Saint-Etienne vs Brest Prediction, 4/16/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/13/2022

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Game: Saint-Etienne vs Brest

Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022

Location: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Saint-Etienne (+118) Brest (+226)

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is the site where Denis Bouanga and Saint-Etienne (6-9-16, 18th in Ligue 1) will take on Brest (10-9-12, 12th in Ligue 1) on Saturday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Paul Bernardoni for Saint-Etienne and Marco Bizot for Brest. Saint-Étienne are at +118 while the Pirates are priced at +226. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Saint-Etienne took the field against Lorient in their last matchup and went home with a loss by a final score of 6-2. When discussing the passing game, they ended the game with a 87.9% passes received percentage by converting 364 of the 414 passing targets last match. Saint-Etienne attempted 26 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 18 of those tries for a rate of 69.2%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Saint-Etienne ended this match at a 30.8% clip by landing 4 SoT of 13 total shots. Saint-Etienne averages 1.03 goals per 90 minutes (32 goals in total) and have earned 19 assists in all contests this season.

Denis Bouanga is a player who should be able to impact this game for Saint-Etienne. He has totaled 21 assists while tallying 26 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. Bouanga has been a starter in 166 outings during his career and he tallies 0.35 G/90. The forward hailing from France has tallied 58 goals in 14,814 mins played.

One more guy who should impact this match is Mahdi Camara, the midfielder representing France. Camara has 6,644 minutes during 74 starts and has been handed 13 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 2 times so far in his career while he has scored 4 total goals. He is averaging 0.05 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Saint-Etienne will be Paul Bernardoni. Bernardoni (62-48-76 record in his career) has accounted for 50 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 26.9% shutout rate. The goalkeeper hailing from France has seen 777 shots attempted at him in 186 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.46 (270 goals allowed) and his save percentage is 68.7%. Bernardoni has seen the field for a total of 16,694 mins and has 525 stops so far in his pro soccer career.

When they last played, Brest were able to avoid a loss with a score of 1-1 against Nantes. Brest earned a 50.0% successful dribble rate by completing 10 out of the 20 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by converting 393 of the 480 attempted passes earning a percentage of 81.9%. Brest had 6 shots on target out of their 12 shots tried which gave them a 50.0% clip in their last match. Having earned a total of 38 goals and 24 assists for all their matches, Brest has an average of 1.23 goals and 0.77 assists per 90 minutes.

Irvin Cardona will need to provide a spark for Brest. He scores 0.37 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 75 contests during his career. The forward who is from France has earned 6,871 professional minutes and he has scored 28 goals. He has earned 11 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 10 times. You should also watch out for Steve Mounie, the forward representing Benin. He has accumulated 57 goals during his soccer career while assisting on a goal 16 different times. Mounie has earned himself a total of 19 yellow cards in 15,025 mins played (163 career starting assignments). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.34.

Marco Bizot will look after the net for Brest. Bizot has earned 84 clean sheets and has defended 1,027 shots against him in 24,392 minutes throughout his career. He is the owner of a save % of 72.8% and his clean sheet rate is 30.9%. He has allowed 1.23 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 139-57-78. In his pro soccer career, Bizot has conceded 333 goals and has accounted for 744 saves in 272 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brest (+226)

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