Monaco vs Brest Prediction 22.11.2024 | Ligue 1

• Competition: France - Ligue 1
• Date: Friday, 22nd, November 2024
• Kickoff: 18:00 UK / 19.00 CET
• Venue: Stade Louis II (Monaco)

Monaco will host faltering Stade Brestois at Stade Louis II on Friday during matchweek 12 of Ligue 1, as they desperately look to stay in pursuit of league leaders PSG.

In the lead-up to the November international break, AS Monaco endured a couple of league setbacks that disrupted their stellar opening to the 2024-25 season and provided PSG with the opportunity to pull six points clear at the summit of the Ligue 1 table. Thankfully, the club from the Principality delivered a strong response to back-to-back losses against OGC Nice and Angers by pulling off a dramatic 3-1 comeback victory at Strasbourg last time out, reclaiming second place, with 23 points in the bag.

While they continue to astonish with their amazing showings in their debut Champions League campaign, picking up just two points fewer than Liverpool at the top of the league phase, Brest have been unable to produce the same level of success domestically. With just 11 league matches under their belt, the Pirates have already been beaten six times this season, which is only one loss fewer than the entire last campaign, and their sluggish start has seen them fall into the bottom half of the standings, hovering just three points above St. Ettiene, who are in the relegation playoff spot.

Monaco vs Brest Betting Tips: BTTS

The club from the Principality understandably enters as the favored side, but Brest possesses enough firepower in attack to complicate matters for the hosts and make this contest an entertaining spectacle for the Stade Louis II crowd. A key observation is the clear decline in defensive robustness from Les Rouge et Blanc, who have only register two clean sheets in their last 11 games across all tournaments, underlining a concerning trend at the back. Brest’s backline has shown vulnerabilities with no clean sheets across six matches in a row, but their forward line remains a potent force, as they have been held scoreless on just three occasions out of 14 games this campaign.

With just eight goals conceded, Monaco proudly holds the best defensive record in French top division, but half of those goals have been allowed in their last five top-flight fixtures, suggesting that cracks have appeared in their backline. Based on everything, we believe the Pirates have enough attacking firepower to further disrupt Monaco's defensive record, while the Principality club is desperately eager to put an end to their back-to-back home matches without scoring a goal. All in all, a high-scoring affair should be on the cards.