Stade Brestois 29 Form
The Breton club ended the March spell of the league campaign in disappointing fashion, suffering two straight defeats. The team visited Monaco and Auxerre, losing both matches 0:2 and 0:3. In two consecutive Ligue 1 games, the club have failed to score for the first time since November last year. After those defeats, Stade Brestois 29 dropped to 11th place in the standings. As a result, the club have all but said goodbye to their chances of pushing for the European places, which they trail by 10 points. They are not threatened by a relegation battle either, as the gap to the bottom three has reached 14 points.
- The team have not lost in 6 of their previous 8 Ligue 1 matches (4 wins and 2 draws).
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in Brest’s last five league games.
- No more than two goals were scored in 6 of the Breton club’s previous 7 Ligue 1 matches.
Potential Stade Brestois 29 Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Gregoire Coudert – Soumaila Coulibaly, Junior Diaz, Kenny Lala, Daouda Guindo – Hugo Magnetti, Joris Chotard – Romain Del Castillo, Lucas Tousart, Junior Dina Ebimbe – Remy Labeau Lascary.
Stade Rennais Form
The visitors, by contrast, played their last two league matches at home but failed to take advantage of the backing from their supporters. First, they lost 1:2 to Lille, and then the team unexpectedly drew 0:0 with relegation strugglers Metz. At the same time, the defeat to Lille is their only one in the last six Ligue 1 matches (4 wins and 1 draw). Stade Rennais have dropped out of the top six, giving up their place to Monaco, whom they now trail by two points. However, the side are only three points off the Champions League places. In addition, matches involving the club are among the highest-scoring in the league, with an average of three goals per game.
- At least three goals were scored in 6 of the team’s previous 8 Ligue 1 matches.
- One of the opponents failed to score in 7 of Stade Rennais’ last 8 away league matches.
- On the road, the club have avoided defeat in 9 of their previous 12 Ligue 1 matches (5 wins and 4 draws).
Potential Stade Rennais Lineup (4-3-3)*
Brice Samba – Przemyslaw Frankowski, Anthony Rouault, Lilian Brassier, Quentin Merlin – Valentin Rongier, Mahdi Camara, Sebastian Szymanski – Ludovic Blas, Arnaud Nordin, Esteban Lepaul.
Due to an accumulation of yellow cards, defenders Przemyslaw Frankowski and Anthony Rouault will miss the match. Defenders Jeremie Jacquet, midfielders Djaoui Cisse, Sebastian Szymanski and Valentin Rongier, and forward Arnaud Nordin will be unavailable through injury.
Who Will Referee the Match
Marc Bollengier (France)
Matches – 12 (Ligue 1, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 51;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.3;
Red cards shown – 4;
Fouls per match on average – 27;
Penalties – 42%.
* For each team, the starting lineup from its previous match in this competition is listed.
