Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Brest
Match Time & Date:
16/04/2023
15:00
Prediction: 1-0
Nice
Brest play host to Nice at their Stade Francis-Le Ble in the Ligue 1 round 31. Brest are eager to escape the danger zone, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail in Sunday’s encounter. Midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou misses out through suspension, while defender Christophe Herelle has yet to overcome a calf injury. In their last home game in the national championship les Pirates defeated Toulouse 3-1.
Les Aiglons, meanwhile, failed to make life difficult for league leaders PSG at the weekend, with the team dropping to 9th place in the standings. Nice are eager to keep their Conference League hopes alive, but seeing that the hosts want this win more than the visitors, we are going to bet on Brest this time out. The likes of Mattia Viti, Jordan Lotomba, Youcef Atal, and Sofiane Diop remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Dante):
Dante is a left-footed defender who was born in Salvador, Brazil on 18 October, 1983. The 189-cm-tall centre back, who is capable of playing as a left back as well, started his senior career at Juventude. After making 53 appearances for the club between 2002 and 2004 he moved to Ligue 1 outfit Lille.
He played for Belgian sides Charleroi and Standard from 2006 to 2009 and on 27 December, 2008 he signed a contract with Borussia M’gladbach for an undisclosed fee. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign he moved to Bayern Munich at the end of the season and it has to be noted that he scored three goals in 83 league appearances for FCB.
In 2015 he signed a contract with fellow Bundesliga team Wolfsburg and he played 24 league games for the Wolves in the 2015/2016 season. In 2013 he won the Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich and he lifted the FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil the same year.
Highlighted Team (Brest):
Founded in 1950, Brest (Stade Brestois) are a French football club that compete in the Ligue 1. La Team Pirate welcome their opponents at Stade Francis-Le Ble, the venue which was opened back in 1922. The capacity of the stadium is 15,931, but on August 8, 1986 21,619 watched the game between Brest and Olympique Marseille.
The club’s home colours are red and white, with the team wearing black kit when playing on the travels. Brest’s third kit is white. La Team Pirate, who made it to the French Cup on two occasions (1982/83 and 2014/15), have rivalries with fellow clubs from Bretagne: Rennes, Lorient, Nantes, Guingamp and Vannes.
The likes of Bernard Lama Stephane Guivarch, Paul le Guen, David Ginola and Frank Ribbery are the most notable footballers who played for the club. Bayern Munchen legend Frank Ribery scored 3 goals in 35 appearances for Brest in the national championship.
