Nimes hosts Brest in round 1 of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Sunday, July 23rd at Stade des Costières (Nimes)
Nimes was frankly lucky last season because it didn’t play to the end. This team looked frankly depressing, eventually taking the third line from the end in the standings with 44 conceded goals in 28 rounds. It is clearly the overkill for the low-scoring French Ligue 1, where cautious football still prevails with an emphasis on defense. By the way, the Crocodiles were simply bombed by the opponents’ attack in the last rounds of the 2019-20 championship, for example, having conceded as many as seven goals in three last meetings with Rennes, Marseilles and Metz. Further, I would like to note that Bernard Blacard's men have recently failed in defense at home, not only in matches with the giants, but also in the games with usual Metz, Nice (twice), Amiens, Nantes, etc.
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If we consider Brest, it ended the previous championship in the 14th position and didn’t wage the struggle for survival. Moreover, the attacking abilities of the Pirates raised their club to 10th place in the scoring rankings. They distinguished themselves by enviable stability in almost every round (for comparison, Rennes and Lille, who finished 3rd and 4th, had 38 and 35 goals scored). Besides, the Bretons did not feel the moral pressure of even the authorities in the away matches. In particular, they breached the defensive orders of Saint Etienne, Bordeaux (twice), Monaco, Marseille, etc.
In my opinion, the prolific offensive line of Brest will not fall asleep on the field in this match. It must have missed football very much during a huge forced pause. And for those who still doubt the attacking potential of the Pirates, let me remind you that they smashed Toulouse on its pitch with a hammering score of 5:2!
Prediction for the match: Brest to score over 0.5 goals
