Bastia vs Brest
Advice:
Brest (+0) AH @ 2.12 Ladbrokes
Bastia will be missing midfielder Fabrice Jau (9 games), defender Eric Cubilier (5 games) and captain and striker Pierra-Yves Andre (13 games / 4 goals). Brest have impressed me in Ligue 2 so far this season and despite their 4-3 defeat against Vannes 3 weeks ago, I think they can get back on track here. Despite conceding 4 goals to Vannes, they generally have one of the best defensive records in the league. They are unbeaten in their last 4 away from home in the league with 1 win and 3 draws, the win coming most recently away at Angers (2-1). They were also the first side to beat Caen this season and done so comfortably at home by 2 goals to 0. Bastia have won just 1 of their last 11 games and I can’t have them as favourites at all in this match. They were beaten 1-0 by lower league opposition in the cup last week whereas Brest won 5-0 against similar opposition on the road. No doubt about it, Brest are in much better form than the hosts here and with Bastia missing their 2nd top goalscorer and captain in Cubilier, I can’t see them winning this one. Brest are very tempting at 2/1 to win this game but taking into account their draw record on the road, I’ll play safe and back them level ball at odds against, which is still fantastic value.