Stade Brest vs Montpellier Prediction: Brest are looking ambitious. Title maybe?!

Stade Brest begin their 2024 Ligue 1 games with a visit from Montpellier in the 18th game of the campaign. They can feel satisfied with their results from the first half of the season and they hope to build on that foundation in the remainder of the season. They are not in the discussion for the title at the moment, but second place is still very much open and within their reach. But will they be willing to fight for it or remain comfortable in 4th spot? All the same, they need to keep on winning and they meet Montpellier in this game.

Montpellier on the other hand were hoping to be in a better place at this stage of the season, but they find themselves in 12th place. However, they are still a very good team and there's a lot of promise for the remainder of the season. Montpellier have not been at their best form towards the end of the first half of the season and they have had to deal with inconsistent results repeatedly, something they would need to consider sternly in this half of the season. They have got a tough game on their hands and if they must get a positive result, then they must have to fight for it.

There's a lot of money on a Brest victory in this game and it makes perfect sense considering their current form. They are on a cruise of 3 straight wins and they remain unbeaten in their last 6 league matches before the break. For teams of this caliber, there's always a high probability for them to sustain an incredible run. All the same, there's just no chance Brest are leaving this fixture without a point in their grasp.

They played their last game against Lorient and got a satisfying 4:0 win at home. One man stole the attention of thousands of fans in Ligue 1 and beyond and his name is Kamory Doumbia. He netted 4 goals in the fixture against Lorient in the first half and picked up the player of the match award.

Stade Brest can have the memories behind them, but ahead of them is Strasbourg and they need to maintain the same levels as they did before the break. Their last meeting against Montpellier went according to script, as Brest emerged 3:1 winners in that fixture. But that's not to say they have always had the upper hand against Montpellier. The record shows the previous 2 meetings before the latest all ended in heavy defeats for Brest.

At the moment, Stade Brest occupies 4th spot with 31 points from 17 matches. They have recorded 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats so far in the league.

Montpellier are the underdogs no doubt, but one with a chance and they hope to exploit that chance when they take on Stade Brest in the Ligue 1. Montpellier are not far from the relegation zone despite sitting in 12th place and the remaining parts of the season are crucial for the team's survival. Montpellier ended the first half of the season unbeaten in their last 3 games, but it's not a record that would excite them so much because they only recorded 1 win in their last 8 league games.

Their latest game was against Olympique Marseille and they played out a 1:1 draw at full time. Khalil Fayad opened the scoring in the 14th minute to put Montpellier ahead but it was never going to end in a win for Montpellier. They went on to concede in the 52nd minute and they pretty much fought to keep the game level and earn a point.

Montpellier’s inconsistent run of form in the first half of the season points to stormy days ahead for the team and they might find themselves fighting for their lives unless they turn things around. They will take on Stade Brest and hope to get revenge after falling to a 3:1 defeat in their first meeting last year. However, Montpellier still leads the head-to-head meetings by a landslide.

Montpellier and Stade Brest have played 16 matches against each other in the past. Montpellier won 9 matches, while Stade Brest won 2 matches, and 5 matches ended in a draw.

A win for Stade Brest is the only outcome that makes sense considering the form of both clubs at the moment. But Montpellier had a fun time in their last visit to the Stade Francis-Le Ble. But they are just not that team anymore. So I expect Stade Brest to come out hungry for blood.

Analysis shows both clubs scored more than 2.5 goals in their last 5 meetings and less than 10.5 corners in 4 of their last 5 matches.

• Away Over 3.5 Corners at 1.66 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.981 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.77 Odds