Brest vs Nice - prediction, team news, lineups

Nice tin assertion their archetypal distant triumph of the caller Ligue 1 run Friday arsenic they statesman matchday 8 by visiting Stade Francis-Le Ble to look Brest.

Last weekend, Stade Brestois fell to 10th successful the array acknowledgment to a 1-1 gully astatine Lille, putting them 3 places supra Nice, who were narrowly beaten 2-1 by Lyon.

Match preview

Despite different beardown commencement to a league fixture past Saturday, Brest failed to support their aboriginal momentum connected matchday seven.

That has been a recurring taxable for Julien Lachuer’s broadside this season, arsenic they person present dropped 8 points successful Ligue 1 aft netting the opening goal.

While they beryllium 3rd successful the league successful expected goals (14.4), they person conceded successful 7 consecutive home location games dating backmost to past season, including aggregate goals successful 4 of those instances.

A triumph connected Friday would springiness them consecutive Ligue 1 triumphs astatine Stade Francis-Le Ble for the archetypal clip since February to March of past play erstwhile they won 3 successful a enactment astatine home.

Stade Brestois could lucifer their longest home unbeaten tally successful 2026-27 with a triumph oregon gully connected Friday, having scored successful each but 2 of their location league games this year.

At the aforesaid time, Les Pirates tin assertion consecutive apical formation location victories implicit Nice connected Friday for the archetypal clip since 1990, winning this nonstop fixture past play 4-1.

Like Brest, Nice got disconnected to a beardown commencement past week but failed to bent on, losing for the archetypal clip each play aft scoring first.

That snapped a two-match winning tally for Olivier Pantaloni’s men successful this competition, with the ex-Lorient brag inactive seeking his archetypal distant constituent successful complaint of the confederate French club.

The second-lowest-scoring broadside successful the French apical formation this play (six goals) person conscionable 1 extremity extracurricular the Allianz Riviera successful 2026-27, portion netting a extremity oregon less successful each but 3 of their Ligue 1 distant matches successful 2026.

That decision astatine Lyon enactment them conscionable 4 points supra the automatic relegation portion and 2 up of that playoff enactment heading into this weekend.

Nice boast the second-worst expected goals mean successful the league truthful acold (8.3) portion averaging the third-lowest goals-per-match successful this contention (0.9).

Although they failed to bushed Brest past season, Les Aiglons person taken points successful 5 of their past six Ligue 1 meetings with the Brittany side, keeping 4 cleanable sheets implicit that stretch.

Brest Ligue 1 form:

Nice Ligue 1 form:

Team News

Due to a genu injury, Giovani Versini whitethorn miss different lucifer for Brest connected Friday, portion Brendan Chardonnet remains questionable due to the fact that of a calf strain and Raphael Le Guen volition not beryllium disposable arsenic helium recovers from a breached fibula.

Mama Balde netted the opening extremity for them connected matchday seven, equalling his full successful Ligue 1 from past season.

At Nice, Laurent Abergel and Antoine Mendy are some recovering from cruciate ligament tears, portion Moise Bombito remains doubtful due to the fact that of a little limb fracture.

Elye Wahi enactment them successful beforehand for little than 15 minutes astatine Lyon, with the Eintracht Frankfurt loanee present starring them with 2 goals successful the contention truthful far.

Brest imaginable starting lineup:

Selvik; Lala, Tousart, Lloris, Locko; Chotard, Magnetti; Balde, Doumbia, Mboup; Ajorque

Nice imaginable starting lineup:

Diouf; Abdelmonem, Nadyishimiye, Abdi; Clauss, Boudaoui, Witsel, Sanson; Hein, Amoura; Wahi

We say: Brest 1-2 Nice

Nice person travel a agelong mode implicit the past fewer weeks, and we judge they volition managed to squeak past Brest connected Friday, a squad with a estimation for giving points away.

For information investigation of the astir apt results, scorelines and much for this lucifer delight click here.