Brest vs Metz Prediction, 9/26/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/23/2021

Game: Brest vs Metz

Date: Sunday, September 26, 2021

Location: Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Brest (-111) Metz (+300)

Stade Francis-Le Blé is the site where Irvin Cardona and Brest (0-4-3, 18th in Ligue 1) will play Metz (0-3-4, 20th in Ligue 1) on Sunday. The goalies protecting the net will be Marco Bizot for Brest and Alexandre Oukidja for Metz. Metz are at at +300 while the Pirates are priced at -111. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Brest faced Nantes in their most recent match and went home with a loss by a final score of 3-1. Brest tried 19 dribbles in this match and completed 10 of those tries for a percentage of 52.6%. When talking about passing the ball, they had a 91.6% rate by completing 469 out of their 512 passing attempts last match.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Brest ended this match at a 20.0% clip by landing 2 SoT out of 10 total shots. Brest averages 1.14 goals per 90 minutes (8 total goals) and have accounted for 5 assists in all contests this year.

Irvin Cardona is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Brest. Cardona has been a starter in 72 outings so far in his career and he tallies 0.38 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from France has tallied 27 goals in 6,381 mins. He has totaled 9 assists while accumulating 9 yellow card cautions in his career.

One more player who could decide who wins is Steve Mounie, the forward representing Benin. Mounie has earned 13,631 minutes during 148 career starts and has been given 17 yellow card cautions. He has helped on a goal 16 times during his pro soccer career while scoring 52 total goals. He averages 0.34 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Brest will be Marco Bizot. Bizot has seen the pitch for 22,232 mins and is sitting with 671 stops during his soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.22 (302 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of 72.9%. The goalkeeper hailing from Netherlands has seen 924 shots attempted at him in 248 starts. Bizot (129-52-69 mark in his career) has totaled 79 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 31.9% clean sheet rate.

In their last game, Metz took a loss by a score of 2-1 against PSG. They finished this game by completing 189 out of their 232 attempted passes for a rate of 81.5%. Metz ended the game with a 55.6% successful dribble rate by completing 5 of the 9 dribbles they attempted. Metz landed 2 shots on target out of 6 shots attempted which gave them a 33.3% clip in their last match. With a total of 6 goals and 4 assists in all their matches, Metz averages 0.86 goals and 0.57 assists per 90 minutes.

Ibrahima Niane will be counted on for Metz. The forward who is from Senegal has totaled 4,375 professional minutes and he has scored 22 goals. He has 2 yellow cards in his career and has assisted on a goal 2 times. He averages 0.45 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 44 outings so far in his career. Make sure to watch out for Nicolas De Preville, the forward representing France. He has accounted for 57 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 37 different times. De Preville has earned himself a total of 43 yellow card warnings in 20,192 professional minutes played (219 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.25.

Alexandre Oukidja will reside in front of the goal for Metz. In his career, Oukidja has surrendered 181 goals and has 339 stops in 158 starts. He has allowed 1.15 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 65-46-47. He has earned a save % of 71.3% and his shutout rate sits at 31.0%. Oukidja has totaled 49 shutouts and defended 478 shots against him in 14,168 minutes in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Metz (+300)

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