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Action continues in round three of Ligue 1 as Stade Brestois and Saint-Etienne square off at the Stade Francis-Le Ble on Saturday. Having lost their opening two matches, both sides will head into the weekend looking to grab all three points and get their campaign up and running.
Brestois were left empty handed once again, as they fell to a 2-0 loss to 10-man Lens at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis last Sunday. That followed a humbling 5-1 home defeat to Olympique Marseille in their Ligue 1 curtain-raiser.
Meanwhile, Brest's underwhelming start to the campaign has been in keeping with their struggles in pre-season, where they won once in six matches, losing three, scoring five goals and conceding six.
Like their hosts, Saint-Etienne failed to find their feet last Saturday, as they fell to a 2-0 loss to Le Havre at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
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Before that, Olivier Dall'Oglio’s men had kicked off the season with a 1-0 defeat to Monaco at the Stade Louis II courtesy of a 28th-minute strike from Takumi Minamino.
Having secured promotion from Ligue 2 last season, Saint-Etienne will head into the weekend seeking to secure their first top-flight victory since beating Stade Brestois 2-1 in April 2022.
Stade Brestois vs Saint-Etienne Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Both sides have five wins each in their previous 12 encounters.
- Saint-Etienne have lost their last three visits to the Stade Francis-Le Ble, conceding eight goals and scoring three since a 1-0 victory in January 2013
- Brestois are winless in four Ligue 1 home matches, losing twice, since a 4-3 victory over Metz in April.
- Saint-Etienne have gone four straight competitive away games without a win, losing twice,ince a 2-0 victory over Grenoble in April.
Stade Brestois vs Saint-Etienne Prediction
Both sides have stumbled into the new campaign and will head into the weekend in search of a pick-me-up. Brest are the superior side on paper and should secure their first win of the season at home.
Prediction: Brestois 2-1 Saint-Etienne
Stade Brestois vs Saint-Etienne Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Brestois to win
Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in five of their last six meetings)
Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in four of their last five encounters.)
