Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Buoyed by back-to-back wins over Olympique Marseille and Strasbourg, Brest will be aiming to stay in the Champions League berth when they take on Le Havre on Sunday afternoon. Les Pirates have been in a fine form of late and, as a result, they are seen as hot favourites to beat Le Club Doyen in front of home fans. Experienced forward Steve Mounie is banned for the match, while defender Jordan Amavi misses out with a calf injury.
Le Havre, on the other hand, are on a three-game losing run in the French top flight. As Luka Elsner’s men have been struggling defensively in late February, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. Oussama Targhalline misses out with injury, but he should be the only absentee in the visiting team. Earlier this season Brest defeated Le Havre at Stade Oceane.
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.