In a weekend match on Sun Feb 27th, in week 26, Lorient and Brest will play a match in Brest in a clash of these two mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 12th placed Brest, recorded a 1-1 draw against Reims. Wout Faes struck first for Reims in the 4th minute on a feed from Alexis Flips, but Martín Satriano got the equalizer for Brest in the 34th minute earning them at least the one point. Brest is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Lorient, recorded a 0-1 loss against Montpellier. Teji Savanier scored the first goal for Montpellier in the 56th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lorient couldn’t manage to score, and Montpellier took the shutout win. Lorient looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Lorient and Brest last played eachother at the Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir on Sun Nov 7th. Brest took the match by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost 15000 fans. Adrian Grbić struck first for Lorient in the 5th minute on a feed from Terem Moffi, but Romain Faivre got the equalizer for Brest in the 58th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 80th minute on a goal by Steve Mounié to cap off a wild match.
Lorient’s most prolific scorer has been Sambou Soumano. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Brest’s most prolific scorer has been Martín Satriano. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.