Marseille vs Brest Prediction & Tips
Marseille impressed in their win over Montpellier the previous matchday, scoring an emphatic 5-1 victory, but it was only their second win in their last six Ligue 1 matches, amid four defeats. Even against the league’s bottom side, the team failed to keep a clean sheet, extending their run of games without a ‘clean sheet’ to six.
Nevertheless, the victory allowed the southern side to regain second place in the table, overtaking Monaco. At the home stadium ‘Vélodrome’, the team has found its form again, winning five of the previous six matches (with one defeat). As for the character of the matches involving Marseille, they have now gone 12 consecutive matches without a draw: 6 wins and 6 defeats.
Brest stumbled in an important battle against Lens the previous matchday, breaking their 5-match unbeaten streak (3 wins and 2 draws) by going down 1-3. Despite the defeat, the Bretons’ attack remains stable: the team has scored in four consecutive matches.
However, the defeat cost them ninth place and allowed a direct rival to overtake them, while the European competition zone is now seven points away. Incidentally, Marseille’s overall run is solid: only three defeats in their last 14 Ligue 1 matches, with seven wins and four draws.
