On Sun Jan 2nd, Brest will host Bordeaux at Stade Francis-le Ble in a Coupe de France match. Brest is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Troyes. Franck Honorat scored the first goal for Brest in the 5th minute, then Adil Rami tied it up for Troyes in the 80th minute earning Troyes at least a draw. Brest should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while bordeaux is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Lille. Alberth Elis struck first for Bordeaux in the 18th minute on a feed from Timothee Pembele, then Benjamin André tied it up for Lille in the 33rd minute on a feed from Sven Botman Finally they completed the comback victory in the 84th minute on a goal by Jonathan David to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Bordeaux has been fortunate! In the last 5 matches, both M’Baye Niang and Alberth Elis are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Bordeaux and look to continue their dominance.. For Brest, their top scorers are Romain Faivre and Franck Honorat, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.