Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Troyes
Match Time & Date:
22/12/2021
21:00
Prediction: 1-0
Brest
Troyes and Brest square off against each other at Stade de l’Aube in what is expected to be a close Ligue 1 fixture. Troyes aim to make amends for back-to-back losses to Lille and Bordeaux, and they are likely to leave their hearts on the field. Laurent Battles’ troops aim to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Lille and Bordeaux, and we predict that they will go all guns blazing at Brest. The likes of Philippe Sandler, Karim Azamoum, and Metinho are out of contention through injuries.
The visitors, on the other hand, eliminated lower-league side Dinan on penalties in the Coupe de France last 64 at the weekend. Brest, though, suffered a heavy 4-0 loss to Montpellier in their last league match, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered. Both Romail Del Castillo and Sebastien Cibois miss out with injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Paul Lasne):
Paul Lasne is a product of Bordeaux football academy, but he did not play for les Girondins at senior level. After ending his loan spell with Chateauroux Lasne signed a loan deal with Ajaccio in 2010 and he proved his worth in the 2010/2011 Ligue 2 campaign.
As a result, he was offered a permanent deal by the club chiefs and it has to be noted that he played for Corsican side from 2011 to 2014. After scoring four goals in 89 appearances in the league for Ajaccio, the 186-cm-tall midfielder joined Montpellier in the summer of 2014, signing a four-year contract with La Paillade.
Paul Lasne scored three goals for Montpellier, while providing two assists for his teammates in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign. Despite being left-footed, his main position is right midfield, but he is used as both central and defensive midfielder as well. The Montpellier footballer was born in Saint-Cloud, France on January 16, 1989 and his agent is Henri Zambelli.
Highlighted Team (Brest):
Founded in 1950, Brest (Stade Brestois) are a French football club that compete in the Ligue 1. La Team Pirate welcome their opponents at Stade Francis-Le Ble, the venue which was opened back in 1922. The capacity of the stadium is 15,931, but on August 8, 1986 21,619 watched the game between Brest and Olympique Marseille.
The club’s home colours are red and white, with the team wearing black kit when playing on the travels. Brest’s third kit is white. La Team Pirate, who made it to the French Cup on two occasions (1982/83 and 2014/15), have rivalries with fellow clubs from Bretagne: Rennes, Lorient, Nantes, Guingamp and Vannes.
The likes of Bernard Lama Stephane Guivarch, Paul le Guen, David Ginola and Frank Ribbery are the most notable footballers who played for the club. Bayern Munchen legend Frank Ribery scored 3 goals in 35 appearances for Brest in the national championship.
