Brest preview

• Defeat at home to Clermont last week ended their unbeaten start to the season.
• Have otherwise looked quite good under new coach Jean Marc Furlan.
• Furlan is an attack minded coach who will always hunt for a win instead of settling for a draw.
• Key playmaker Bruno Grougi is injured, along with starting right back Gaetan Belaud.

Auxerre preview

• Inconsistent side difficult to predict, although have drawn their last two matches 0-0
• Despite this, I don’t personally see them as a negative team.
• Still trying to build an identity under new coach Viorel Moldovan.
• A lot of young players have been employed so far this season, but Moldovan is gradually bringing some more experienced heads back into the side.

Conclusion & betting analysis

• Auxerre matches are one of the hardest to bet in due to their unpredictable nature.
• On the face of things statistically, this looks set to be a matchup between contrasting sides. But I have a feeling Auxerre could potentially get sucked into a shootout.
• With that in mind, over 2 or over 2.25 goals is slightly tempting.
• However, due to their high amount of 0-0s then it’s probably not the wisest move.
• Ligue 2 Saturday afternoon games do have a history of lower scoring matches.
• Really tough match to predict in terms of outcome so a clear no bet situation.

Prediction: 1-1

Recommended bet: None