But Brest was never really involved in the relegation battle. Sure, the club only managed to break into the top half of the table on a couple of occasions. Brest is an interesting matchup.īrest gave a good account of themselves in their first top-flight campaign for six years. The Pirates sounds like a really bad movie, doesn’t it? I certainly wouldn’t watch it. Strasbourg finished the previous season on a high, so I’m backing the away side to clinch the points in this clash. But I can see Lorient struggling in their opening game. Of course, the Brittany outfit will be hoping to hit the ground running in their comeback campaign. Christophe Pelissier’s men were the division’s top scorers, bagging 45 goals in 28 league games. The Merlucciidaes were awarded the Ligue 2 title after the 2019/20 season was canceled, although there is no denying that they were worthy winners. Lorient is back in the top flight following a three-year absence. If Strasbourg is to improve on last term’s tenth-place finish, the team’s attacking players must contribute more to the cause. Ludovic Ajorque and Adrien Thomasson both netted eight Ligue 1 goals, but their nearest challenger – Lebo Mothiba – only managed to score three. Scoring goals was definitely a problem for Thierry Laurey’s men last season. However, an impressive run of three defeats in their final 11 games saw the Racers sneak into the top half of the table just before the season was curtailed. Strasbourg looked destined for a bottom-half finish last term after struggling for consistency during the early stages of the campaign. I’m expecting a very organized Reims team to get the better of Monaco. But after failing to make the grade at Bayern Munich, it’s difficult to gauge how the Croatian head coach will fare in Ligue 1. Niko Kovac has been brought in to steady the ship. Indeed, only three teams conceded more goals than the principality club in 2019/20. The Monegasques were flirting with relegation in the early stages of the campaign before getting their act together after the winter break.ĭefensively, Monaco must improve this year. Monaco eventually finished just one point behind Reims last season, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. Many of Europe’s top clubs are rumored to be keeping tabs on the 24-year-old goalkeeper. Predrag Rajkovic kept a league-high 12 clean sheets, so it goes without saying that Reims will be desperate for the transfer window to close. But Reims ended the 2019/20 campaign with the best defensive record in Ligue 1.
Remarkably, only bottom-club Toulouse scored fewer goals than the Red and Whites last season. But David Guion’s side did even better last term, finishing sixth. The Grand-Est outfit was only promoted from the second division in 2018 and shocked everyone by securing an eighth-place finish in their first season back in the big time. Reims has continued to go from strength to strength over the past few years.
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