Metz FC vs Stade Brest Prediction: Brest have no excuses

Stade Brest are beginning to build momentum in the league after back-to-back wins in their last 2 games. Now they go to the Stade Saint Symphorien as favorites to get another win.

  Metz FC are playing at home and they would hope they can apply the advantage against Stade Brest. After beating both Nantes and Lorient, they lost their last match against LOSC Lille away from home. A win for Metz would be crucial to boost their confidence and get them back on the right track.

Metz FC

Metz FC need a good response after their latest defeat at the hands of LOSC Lille. They had maintained a good momentum prior to the defeat. They had back-to-back draws against Le Havre and Lyon, then they beat Nantes and Lorient, before losing to LOSC Lille.

     Despite the disappointment from the defeat, Metz FC can look ahead to this game with lots of confidence. They had opportunities to pull off a draw at least against Lille, but they failed. Simon Elisor failed to convert a penalty in the 29th minute and Lamine Camara also had his penalty saved in the 55th minute. By the end of the game, they lost 2:0.

      Metz FC are currently in 11th spot on the table with 16 points from 14 matches played this season. So far they have won 4 games, drawn 4 and lost 6 matches this season.

      Games between Metz and Brest rarely produced draws. In their last 4 meetings, both sides picked up 2 wins each. But Metz lost the most recent meeting between the two clubs by a single goal back in April last year.

Stade Brest

Stade Brest have the results going their way after 2 wins and 1 draw in their last 3 matches. They are beginning to play as a unit and they hope to show their worth when they travel to the Stade Saint Symphorien to face Metz FC.

    Brest held Strasbourg to a 1:1 draw a few days ago at the Stade Francis-Le Ble. Jeremy Le Douaron gave Brest the opening goal in the 44th minute and in the 80th minute they conceded the equalizer.

     Brest are currently ranked 7th on the league table with 22 points from 14 matches. They have 6 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats all season.The last game between Brest and Metz FC was back in April 2022 and Brest won the game 1:0.

Head to Head

Metz FC and Stade Brest have played against each other 18 times. Metz FC won 7 of the 18 matches, while Brest won 8 and they played a draw in 3 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Brest are favorites to grind out a positive result from this game for obvious reasons. But it would be costly to write off Metz FC in this game.

Stats shows that 7 of their last 9 meetings ended with less than 2.5 goals scored and Metz FC have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 6 matches against Brest.

• Away Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.71 Odds
• Away Win Either Half at 1.67 Odds
• Correct Score 1:1 at 6.00 Odds