Venue: Stade Francis-Le Blé (Brest)
Key Statistics
Brest are no strangers to trailing early in the game as they went into the break behind on 17 occasions in Ligue 1 last season – a joint-second high.
They have lost their last four Ligue 1 games, despite scoring at least two goals in their last three.
The hosts have lost their last three home games against Marseille.
The visitors have won six of their last eight Ligue 1 trips to Brittany (L2).
Marseille were the best performing away side in Ligue 1 last season (W12, D3, L4).
They kept an impressive eight clean sheets away from home last season. However, their last clean sheet at Brest came back in 2010.
Head to head
Marseille have seven wins from the last ten head-to-head meetings between both sides while Brest have two wins.
Latest performances in all competitions
Brest: L-D-L-W-W
Marseille: W-L-D-L-L
Brest
Brest will look to get their first win in five league games when they welcome title hopefuls Marseille to Stade Francis-Le Blé.
The hosts were part of one of the more entertaining Ligue 1 fixtures on opening day as they were edged out 3-2 by Lens, though the scoreline could have been a lot bleaker for them as they were 3-0 down at one point.
The Brittany club are used to getting behind at the break after going into the break behind on 17 occasions in Ligue 1 last season – a joint-second high. They will hope they can keep tight at the back as they go in search of a win that will end their four-game losing run in Ligue 1.
However, Marseille probably aren’t the ideal visitors to want to get a win considering that the visitors have left the Stade Francis-Le Blé victorious on their last three visits.
Possible Brest starting line-up
Marco Bizot; Noah Fadiga, Brendan Chrdonnet, Christophe Herelle, Lilian Brassier; Franck Honorat, Pierre lees-Melou, Haris Belkebla, Yocesf Balaili; Irvin Cardona, Matthias Pereira Lage.
Injured: Jere Uronen, Steve Mounie
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Marseille
Marseille will look to make it two wins in two Ligue 1 games when they travel to Brest on Sunday.
The visitors opened their 2022/23 Ligue 1 account last weekend with a 4-1 win over Reims thanks to goals from debutant Nuno Tavares, Luis Suarez and an own goal from Reims Wout Faes. Having closed the last campaign out with a 4-0 victory over Strasbourg, they can now win three successive Ligue 1 games by at least a three-goal margin for the first time since 1937.
The addition of Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez from Inter Milan will now add more firepower to a front line that is firing. Igor Tudor’s men have won two of their last four away league games with a three-goal margin with one of those victories coming at this venue (4-1). As such, they will fancy their chances of getting a win in this game as they look to quietly keep pace with early title favourites Paris Saint-Germain.
Possible Marseille starting line-up
Ruben Blanco; Chancel Mbemba, Samuel Gigot, Leandro Balerdi; Jonathan Clauss, Valentin Rongier, Matteo Guendouzi, Nuno Tavares; Cengiz Under, Gerson; Luis Suarez.
Injured: Pau Lopez
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Brest 0-2 Marseille
