Lorient vs Brest - prediction, team news, lineups

The Breton Derby takes centre signifier astatine Stade du Moustoir connected Saturday arsenic Lorient big determination rivals Brest connected matchday 9 of the Ligue 1 campaign.

Despite a 0-0 gully astatine Angers past week, Lorient stay successful the apical fractional of the array successful ninth, 4 places supra Stade Brestois, who were beaten 2-1 by Nice.

Match preview

The opening of autumn has brought caller anticipation to Lorient, a broadside who struggled retired of the gross this play nether caller management.

Alexandre Dujeux saw his squad spell winless successful their archetypal 2 Ligue 1 matches of August, though they participate this contention with points successful 5 of their past six games.

They person not conceded successful their past 3 league encounters, and are tied with Lille for the fewest goals per crippled allowed successful this contention (0.8).

On Saturday, Lorient tin widen their location unbeaten tally successful Ligue 1 to 4 matches, having conceded successful conscionable 1 of those outings.

While they person been stellar defensively this season, the Brittany nine mean the second-fewest goals per crippled (0.9) portion besides creating the joint-fewest large chances frankincense acold (13).

Les Merlus are undefeated astatine location this play erstwhile drafting archetypal blood, claiming a shutout triumph successful 2 of those 3 instances.

A convincing triumph implicit Angers does not to look to person done overmuch to assistance the spirits of Stade Brestois.

Since crushing Alexandre Dujeux’s erstwhile squad 5-1, Julien Lachuer’s men person dropped points successful their past 2 league fixtures and could spell winless successful 3 consecutive this play for the archetypal clip each season.

This season, Brest person struggled to termination a crippled off, dropping 10 points erstwhile netting archetypal successful this competition, 7 of which were distant from home.

While they fertile 2nd successful the league for expected goals (16.9), this squad person yet to support a cleanable expanse implicit this campaign.

Brest person won lone 1 of their past 9 Ligue 1 distant contests dating backmost to past season, narrowly defeating Le Havre 2-1 successful aboriginal September.

Les Pirates person had their stock of occurrence versus Lorient successful this contention of late, and volition question to widen their unbeaten tally against them to 5 matches connected Saturday, portion they person points successful their past 2 visits to Stade du Moustoir.

Lorient Ligue 1 form:

Brest Ligue 1 form:

Team News

Because of carnal discomfort, Lorient whitethorn beryllium without Mohamed Bamba connected matchday nine, portion Bandiougou Fadiga and Noah Mbamba are doubtful with a hamstring strain and Panos Katseris is dealing with musculus tightness.

Yvon Mvogo stopped 5 Angers efforts past week for his 4th cleanable expanse of the campaign, tied with Lille’s Berke Ozer for the astir successful Ligue 1 this season.

At Stade Brestois, Brendan Chardonnet has a sore calf, Romain Cagnon is doubtful with a sound and Giovani Versini is retired owed to a lower-leg injury, portion Raphael Le Guen is inactive recovering from a breached fibula.

Ludovic Ajorque had their lone extremity versus Nice, his 3rd of the campaign, 1 less than Kamory Doumbia for the astir connected the team.

Lorient imaginable starting lineup:

Mvogo; Adjei, Talbi, Toure; Le Bris, Cadiou, Avom, Kouassi; Makengo, Jensen; I. Balde

Brest imaginable starting lineup:

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

We say: Lorient 2-2 Brest

While Brest person plentifulness of firepower, they are acold excessively susceptible to a antagonistic and person not shown the quality to decorativeness disconnected a match, starring america to expect a spirited gully betwixt these rivals.

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