On the 30th of October, in this week 13 match, Brest will play host to Reims in a clash of these two closely matched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. 17th placed Brest is fresh off their 3-1 win against Clermont. Romain Del Castillo struck first for Brest in the 15th minute on a penalty shot, then Franck Honorat added another in the 54th minute on a feed from Romain Del Castillo. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while reims sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Auxerre. Folarin Balogun scored the first goal for Reims in the 28th minute, then in the 33rd minute, Hamza Sakhi sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by M’Baye Niang. Reims is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Reims is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Junya Ito and Folarin Balogun each having 2 goals in their last 5. Brest’s top weapon lately has been Romain Del Castillo, who has 2 goals in the last five matches
Michel Der Zakarian’s Brest squad will be without Jere Uronen, Christophe Herelle, Brendan Chardonnet, Steve Mounié and Achraf Dari, while Reims will be without Rafik Guitane, Marshall Munetsi and Emmanuel Agbadou.