Brest v Bordeaux Preview – Can relegated Bordeaux hold out against Brest?
With a home advantage and top of the table standing, Brest will be tough opposition this Saturday, when Bordeaux visit the Stade Francis-Le Blé.
Saturday’s clash at the Stade Francis-Le Blé- sees twentieth placed Bordeaux, travel to eleventh-placed Brest in the Ligue 1.
Brest go into this game with 48 points secured
Brest will take a huge positive from their recent 4-2 win against AS Mónaco at the Stade Louis II.
Also, Brest need to get out of the losing habit, with 10 recorded in the last 20 fixtures. Now they have 13 matches won, 15 games lost and 9 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in eleventh place, with a total of 48 points having won 13 meetings, drawn nine games, and lost 15 matches.
When Brest host Bordeaux, they will do so on the back of seven wins, four darts, and seven defeats on their own ground.
A win in this fixture would take Brest’s points to 51 in the League.
Michel Der Zakarian will be forced to make changes to the plans for his squad, as injury or illness has depleted him of three of his Brest players.
Struggling Bordeaux go to the Stade Francis-Le Blé on Saturday and hope for a positive result
David Guion’s men were held to a disappointing draw against FC Lorient in their last fixture, he will be keen to improve on that in this game.
Also, when you suffer 12 defeats in the last 19 meetings, it should come as no surprise that your team is very much struggling at the bottom of the League. But that is the situation that Bordeaux find themselves in. With a twentieth position in the league and 5 wins, 19 losses and 13 draws, they currently have 28 points in the League having won five meetings, drawn 13 fixtures, and lost 19 games.
Bordeaux have had a disappointing run of performances on the road, having won two matches, drawn six matches, and lost 10 games of their 18 League matches on the road this season.
Bordeaux will have 31 points if they manage to secure a victory.
Bordeaux may have to resort to second choice players, given the number of first choice players that are now unavailable through injury, illness or suspension.
Brest v Bordeaux – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels the two teams have already played each other 14 times with the record being six victories and four draws for Brest. In addition, the last five matches against Bordeaux have resulted in three wins for Brest. The last time both teams met in this competition was January 2022 and the score line ended up with a 3-0 win for The Pirates.
Other standout players for Brest are Martin Satriano and Steve Mounie with four goals and four goals respectively and for Bordeaux are Hwang Ui-Jo and Sekou Mara with five goals each.
