Strasbourg vs Brest Prediction, 2/3/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 2/2/2021

Game: Strasbourg vs Brest

Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Location: Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg, France

TV: Viaplay Denmark

Odds/Point Spread: Strasbourg (-104) Brest (+235)

Stade de la Meinau is the venue where Adrien Thomasson and Strasbourg (7-3-12, 15th in Ligue 1) will take on Brest (8-2-12, 14th in Ligue 1) on Wednesday. The expected starting goaltenders will be Eiji Kawashima for Strasbourg and Gautier Larsonneur for Brest. The line on this contest has Strasbourg coming in at -104 and the Pirates are priced at +235. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

Strasbourg faced off with Reims in their last game and ended up losing by a score of 1-0. When talking about passing the ball, they finished with a 82.8% received passes rate by connecting on 389 of the 470 pass targets in their last game. Strasbourg tried 26 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 17 of those tries for a percentage of 65.4%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Strasbourg finished at a 16.7% rate by landing 2 shots on target of 12 shots. Strasbourg is averaging 1.36 goals per 90 min (30 goals in total) and have earned 15 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Adrien Thomasson is a player who should be able to impact this match for Strasbourg. He has 24 assists while tallying 31 yellow card warnings in his career. Thomasson has had a starting assignment in 168 matches so far in his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.16 goals per 90 mins. The defender born in France has totaled 26 goals scored in 14,689 mins. One more player who could decide who wins is Ludovic Ajorque, the forward representing Réunion. Ajorque has earned 10,290 mins in 118 career starts and has earned himself 22 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 16 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 46 total goals. He scores 0.40 goals per 90 during his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Strasbourg will be Eiji Kawashima. Kawashima has been on the pitch for a total of 19,310 minutes and has earned 673 stops in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.42 (304 goals allowed) and he has a save % of .691. The goalkeeper hailing from Japan has had 973 shots attempted against him in 215 career starts. Kawashima (74-58-83 mark during his career) has recorded 63 clean sheets, which gives him a 29.3% shutout percentage.

In their last game, Brest walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 4-2 against Metz. Brest earned a 61.1% successful dribble percentage by completing 11 out of the 18 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this contest by converting 563 out of their 656 pass attempts earning a percentage of 85.8%. Brest landed 6 shots on target out of 11 shots attempted which gave them a 54.5% rate in their last outing. Having earned a total of 31 goals and 20 assists in all matches, Brest sports an average of 1.41 goals and 0.91 assists per 90.

Steve Mounie should be able to be counted on for Brest. He is currently averaging 0.35 G/90 and has started 131 games in his pro soccer career. The forward from Benin has earned 12,081 minutes and has scored 47 goals. He has earned 13 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 15 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Gaetan Charbonnier, the forward representing France. He has 88 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 39 times. Charbonnier has been given 47 yellow cards in 20,288 minutes played (231 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his career is 0.39.

Gautier Larsonneur will reside in front of the net for Brest. Larsonneur has earned 37 clean sheets while seeing 375 shots against him in 10,948 mins in his career. He has earned a save % of .728 and his shutout rate is currently at 30.3%. He has allowed 1.21 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 54-34-34. During his professional soccer career, Larsonneur has surrendered 147 goals and has earned 267 stops in 122 starts.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Strasbourg (-104)

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