In a weekend match on Sun Jan 1st, in week 17, Monaco plays host to Brest in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Monaco recorded a 3-2 win against Auxerre. M’Baye Niang scored the first goal for Auxerre in the 30th minute on a penalty kick, then Wissam Ben Yedder tied it up for Monaco in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick Finally they completed the comback victory in the 85th minute on a goal by Eliesse Ben Seghir to cap off a wild match. Monaco is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Brest is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Olympique Lyonnais. Maxence Caqueret scored the first goal for Olympique Lyonnais in the 21st minute, then Mathias Lage tied it up for Brest in the 29th minute , but Olympique Lyonnais kept scoring and walked away with the win. Brest looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Brest’s top weapon lately has been Steve Mounié, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Both Gelson Martins and Breel Embolo have been the hottest scorers for Monaco in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.