On the 6th of November, in this week 14 match, Nice will play host to Brest in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. In their last match, Nice recorded a 2-1 win against Lorient. Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara struck first for Lorient in the 18th minute, then in the 61st minute, Bilal Brahimi sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Youcef Atal But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 69th minute on a goal by Gaëtan Laborde. Nice is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Brest, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Reims. Brest had 13 on net, and Reims had 10, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Nice won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Brest’s most prolific scorer has been Romain Del Castillo. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Both Andy Delort and Nicolas Pépé have been the hottest scorers for Nice in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each
Lucien Favre’s Nice squad will be without Hicham Boudaoui, Youcef Atal, Marcin Bułka and Sofiane Diop, while Bruno Grougi’s squad will be without Jere Uronen, Islam Slimani, Steve Mounié and Achraf Dari.