Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Brest
Match Time & Date:
09/01/2022
13:00
Prediction: 1-1
Nice
Brest and Nice go head to head at Stade Francis-Le Ble in the Ligue 1 round 20. Brest are high on spirits ahead of the first league game of the year as they rolled over Bordeaux 3-0 in the Coupe de France, but this will be anything but a walk in the park for the hosts. Important midfielder Haris Belkebia is on Africa Cup of Nations, while both Romain Del Castillo and Sebastien Cibois miss out with injuries. Former Huddersfield Town ace Steve Mounie will be the man to watch in the home team.
Les Aiglons, on the other hand, did well to beat Lens 2-1 in their last league match. Nice are eyeing their third consecutive league win, but beating Brest on the road is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the cards at Stade Francis-Le Ble, and we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on draw. Both Claude Maurice and Robson Bambu are injured for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Steve Mounié):
Steve Mounie is a Beninese footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town as a striker. Mounie is a product of Montpellier youth academy and, as a result, he was given a chance to prove his worth in the blue and orange shirt in Ligue 1 at senior level.
After scoring 14 goals in 37 appearances for la Paillade in the French elite division, the 190-cm-tall attacker moved to Huddersfield Town in 2017, but it has to be noted that he spent the 2015/2016 season at Nimes as a loan player. Steve Mounie signed a four-year deal with the Terriers and he made his competitive debut for the club on August 12, 2017, scoring a brace in a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace.
The attacker who was born in Parakou (Benin) on September 29, 1994 will represent the Benin national team at the 2019 Africa Cup of nations. Mounie scored his first ever goal for the national team in a 2-1 win over South Sudan in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Highlighted Team (Nice):
OGC Nice are a football club that participate in French Ligue 1. Les Aiglons welcome their opponents at Allianz Riviera and the club was founded on 9 July, 1904 by Marquis Massengy d’ Auzac.
OGC Nice won their first Ligue 1 trophy back in 1951 and eight years later they clinched their fourth and last domestic title. Speaking of the French Cup, les Aiglons won their third Coupe de France title in 1997. Allianz Riviera has been the home ground of the club since September, 2013 and it has to be noted that the construction of the venue cost €250 million. OGC Nice play their home games in red and black shirts and black shorts, while the colour of their away kits is white.
The Ligue 1 team booked their place in the Europa League group stages for the 2016/2017 season for the first time in the club’s history and they were drawn alongside Schalke 04, Salzburg and Krasnodar in Group I. However, they were beaten by Schalke in their Europa League opener in front of home fans.
