French Ligue 1: Brest vs. PSG Preview, Odds, Prediction

As PSG heads for Brest, there is only one question that interests their fans. Will Lionel Messi finally make his debut? The superstar was expected to play against Strasbourg, but he didn’t show up, and neither did Neymar. The fans are anxious to see two fantastic players on the pitch, and how they will work together with Kylian Mbappe. On the other side, the home team will try to make a sensation and stay undefeated, despite having minimal chances to achieve that. Especially if Messi starts.

Preview

Brest (+1100) posted two draws in the two opening matches of the French national championship. And may we add that they both came against excellent teams. The first one was in Lyon, 1-1, while the second took place last week at home, against a highly talented squad from Rennes, 1-1, too.

The Pirates, however, have just one win since the start of the preseason, and that was against Plabennec, 2-4. In all other seven events, Brest couldn’t win.

We’ve also found a pattern when it comes to the efficiency of their games. All eight were with both teams netting, and apart from the recent two, all were with over 2.5 goals.

PSG (-500) played well against Strasbourg last Saturday night, beating the visitors 4-2. As said before, Messi and Neymar didn’t play, as well as Sergio Ramos, but that didn’t create any troubles for the Saints, who were up 3-0 very fast.

Though they would allow the rivals to come down to 3-2 at some point, but reacted quickly to solve the match and avoid any potential problems in the final few minutes.

The one thing that might create some trouble is the fact that Kylian Mbappe wants to leave, and we’ll see how that reflects the locker room and the overall atmosphere. Apparently, the youngster is not happy in Paris and demands a transfer to Real Madrid, where he should become the absolute leader of the team, which isn’t the case in PSG.

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Haris Belkebla, Sebastien Cibois, Christophe Herlle, and Paul Lasne are all out for the this match.

On the other side, Bernat, Dagba, Gueye, and Ramos won’t be in the protocol, while the situation with Messi remains unclear. That will probably be a game-time decision, after further evaluation.

Head to Head Matches

Brest didn’t win against PSG in the past 16 games, having, latest nine, all ending with the Saints’ triumph. PSG didn’t allow a goal in the most recent three contests, scoring at least twice in each one.

Brest hosted the guests from Paris in May, losing 0-2.

Prediction

We will go with goals, which is our tradition when PSG plays. It is needless to remind how Saints play and what they do on the field. On the other side, we’ve seen that Brest’s matches are usually rich with goals, which is only a plus in this situation. Over 1.5 HT is +100, while PSG to score twice inside the first 45 minutes sits at +130, which is a very good offer. Pochettino’s boys aren’t calculating, and they go strong from the kick-off.

Pick: PSG over 1.5 HT