Sparta Prague vs Brest Prediction: More points likely for flying Frenchmen

Stade Brest have made a great start to their first ever European foray and they will be confident of solidifying their fifth place in the 36-team Champions League standings in this clash which kicks off at 20:00 on Wednesday and can be followed on TNT Sports in the UK.

Read on for my Sparta Prague vs Brest prediction, as well as the latest team news and match odds.

Football Odds

These teams have never met but two wins and a draw have put the French side in a strong position to qualify for the knockout stages and things could look even better following this trip to Sparta Prague.

Things haven't gone so well for the Czech side who are 21st in the table following one win, a draw and a defeat.

Sparta made a strong start to the season but their form has tailed off and they could be vulnerable on home soil.

Team News

Imanol Garcia and Indrit Tuci are ruled out with injuries for Sparta Prague, while Ermal Krasniqi is a doubt after picking up an injury just nine minutes after coming on as a substitute in the weekend defeat to Banik Ostrava.

Lukas Haraslin (hamstring), Veljko Birmancevic (thigh) and Angelo Preciado (knock) are also doubtful after missing last weekend's game and they will all be assessed prior to kickoff.

Bradley Locko and Abdallah Sima, who has scored three Champions League goals this term, will miss out with injuries.

Romain Del Castillo overcame a calf issue to play for 79 minutes against Nice last time out and the winger is in contention to continue on the right side of the attack for Brest.

Lees-Melou, Mahdi Camara and Hugo Magnetti are all set to retain their places in centre-midfield, while Massadio Haidara is pushing for a start

Sparta Prague vs Brest Odds

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Sparta Prague have won just once in three Champions League matches this season and they are 11/8 favourites to pick up their second win.

Brest are 2/1 to secure their third win of the campaign and the draw is a 23/10 shot at the Epet Arena.

Brest to win @ 2/1

Stade Brest secured their best-ever finish of third in French Ligue 1 last season but they struggled to match those heroics this time around as they currently sit 11th in the standings.

Les Pirates look to have been distracted by their Champions League commitments where they are acquitting themselves much better despite the step up in class.

Eric Roy's side are fifth in the 36-team table thanks to wins over Sturm Graz and Salzburg, although their 1-1 draw with German champions Bayer Leverkusen is arguably the standout result of the three.

The French raiders have lost two of their last nine matches in all competitions, in contrast, Sparta have won just two of their last eight, and their 3-1 home defeat to Banik Ostrava last Saturday was another damaging blow.

The Maroons made an excellent start to the new campaign, going 15 matches unbeaten in all competitions before tasting their first defeat, but a rot has set in for Sparta who have fallen off the pace in the Czech title race.

They are 10 points adrift of leaders and bitter rivals Slavia Prague while Viktoria Plzen have also overtaken them in the table.

Brest were beaten 1-0 by Nice at the weekend but they should be backed to get back on track against struggling Sparta Prague on Wednesday.

Correct Score - Brest to win to win 2-1 @ 9/1

Stade Brest look a solid choice to win this contest but it may be worth keeping a home goal onside at the Epet Arena.

Sparta have scored in all 11 games on home turf this season, while Brest have kept a clean sheet in just two of their last seven fixtures.

Brest’s last four away matches have all featured more than two goals so Brest to win 2-1 at a nice price looks well worth taking.

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