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Brest will invite Marseille to the Stade Francis-Le Blé in their Ligue 1 campaign opener on Saturday. The hosts finished third in the league table last season, booking a spot in the UEFA Champions League group stage, and the visitors finished in eighth place.
The hosts played six games in the pre-season, recording just one win. They registered a win in their first friendly of the pre-season in July and suffered defeats in three of the five games since. They concluded the pre-season with a 1-0 loss to Newcastle United.
The visitors played five friendlies in the pre-season, suffering just one defeat. After losing 2-0 to Nimes in their first friendly last month, they won three of their next four games. They registered a 3-1 win over Augsburg in their final friendly thanks to goals from Luis Henrique, Mason Greenwood, and Amine Harit.
Brest vs Marseille Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have crossed paths 31 times in all competitions. The visitors have the upper hand in these meetings with 16 wins. The hosts have nine wins and six games have ended in draws.
- Both teams registered home wins in their Ligue 1 meetings last season.
- The visitors have just one win in their last four meetings against the visitors while suffering two defeats.
- Marseille suffered just one defeat at home in Ligue 1 last season.
- Brest suffered just two defeats in their away games in Ligue 1 since December.
- The visitors have suffered just one loss in their last six league outings, with that defeat coming in their away game.
- The hosts are unbeaten in their last four league outings, scoring nine goals and keeping two clean sheets.
Brest vs Marseille Prediction
Les Pirates endured a five-game winless run in friendlies, failing to score in three games. They have just one win in their last five home games in Ligue 1 and are winless in the last three. They have just one win in their last five home meetings against the visitors.
Abdoulaye Ndiaye and Hugo Magnetti will serve suspensions in this match while Pierre Lees-Melou is also unavailable due to an injury. Former Marseille defender Jordan Amavi is likely to make his debut against his former employers here.
Les Phocéens have just one win in their last five away games in Ligue 1, failing to score in two games in that period. They failed to score for the first time in 11 meetings against the hosts in their previous outing in February and will look to improve upon that record.
Roberto De Zerbi will take charge of his first official game for the visitors and will be without the services of Lilian Brassier and Geoffroy Kondogbia, who are suspended. Azzedine Ounahi, Ismael Koné, and Valentin Carboni are nursing injuries.
Both teams have absentees for their campaign opener and, considering their recent history, a low-scoring draw is likely to ensue.
Prediction: Brest 1-1 Marseille
Brest vs Marseille Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Mason Greenwood to score or assist any time - Yes
