Brest vs. Lorient Match Analysis and Prediction

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Two sides in the opposite ends of the Ligue 1 will face each other this Sunday when Brest plays host to Lorient at Stade Francis-Le Blé in the 10th round of the competition. Kickoffs at 16:00 EAT.

Brest is currently staring down the barrel of relegation to the second tier after an underwhelming start to the campaign. In their campaign, they have recorded just one win against five draws and five loses. Brest’s only win of the competition came away to Angers in mid-August, therefore Sunday’s hosts still be looking for their first victory at home this season.

Brest prepares for this fixture of the back off 1-1 Ligue 1 stalemate with AJ Auxerre in theoir previous game. In that game, Brest had 51% possession, nine shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by Islam Slimani (64′). Auxerre got 11 shots with three of them on target and a goal by M’Baye Niang (86′).

Lorient on the other side currently sits in the third place with 22 points, just three points off leaders Paris Saint-Germain, having lost just one of their opening nine fixtures. Against Brest, Lorient’s record against Brest is with just two wins from their last eight competitive meetings.

FC Lorient comes into this meeting confident after 2-1 Ligue 1 victory to beat Lille in their most recent fixture. In that game, Lorient had 37% possession, seven shots with four of them on target and a goal scored Théo Le Bris (87′). Lille got 20 shots with four of them on target and goals by Bafodé Diakité (9′ OG) and Jonathan David (78′).

Brest vs. Lorient head to head

Lorient boasts a slight upper hand in the head to head history of this fixture having won 14 times from the 28 meetings since 2004; Brest won nine times while five matches ended in stalemates.