Week 26 brings us a match on Mar 5th, where Strasbourg plays host to Brest in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Strasbourg sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Clermont. Habib Diallo scored the first goal for Strasbourg in the 34th minute, but Elbasan Rashani got the equalizer for Clermont in the 65th minute earning them at least the one point. Strasbourg is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while brest sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Lille. Tiago Djaló struck first for Brest on an own goal in the 8th minute, then in the 60th minute, Edon Zhegrova sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Bafode Diakite Finally they completed the comback in the 80th minute on a goal by Alexsandro Ribeiro to cap off a wild match. Brest looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Brest and Strasbourg last played eachother at the Stade Francis-le Ble on the 4th of September. Brest and Strasbourg battled to a 1-1 draw in front of almost 16000. Pierre Lees Melou scored the first goal for Brest in the 6th minute, but Ludovic Ajorque got the equalizer for Strasbourg in the 28th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Strasbourg.
Brest’s top weapon lately has been Jérémy Le Douaron, who has two goals in the last five matches.
Gerzino Nyamsi, Jean-Eudes Aholou, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Eiji Kawashima and Diarra are unavailable to play for Strasbourg, while Loïc Rémy and Franck Honorat are unavailable to play for Brest.