Stade Brest vs Nice Prediction: Risk or draw for both sides.

Brest welcomes Nice to the Stade Francis-Le Ble for the 31st fixture of the French Ligue 1. Brest are playing at home again after holding Reims to a 1-1 draw away from home in their last match. They are now unbeaten in their last 3 matches and will hope to make this the 4th. Nice are coming here with a horrible record of 3 matches without a win and they just lost 2-0 to PSG in their last match. So getting some positive result here is very crucial for them. But more so for the home side, who are 2 points away from dropping into the relegation zone. A win here could see them stretch the gap further away from the relegation zone.

Brest are going to approach this match with caution and seek all 3 points here or stand the chance of fighting the relegation battle till the end of the season. They have done well to avoid defeats in their last 3 matches, getting 2 draws and 1 win in that time. In their last 5 matches, they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Their latest game was a 1-1 draw with Reims away from home. They were the first to open the scoring in just 6 minutes into the first half through Pierre Lees Melou and in the second half, the hosts drew level from the spot as Folarin Balogun slotted home in the 91st minute. Brest had little of the possession, taking only 39%, as well as registering 5 shots on target and 3 corner kicks at the end of 90 minutes.

Brest are currently 16th in the league, with 28 points taken from 30 matches. They recorded 6 wins, 10 draws and 14 losses and their goal ratio is 34:48.

Team streak: no losses (3), without a clean sheet (4), more than 2.5 goals (6/8), both teams scoring (6/7), less than 4.5 cards (4/5).

Nice have not been able to record a win since their 3-1 win against Sheriff in the UEFA Europa League. Since then they have recorded 2 draws and 1 loss. In their last 5 matches, they had 3 draws, 1 win and 1 loss. Their last match ended in a 2-0 defeat against PSG on home soil. The Nice team were a bit unfortunate to lose after a very brilliant display. Nice had 46% possession, 7 shots on target and 10 corner kicks, but it was the visitors who got the positive result as Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos both scored in both halves to sink the Nice team.

Nice are 9th in the league and on the same point as 10th place Lorient. They have 45 points from 30 matches, after winning 11, drawing 12 and losing 7 matches so far this season. They also have a goal ratio of 38:28.

Team Streak: no wins (3), without a clean sheet (4), less than 2.5 goals (5/7), both teams scoring (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (5/5).

Nice and Brest have played 14 matches against each other before now. Nice leads with 7 wins, while Brest have just 2 wins and 5 matches ended in a draw.

• Nice have won the last 4 meetings.
• Brest are without a clean sheet in the last 4 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/6 meetings.
• There were more than 10.5 corners in 5/7 meetings.

• Stade Brest (4-1-4-1): Marco Bizot, Bradley Locko, Lilian Brassier, Brendan Chardonnet, Kenny Lala, Pierre Lees Melou, Jeremy Douaron, Mahdi Camara, Haris Belkebla, Franck Honorat, Steve Mounie.
• Nice (5-4-1): Kasper Schmeichel, Antoine Mendy, Youssouf Ndayishi, Jean-Clair Todibo, Dante, Melvin Bard, Nicolas Pope, Aaron Ramsey, Hicham Boudaoui, Khephren Thuram, Terem Moffi.

I predict that both teams will play conservative football. A lot is at stake for both sides and losing is a very bad outcome for both teams as it could see them drop down the table. Brest will be more than happy to keep things tight and pick up 1 point rather than come out and risk a loss. Nice managed just 1 goal in the first encounter and now with Brest desperate for points, their goal chances will get slimmer.

• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.64 Odds
• Bet on 1st Half Draw at 2.5 Odds
• Bet on FT Draw at 3.8 Odds