Saturday's Ligue 1 predictions including Marseille vs. Brest

Angers vs. St Etienne (Saturday, 12.00pm)

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Angers will be aiming to stretch their unbeaten run across all competitions to five matches when they welcome Saint-Etienne to the Stade Raymond Kopa for Saturday's Ligue 1 encounter.

Stephane Moulin's side overcame a European-chasing Metz outfit in their most recent league game, whereas Saint-Etienne's poor spell continued with a home defeat to Lens.

We say: Angers 1-1 Saint-Etienne

Saint-Etienne are desperately searching for a positive result as they take a glance over their shoulder, and given their historically strong performances against Angers, they can feel confident about their chances of taking something from this one. The visitors have enjoyed an extended break and can take advantage of Angers' own inconsistent form, so we can see both sides coming away with a point in this fixture - a result which will not please Moulin.

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Marseille vs. Brest (Saturday, 4.00pm)

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Having kicked off the Jorge Sampaoli era in perfect fashion on Wednesday night, Marseille gear up for another home clash against Brest in Ligue 1 on Saturday afternoon.

The hosts scraped a 1-0 victory over Rennes in their midweek battle, whereas Brest's last outing saw them exit the Coupe de France at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.

We say: Marseille 2-1 Brest

Marseille have had little time to recover from their hard-fought triumph over Rennes, but the Olympiens' confidence would have rocketed after such a positive start to Sampaoli's reign. Brest are not exactly a force to be reckoned with away from home, and the expected absence of Honorat is a huge blow to Dall'Oglio's side, so we expect Sampaoli to kick off life at the Orange Velodrome with back-to-back wins.

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