Brest vs Lens - prediction, team news, lineups

Aiming to support the Ligue 1 rubric contention wrong reach, Lens volition wage a sojourn to Stade Francis-Le Ble successful Brittany erstwhile they conflict Brest connected Friday.

After 29 matchdays, Lens are inactive successful with a accidental to triumph the league, coming from down to decision Toulouse 2-0 past week, portion Les Pirates are 12th, drafting Nantes 1-1 connected Sunday.

Match preview

Their spot successful Ligue 1 adjacent play whitethorn beryllium secure, but Stade Brestois person shown small consistency arsenic the run nears its end.

They participate this lucifer connected a four-game winless tally successful the top-flight, collecting conscionable 1 constituent implicit that stretch.

Eric Roy’s men person won 3 of their past 4 league fixtures astatine Stade Francis-Le Ble, but connected Friday could endure successive location defeats for the archetypal clip each season.

That 4-3 decision versus Rennes earlier this period was the lone clip successful 2025-26 that this broadside went connected to suffer a Ligue 1 fixture aft netting the opening goal.

With 3 matches remaining this play astatine Stade Francis-Le Ble, the Brittany nine indispensable triumph each of those outings to adjacent their fig of location wins successful this contention from 2024-25 (10).

In their 4 erstwhile games against Ligue 1 sides presently successful the apical three, Brest person yet to win, collecting conscionable 1 constituent implicit that agelong (0-0 gully versus Lyon).

Just erstwhile it appeared the rubric contention was over, Lens pulled disconnected a thrilling second-half comeback past week and got immoderate assistance from Lyon.

Pierre Sage’s erstwhile squad bushed Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 2 days aft his Racing broadside won for a 2nd clip this twelvemonth domestically aft conceding first.

Three of their remaining 5 league encounters instrumentality spot distant from home, with this squad winning conscionable 1 of their erstwhile 5 matches successful this contention extracurricular of Stade Bollaert-Delelis (5-0 astatine Paris FC).

If they tin triumph each of their remaining 5 outings successful the competition, they volition adjacent their fig of wins from the 2023-23 run erstwhile they coiled up second.

Dating backmost to past season, this broadside person gone connected to triumph their erstwhile 11 league games arsenic the visitors erstwhile netting aggregate goals.

Les Sang et Or person won their past 4 visits to Stade Francis-Le Ble, including a 3-1 triumph successful this nonstop fixture past season.

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Team News

Due to a thigh strain, Mama Balde is expected to beryllium retired of this fixture for Brest, arsenic is Kamory Doumbia, who is recovering from a sore groin, portion Bradley Locko is dealing with a hamstring injury.

Brendan Chardonnet rescued a constituent for his broadside connected matchday 29, with the skipper levelling their lucifer with Nantes successful the 96th minute.

As for Lens, Regis Gurtner inactive has a hamstring issue, Jonathan Gradit is doubtful with a little limb problem, Nidal Celik is questionable due to the fact that of a sound and Kyllian Antonio has a ft issue.

Saud Abdulhamid kickstarted their comeback past Friday, scoring conscionable beyond the hr mark, earlier Adrien Thomasson equalised and Pierre Ismaelo Ganiou netted the victor successful stoppage time.

Brest imaginable starting lineup:

Coudert; Zogbe, Chardonnet, Coulibaly, Guindo; Chotard, Magnetti; Del Castillo, Ebimbe, Labeau; Ajorqie

Lens imaginable starting lineup:

Risser; Ganiou, Baidoo, Sarr; Abdulhamid, Bulatovic, Thomasson, Udol; Thauvin, Said; Edouard

We say: Brest 0-1 Lens

While they person not been arsenic accordant lately, Lens inactive person the resilience and determination to enactment alive, and we judge they volition find a mode to stay successful the Ligue 1 rubric contention connected Friday.

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