Brest vs Nimes Prediction, 4/11/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/6/2021

Game: Brest vs Nimes

Date: Sunday, April 11, 2021

Location: Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest, France

TV: Viaplay Denmark

Odds/Point Spread: Brest (-111) Nimes (+295)

Gaetan Charbonnier and Brest (10-5-16, 16th in Ligue 1) play Nimes (8-5-18, 18th in Ligue 1) at Stade Francis-Le Blé on Sunday. The starting goalies will be Gautier Larsonneur for Brest and Baptiste Reynet for Nimes. The odds on this matchup have Brest priced at -111 and Nîmes are at +295. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

Brest faced Lorient in their last matchup and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 1-0. In regard to passing, they ended with a 82.2% received passes percentage by completing 405 of the 493 pass attempts in their last match. Brest attempted 30 dribbles in this outing and successfully completed 20 of the tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Brest finished at a 20.0% clip by putting 1 shot on target of 5 total shots. Brest sports an average of 1.32 goals per 90 minutes (41 goals in total) and have racked up 27 assists in all matches for the season.

Gaetan Charbonnier is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Brest. Charbonnier has started 235 matches so far in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.39 G/90. The forward representing France has 89 goals scored in 20,619 mins played. He has totaled 39 assists while tallying 48 yellow cards thus far in his career. One more player who could decide who wins is Steve Mounie, the forward representing Benin. He has assisted on a goal 15 times so far in his career while scoring 49 goals. Mounie has been on the field for 12,776 mins during 139 career starting assignments and has been handed 15 yellow cards. He scores 0.35 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man who will protect the net for Brest is Gautier Larsonneur. Larsonneur (55-36-37 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 38 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 29.7% shutout percentage. The goalie from France has had 403 shots attempted against him in 128 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.22 (156 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 72.5%. Larsonneur has seen the pitch for 11,488 minutes and has tallied 286 saves so far in his career.

The last time they took the field, Nimes took a defeat with a final score of 2-0 against Saint-Etienne. Nimes ended the game with a 57.9% successful dribble percentage by completing 11 of the 19 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 377 of the 462 passing attempts earning a rate of 81.6%. Nimes had 2 shots on goal out of their 13 shots attempted giving them a 15.4% rate in their last match. Having accumulated 30 goals and 20 assists in all competitions, Nimes averages 0.97 goals and 0.65 assists per 90 min.

Renaud Ripart should provide a lift for Nimes. The forward hailing from France has been on the field for 15,506 mins and has scored 43 goals. He has accumulated 12 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 18 times. He is averaging 0.25 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 174 contests so far in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Moussa Kone, the forward representing Senegal. He has earned 31 goals during his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 9 times. Kone has earned himself 14 yellow card warnings in 6,263 professional minutes played (69 starts). His goals per 90 min average during his pro soccer career is 0.45.

Baptiste Reynet will be looking after the net for Nimes. Reynet has recorded 78 shutouts while defending 1,424 shots attempted against him in 28,382 career minutes. He has earned a save % of 69.6% and his shutout rate sits at 24.8%. He has given up 1.48 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 98-85-130. In his career, Reynet has allowed 466 goals while tallying 985 saves in 315 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brest (-111)

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