Rennes widely expected to beat Brest

Brest and Rennes face off this Saturday at the Stade Francis-Le Blé in an intriguing match in the Ligue 1. Currently, Éric Roy's team are 14th in the table with 44 points, while Bruno Génésio's team are 5th with 65 points.

Brest head into this game after a 1x2 win against Marseille (Ligue 1 2022/23), while the visitors overcame Monaco with a 2x0 win (Ligue 1 2022/23). Going into the encounter, Éric Roy's team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 5 matches in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 22/23. On the other hand, Rennes are on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past five, in the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 22/23. A look back at the history books shows that Brest and Bruno Génésio's team have faced each other twenty-five times, with Rennes holding the advantage: 9 victories, against 5 victories of Éric Roy's team. Specifically in the Stade Francis-Le Blé, Bruno Génésio's team and Brest have both 3 victories.

Considering only the Ligue 1, there have been twenty-one games played between the two teams, with 8 wins for Rennes, 8 draws and 5 wins for Brest.

Considering the Ligue 1 Uber Eats 22/23, from Brest's most influential players, Haris Belkebla has entered the pitch 37 times, and Marco Bizot is the one with more minutes played (3240). Jérémy Le Douaron is their current best scorer with 10 goals. As for Rennes, Benjamin Bourigeaud has entered the field 36 times, and Arthur Theate is the one with more minutes played (3129). Amine Gouiri is the current best scorer with 15 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Rennes winning 3x1. Bruno Génésio's team is given the favouritism to win this match.