Paris Saint-Germain vs Brest
15th January 2000hrs
Football – France – Ligue 1
Pick Home Win HT/FT
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 4/6 odds taken 0723 GMT, Friday 14 January
Mauricio Pochettino’s Paris Saint-Germain welcome Michel Der Zakarian’s Brest to the Parc des Princes for a Ligue 1 encounter on Saturday night. After starting 2022 with a league draw at Lyon, PSG will be hoping to get back to winning ways at the weekend. As you would expect, the Parisians are the overwhelming favourites with the bookies. We have the latest odds and top tips in our in-depth betting preview.
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Paris Saint-Germain Preview – Another straightforward home win for PSG?
Paris Saint-Germain are in excellent form, unbeaten since a 2-1 UEFA Champions League defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium back in November. In France, Mauricio Pochettino’s boys have not lost since a 2-0 league reverse at Rennes in early October.
PSG are sitting proudly at the top of Ligue 1 right now, 11 points clear of second-place Nice. Overall, the Paris giants have won 14, drawn five and lost just one of their opening 20 Ligue 1 fixtures.
Pochettino’s side have kicked off 2022 with a 4-0 French Cup away win at Vannes, and 1-1 draw at Lyon in the league. Paris will be looking to keep their unbeaten run going with three points on their own patch this weekend. The hosts are priced at just 2/9 to take the points.
Brest Preview – Can the Pirates cause an upset in the capital?
Brest, who survived relegation by the skin of their teeth last term, are having a fine season in Ligue 1. Michel Der Zakarian’s troops are in 13th spot at present, winning six of their opening 20. They have lost seven and drawn seven of the other 14.
Brest fell to a 3-0 home reverse to Nice in the league last time out, but they did start 2022 with a 3-0 home victory over Bordeaux in the French Cup. They have been in good form over the past few months, winning eight of their last 11 league and cup games.
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A trip to the capital to face PSG will be one of Brest’s toughest challenges of the season, but the Pirates are unbeaten away from home since losing 2-1 at Nice in Ligue 1 on 2nd October. Can they upset Paris on Saturday night?
Paris Saint-Germain vs Brest Betting Advice
These two teams played out an entertaining six-goal affair at the Stade Francis-Le Ble back in August. Goals from Ander Herrera, Kylian Mbappe, Idrissa Gueye and Angel Di Maria gave PSG a 4-2 victory in Brest.
In the 2020-21 season, the pair met three times, with Paris winning them all without conceding a single goal.
Key Facts – Paris Saint-Germain vs Brest Betting Tip
- PSG are unbeaten at home this term
- The Parisians have suffered just one Ligue 1 defeat
- Paris have won the last nine meetings between the two
Paris are in red-hot form and are miles clear at the top of Ligue 1. Having said that, the Red-and-Blues will want to strike back with three points after dropping two at Lyon last time out.
In truth, this should be a walk in the park for the leaders, and there is good value in 4/6 for PSG to be winning at half time and full time. We also fancy Paris to win to nil (6/5).
The best betting odds for Paris Saint-Germain vs Brest
Paris Saint-Germain to win: 2/9 at Bet365
Draw: 6/1 at Bet365
Brest to win: 9/1 at Bet365
