📊 Form Guide

FC Lorient

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FC Lorient will play in this match coming off the back of a 2-2 Ligue 1 drawn match versus Monaco.

In that game, FC Lorient managed 48% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For FC Lorient, the scorers were Formose Mendy (27' Own goal) and Tiémoué Bakayoko (95'). Monaco had 23 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Wilfried Singo (1' Own goal) and Youssouf Fofana (60') scored for Monaco.

It’s not been often in recent games that FC Lorient have kept a clean sheet. In fact, FC Lorient have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 7 goals in the process.

Heading into this fixture, FC Lorient haven’t won at home in the past 2 matches in the league.

Brest

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Previously, Brest drew 1-1 in the Ligue 1 match with Lille.

In that match, Brest managed 51% possession and 16 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Brest was Martín Satriano (80'). Lille had 13 attempts at goal with 8 on target. Jonathan David (67') scored for Lille.

A sequence of hard-working displays by the Brest defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their previous 6 fixtures overall. During the same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 7. Let’s see whether or not that trend will be continued on into this next match.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head clashes dating back to 04/04/2021 shows us that FC Lorient have won 4 of these games and Brest 2, with the number of drawn games being 0.

A total of 15 goals were scored between them in this period, with 7 for Les Merlus and 8 netted by Les Ty' Zefs. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was Ligue 1 match day 17 on 20/12/2023 which ended up with the score at Brest 4-0 FC Lorient.

On that occasion, Brest managed 60% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Their only player to score was Kamory Doumbia (22', 25', 29', 45').

On the other side, FC Lorient had 7 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Mathieu Vernice.

🗞️ Team News: FC Lorient

There is just one fitness concern for the FC Lorient boss Régis Le Bris to contend with due to a largely intact group. Quentin Boisgard (Metatarsal fracture) is out of contention.

🗞️ Team News: Brest

Due to a completely healthy group available to choose from, the Brest boss Éric Roy doesn’t have any fitness concerns to report ahead of this game.

💡 Prediction

FC Lorient will need to put in a solid display to score goals against this Brest side who should do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.

Our tip is therefore for a very even contest with a 0-1 advantage for Brest at full-time.

Hoping for a good game.

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Peter Guest, 10:24 31/03/2024