Brest vs Saint-Etienne Prediction, 11/21/2020 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/18/2020

Game: Brest vs Saint-Etienne

Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020

Location: Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest, France

TV: Viaplay Denmark

Odds/Point Spread: Brest (+120) Saint-Etienne (+230)

Denis Bouanga and Saint-Etienne (3-1-6, 15th in Ligue 1) go to Stade Francis-Le Blé on Saturday where they'll meet Brest (4-0-6, 13th in Ligue 1). The goalies protecting the net are Gautier Larsonneur for Brest and Jessy Moulin for Saint-Etienne. Saint-Étienne are at at +230 while the Pirates are priced at +120. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Brest faced off with Lille in their most recent game and earned the victory with a final of 3 - 2. Brest attempted 12 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 7 of the tries for a rate of 58.3%. When discussing the passing game, they ended the game with a 84.2% rate by converting 267 of the 317 passing attempts in their last game. In regard to shooting accuracy, Brest finished at a 66.7% rate by landing 8 shots on target of 12 total shots. Brest is averaging 1.50 goals per 90 minutes (15 goals in total) and are sitting with 11 assists in all competitions for the season.

Gaetan Charbonnier is a player who should impact this matchup for Brest. Charbonnier has been a starter in 230 games in his career and he has earned 0.39 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from France has earned 87 goals in 20,068 mins. He has 39 assists while tallying 47 yellow card cautions in his career. One more guy who should impact this match is Steve Mounie, the forward hailing from Benin. Mounie has been on the pitch for 11,238 minutes during 121 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 13 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times during his soccer career and he has scored 44 total goals. He is averaging 0.35 G/90 during his soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Brest is Gautier Larsonneur. Larsonneur has played for a total of 9,868 minutes and has accumulated 222 stops during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.17 (128 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of .722. The goalie hailing from France has faced 313 shots sent his way in 110 starting assignments. Larsonneur (50-32-28 mark in his career) has earned 35 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 31.8% shutout percentage.

For their last outing, Saint-Etienne took a loss by a final score of 2 - 1 against Lyon. They finished this game by converting 229 of the 315 passes they attempted earning a rate of 72.7%. Saint-Etienne had a 68.8% successful dribble rate by completing 11 of the 16 dribbles they tried. Saint-Etienne converted 4 shots on target out of their 14 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 28.6% clip when they last took the field. With 9 goals and 7 assists in all their contests, Saint-Etienne has an average of 0.90 goals and 0.70 assists per 90.

Denis Bouanga should provide solid play for Saint-Etienne. The forward representing France has 10,993 mins while scoring 46 goals. He has collected 17 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 15 times. He sports an average of 0.38 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 123 matches in his career. You should also watch out for Adil Aouchiche, the midfielder representing France. Aouchiche has been given a total of 1 yellow card warnings in 716 mins (10 starts). His goals per 90 minute average in his career is 0.25. He has collected 2 goals during his career while helping on a goal 1 times.

Jessy Moulin is expected to look after the net for Saint-Etienne. During his pro soccer career, Moulin has surrendered 37 goals and has earned 107 stops in 28 starts. He has allowed 1.29 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 9-6-14. He has a save % of .763 and his shutout rate is currently 28.6%. Moulin has 8 clean sheets while defending 139 shots against him in 2,577 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brest (+120)

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