Monaco vs Brest Prediction: Monaco looking to boost champions league hopes against Brest

A fascinating Ligue 1 football weekend will begin in the new year as AS Monaco welcomes Stade Brest to Stade Louis II on Sunday for matchday 17.

Monaco enters this match off a thrilling 3-2 win against struggling Auxerre. With an average of two goals per game in Ligue 1, the principality team is vying for a berth in the top three and the UEFA Champions League. They are presently in fifth in the standings, three points behind third-place Marseille.

Meanwhile, Brest was defeated 4-2 at home by Lyon. The first half saw five goals, including strikes from Tete, Rayan Cherki, Alexandre Lacazette, and Maxence Caqueret, who gave the visitors a commanding advantage at the break. Les Pirates are 17th in the league, level on points with Auxerre and are only out of the relegation zone on goal difference.

Nubel; Disasi, Sarr, Maripan, Jakobs; Martins, Fofana, Camara, Minamino; Ben Yedder, Embolo.

Bizot; Fadiga, Chardonnet, Brassier, Duverne; Camara, Belkebla, Pereira Lage; Del Castillo, Mounie, Honorat.

Monaco is on track to qualify for Europe, and a victory here would help them maintain their hopes of making the UEFA Champions League. Monaco should easily win against a struggling Brest team.