Brest vs Reims Prediction, 12/13/2020 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/9/2020

Game: Brest vs Reims

Date: Sunday, December 13, 2020

Location: Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest, France

TV: Viaplay Denmark

Odds/Point Spread: Brest (+125) Reims (+260)

Stade Francis-Le Blé is the site where Steve Mounie and Brest (6-0-7, 12th in Ligue 1) will take on Reims (2-4-7, 18th in Ligue 1) on Sunday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Gautier Larsonneur for Brest and Predrag Rajkovic for Reims. The Red and Whites are at at +260 while the Pirates are priced at +125. The total opens at 2.

Brest played Bordeaux in their last matchup and ended up losing by a score of 1-0. In sharing the ball, they had a 86.2% passes received percentage by connecting on 430 out of their 499 pass targets last match. Brest tried 19 dribbles in this match and converted 10 of those tries for a percentage of 52.6%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Brest ended this match at a 37.5% rate by hitting 3 shots on target out of 8 shots. Brest has an average of 1.54 goals per 90 min (20 goals in total) and have 16 assists in all competitions for this campaign.

Steve Mounie is a player who should be able to impact this game for Brest. Mounie has started 124 contests in his career and has 0.35 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Benin has 45 goals in 11,479 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 13 assists while accumulating 13 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Someone else who should impact this game is Gaetan Charbonnier, the forward who is from France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 39 times during his career while scoring 87 goals. Charbonnier has earned 20,098 mins in 230 starts and has been given a total of 47 yellow cards. He scores 0.39 goals per 90 minutes so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Brest will be Gautier Larsonneur. Larsonneur (52-32-29 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 36 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 31.9% shutout rate. The keeper hailing from France has had 326 shots tried against him in 113 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.15 (130 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of .727. Larsonneur has played for 10,138 minutes and has 233 saves during his pro soccer career.

For their last outing, Reims went home with a draw by a final score of 0-0 against Nice. Reims finished with a 61.1% successful dribble rate by completing 11 out of the 18 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by converting 275 out of their 318 passes they attempted for a rate of 86.5%. Reims had 1 shots on target out of their 12 shots attempted earning them a 8.3% rate in their last outing. Having earned a total of 14 goals and 8 assists In all their contests, Reims sports an average of 1.08 goals and 0.62 assists per 90 min.

Boulaye Dia will need to provide a spark for Reims. The forward representing France has been on the pitch for 3,383 minutes while scoring 18 goals. He has accumulated 3 yellow card cautions during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 1 times. He sports an average of 0.48 goals per 90 minutes and has started 39 matches during his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Mathieu Cafaro, the forward representing France. Cafaro has been given a total of 10 yellow card warnings in 3,866 professional minutes (47 starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.21. He has earned 9 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 6 different times.

Predrag Rajkovic will be looking after the net for Reims. During his pro soccer career, Rajkovic has allowed 66 goals and has tallied 181 saves in 78 starts. He has surrendered 0.86 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 36-23-18. He is the owner of a save percentage of .743 and his clean sheet rate sits at 43.6%. Rajkovic has totaled 34 clean sheets and has defended 245 shots against him in 6,930 career minutes.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brest (+125)

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