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La Roche and Brest will square off in a Coupe de France round-of-64 clash on Saturday (December 21st). The game will be played at Stade Henri-Desgranges.
The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat at home to Bordeaux in the French National 2. Yanis Merdji's 23rd-minute strike proved to be the difference between the two sides.
Brest, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a 4-1 thrashing of Nantes at home in Ligue 1. Kamory Doumbia and Brendan Chardonnet scored to give them a two-goal lead at the break. Douglas Augusto halved the deficit three minutes into the second half, while Abdallah Sima stepped off the bench to score a late brace.
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The Pirates will now shift their attention to the Cup and received a bye to this stage. La Roche needed penalties to eliminate Orleans in the last round, claiming a 4-2 victory in the shootout following a 1-1 draw.
La Roche VF vs Brest Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Both sides have three wins apiece from the last six head-to-head games.
- This will be their first meeting since March 2003 when Brest claimed a 3-0 home win in the French National.
- Seven of Brest's last eight games across competitions have produced three goals or more, with six games in this sequence witnessing goals at both ends.
- La Roche have managed just one win across their last eight competitive games (four draws).
La Roche VF vs Brest Prediction
La Roche are the overwhelming underdogs in this game and their chances of advancing to the next round are slim. They narrowly missed out on promotion last season, with head-to-head all that prevented them from finishing above Paris 13. However, the story has been different this season and Charles Devineau's side are in danger of relegation.
Brest, by contrast, are in inarguably the most glorious period in their history. They secured UEFA Champions League football for the first time ever last term and are well-positioned for qualification to the knockout rounds ahead of European heavyweights like Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
We are backing the visitors to claim a multi-goal victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: La Roche 1-3 Brest
La Roche VF vs Brest Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Brest to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Brest to score over 1.5 goals
