Nantes vs Brest - prediction, team news, lineups

Nantes volition anticipation to adjacent the relegation spread successful the conflict to stay successful Ligue 1 erstwhile they invited Brest to Stade de la Beaujoire connected Sunday.

A 0-0 gully with Auxerre past week kept La Maison Jaune 2nd from the bottom, portion Brest are 11th pursuing a constrictive 4-3 decision astatine location to Rennes.

Match preview

Time is moving retired for Nantes, who find themselves successful existent information of going down to Ligue 2 for the archetypal clip since the 2008-09 season.

Vahid Halilhodzic is inactive seeking his archetypal triumph arsenic manager successful what is his 2nd stint astatine the helm, with this team’s past triumph coming successful February astatine location to Le Havre (2-0).

After 28 matchdays, they find themselves 5 points beneath Auxerre for a spot successful the relegation playoffs, with lone six matches remaining.

On the agleam side, they person points successful their past 2 league fixtures and could adjacent their longest unbeaten tally of the run this play with a triumph oregon draw.

Nantes person mislaid 5 of their past six league games astatine home, portion suffering six home defeats astatine Stade de la Beaujoire this play by a azygous goal.

Winning retired is the lone mode this squad tin surpass their fig of triumphs from the erstwhile run (eight).

Stade Brestois person been a pugnacious squad to fig retired this season, inexplicably lacking antiaircraft consistency aft putting unneurotic immoderate good performances astatine the back.

Since posting 3 successive Ligue 1 cleanable sheets from matchday 23 to 25, they person fixed up a combined 9 goals successful their past 3 games.

Brest person failed to find the backmost of the nett successful their erstwhile 2 distant fixtures successful this competition, portion winning conscionable 1 home matter extracurricular Stade Francis-Le Ble this twelvemonth (1-0 astatine Metz).

They request 14 points from their remaining six league contests to surpass the 50-point plateau for a 3rd successive Ligue 1 campaign.

By winning each of their remaining fixtures, Eric Roy’s men volition surpass their fig of wins from 2024-25, erstwhile they claimed 15 victories.

Les Pirates are unbeaten successful their past 7 meetings versus Nantes, crossed each competitions, winning this nonstop fixture past play 2-0.

Nantes Ligue 1 form:

Brest Ligue 1 form:

Team News

Among those doubtful for Nantes this play volition beryllium Bahmed Deuff, who has a backmost injury, portion Amady Camara is questionable with a groin strain.

Tylel Tati indispensable beryllium retired of this lucifer aft the French defender was fixed a consecutive reddish paper successful his side’s 0-0 gully against Metz connected matchday 27.

Over successful Brittany, Mama Balde is dealing with a limb contented for Brest, and Kamory Doumbia mightiness person to beryllium retired arsenic helium recovers from adductor pain.

Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe netted a brace successful their decision to Rennes past week, with their different onslaught coming courtesy of Remy Labeau.

Nantes imaginable starting lineup:

Lopes; Centonze, Youssif, Cozza, Machado; Coquelin; Tabibou, Cabella, Lepenant, Abline; Ganago

Brest imaginable starting lineup:

Coudert; Lala, Chardonnet, Diaz, Locko; Chotard, Magnetti; Del Castillo, Labeau, Ebimbe; Ajorque

We say: Nantes 0-2 Brest

While Nantes are showing much combat nether Halilhodzic, they seldom look threatening successful beforehand of goal, and we judge that volition outgo them much points successful the relegation conflict this weekend.

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