Brest vs Marseille Prediction: Both teams to bag on Beye bow

After an acrimonious departure from Stade Rennais, Habib Beye takes charge of his first game as Olympique Marseille head coach this Friday (19:45 GMT, Prime Video), with Stade Brestois 29 providing the opposition at the Stade Francis-Le Ble.

Below are my Brest vs Marseille predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds, ahead of this Ligue 1 meeting between Les Pirates and Les Phoceens.

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Team News

Mama Balde and Soumaila Coulibaly (both muscle) are set to sit out Friday's fixture for Brest, and the duo could be joined in the stands by Bradley Locko (hamstring).

However, Kamory Doumbia, who missed last Saturday's 1-1 draw at Lille OSC due to suspension, is free to return to action.

Football Odds

Leonardo Balerdi is suspended for Marseille, but otherwise, Beye has a full complement to choose from at the Stade Francis-Le Ble.

Brest vs Marseille Odds

Brest are 11/4, or a 26.7% chance, to claim all three points on Friday, with Marseille 19/20 favourites, implying a 51.3% probability of success, and the draw offered at 13/5.

Both Teams To Score - Yes @ 4/6

Marseille, who have failed to keep a clean sheet in 13 of their last 16 Ligue 1 games against Brest, conceded twice at home last Saturday in a 2-2 draw with RC Strasbourg, marking the fifth time in the last six league matches that they had been breached at least twice.

Les Phoceens have shipped 15 goals on their Ligue 1 travels this term, and nine have come in their last three. They haven't recorded a shutout in their last five away trips in the league, last doing so in a 1-0 win at AJ Auxerre on November 9.

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Brest, meanwhile, have scored at least once in four of their last five home games, beating FC Lorient 2-0 last time out at the Stade Francis-Le Ble.

The visitors possess the superior quality in their squad, but home advantage and recent upheaval in the Marseille dugout should make things more even on Friday, so both teams to score is my main bet here.

Anytime Goalscorer - Remy Labeau Lascary (BRE) @ 11/4

Nice odds for a player who has scored in back-to-back games heading into Friday's fixture.

Brest winger Remy Lebeau Lascary has scored four goals in 16 Ligue 1 appearances this season, just half (eight) of which have been starts.

The 22-year-old failed to get on the scoresheet in Marseille's 3-0 victory over Les Pirates at the Stade Velodrome on November 8, but he was only introduced at the start of the second half, and within seven minutes of his arrival on the pitch, he had forced Geronimo Rulli into making a save.