Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Brest
Match Time & Date:
27/02/2022
15:00
Prediction: 2-1
Lorient
Sunday’s football game at Stade Francis-Le Ble pits together Brest and Lorient, the two bottom-table sides. Brest occupy 12th place in the standings, and they are safe for now. Les Pirates failed to turn their dominance into victory in a 1-1 draw with Reims, but they are surely capable of matching Lorient in front of home fans. Goalkeeper Sebastien Cibois should be the only absentee in the home team.
Les Merlus, on the other hand, are fighthing hard to secure the Ligue 1 survival. Lorient, though, have been struggling on the travels this season (0-5-8), which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered. All Stephane Diarra, Fabien Lemoine, and Jeremy Morel are out of contention with injuries of the visiting team. In the first half of the season Brest defeated Lorient 2-1, and we predict that the history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Steve Mounié):
Steve Mounie is a Beninese footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town as a striker. Mounie is a product of Montpellier youth academy and, as a result, he was given a chance to prove his worth in the blue and orange shirt in Ligue 1 at senior level.
After scoring 14 goals in 37 appearances for la Paillade in the French elite division, the 190-cm-tall attacker moved to Huddersfield Town in 2017, but it has to be noted that he spent the 2015/2016 season at Nimes as a loan player. Steve Mounie signed a four-year deal with the Terriers and he made his competitive debut for the club on August 12, 2017, scoring a brace in a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace.
The attacker who was born in Parakou (Benin) on September 29, 1994 will represent the Benin national team at the 2019 Africa Cup of nations. Mounie scored his first ever goal for the national team in a 2-1 win over South Sudan in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Highlighted Team (Lorient):
Founded back in 1926, Lorient is a French football club that competes in Ligue 1. Les Merlus have yet to win the Ligue 1 trophy, but they did well to go all the way in the Coupe de France in the 2001/02 season. In the title game, Lorient defeated Bastia thanks to Jean-Claude Darcheville’s goal.
The same season les Merlus made it to the Coupe de la Ligue final, but Bordeaux proved to be a big catch (0-3) for them in the title game. Lorient welcome their rivals at Stade du Moustoir, the stadium which can hold up to 16,392 spectators. The colour of the team’s home shirt is orange with a little black on it, while white is the dominant colour of their away jersey. In the 2002/03 season Lorient represented France in European competitions.
Les Merlus, though, failed to impress on their debut in the UEFA Cup as they were beaten by Denizlispor in the round 1 double-header.
