Stade Brest vs AS Monaco Prediction: Monaco are comfortable

Stade Brest's time in second spot seems to be over after they suffered a defeat last weekend against Olympique Lyon. While AS Monaco have the opportunity of displacing Stade Brest and climbing into 2nd with a game in hand. AS Monaco's last game against Stade Rennes was postponed and their last match was 2 weeks earlier and they won the game 1-0.

Stade Brest's last 5 league games ended in 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses while AS Monaco recorded 3 wins and 2 draws.

According to the league table, Stade Brest is 2nd with 53 points and AS Monaco is 3rd with 52 points.

The pressure is mounting on Stade Brest as they are on the verge of dropping down into 3rd spot. Brest will hope not to turn their top 4 position into a fight and maintain a good distance to the teams below. But to do that, they need to continue winning. 

Brest lost their last game against Olympique Lyon away from home and the game ended 4-3 at full time. They trailed by a single goal in the first half and by the 59th minute, Steve Mounie brought them level. And in the 64th and 67th minutes, Romain Del Castillo scored a double and they had a 3-1 lead. But by the 79th minute, Lyon scored a double and brought the game level. Finally Brest conceded a penalty in the dying minutes and Lyon grabbed the winning goal to secure a 4-3 victory over Brest. 

According to stats, Brest had 48% possession, 7 shots on target and 7 corner kicks. 

AS Monaco have been eagerly waiting for this moment and now it's finally here. It is clear that they intend to secure the 2nd spot by the end of the season and now they have a big chance of achieving that. AS Monaco are currently unbeaten in the last 6 league games and the chances of extending that run is high.

AS Monaco won their last game against Stade Rennes by a single goal. Maghnes Akliouche scored the only goal to put Monaco ahead in the 25th minute. Monaco were able to hold the lead until the end of the game. According to stats, AS Monaco had 52% possession, 5 shots on target and 6 corner kicks. They also created 2 big chances and missed both. 

The probability of AS Monaco winning the game is quite high and they are aware of that. So, they are expected to go all out and try to win despite playing away from home.

AS Monaco and Stade Brest have played only 10 matches against each other. AS Monaco won 6 matches while Stade Brest won the remaining 4 matches.

Stade Brest is under an immense amount of pressure coming into this game and sometimes that can be a difficult position for a team to be in. AS Monaco on the otherhand are relaxed and want to get the 2nd spot on their own terms. 

AS Monaco won the last 4 meetings while Stade Brest are without a clean sheet in those 4 meetings. 5 of the last 7 games ended with less than 2.5 goals and 6 of the last 8 meetings ended with less than 10.5 corners.

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