in Ligue 2 this year so they’re quite susceptible on the road as you’d expect a newly-promoted side to be. They don’t score or concede many goals at all so it depends on how good their opponent is as to how effective their tactics can be. However, Arles have lost their last three away games consecutively and their last two without even scoring a goal so they’re looking particularly frail on the road this season.
With the clear quality gap between these two sides, the contradicting momentum, the consistent home advantage, and the polar opposites regarding goalscoring, you have to feel that backing Brest to win this game at 4/5 boasts considerable value tonight.
Verdict: Brest to win at 4/5.
Monday’s Picks
My tips:
Nothing else going on today, I’m afraid! The full picks listing is below, however.
Cypriot Division 1:
Nea Salamis vs Enosis Neon Paralimni (5) 0-1
English Premier League:
Sunderland vs Stoke City (5) 1-1
English League Two:
Bury vs Rochdale (6) at least one red card in this game
French Ligue 2:
Brest vs Arles (8)
German Bundesliga 2:
Alemannia Aachen vs Kaiserslautern (6)
Greek B Ethniki:
Doxa Dramas vs Diagoras Rodos (6)
Ionikos Nikaias vs Kerkyra Corfu (6)
Dutch Eerste Divisie:
Emmen vs MVV Maastricht (5)
Veendam vs Oss (7)
Dordrecht ’90 vs De Graafschap (6)
Portuguese Liga Sagres:
Leixoes vs Maritimo (5) 1-0
Singaporean S-League:
Young Lions vs Woodlands (7) 1-0
Enjoy your free betting tips!