Brest v Lorient: top-half push meets winning run | OneFootball

Brest host Lorient in Ligue 1 at Stade Francis-Le Blé on Saturday, 7 February 2026, with the hosts looking to climb from 12th while the visitors arrive ninth and in form.

The reverse fixture finished 3-3 in October, and both sides have incentive here: Brest need a result to steady a recent dip, while Lorient can strengthen a growing top-half bid.

Brest's last three league outings brought defeats to Lyon and Toulouse before a 2-2 draw at Nice, though they beat Auxerre 2-0 to start January. Lorient, by contrast, have won their last three league matches, away at Monaco and Rennes, then at home to Nantes, and also progressed in the cup.

Bradley Locko is out for Brest. Lorient list Benjamin Leroy, Bandiougou Fadiga and Abdoulaye Faye as injured.

Set pieces may matter less than penalty-box pressure. Brest have won eight penalties and converted 75%, while Lorient have conceded six spot kicks. The hosts also deliver plenty from wide areas, 224 open-play crosses at 27.23% accuracy, for creators and finishers such as Romain Del Castillo and Ludovic Ajorque, who has six league assists. Pablo Pagis leads Lorient's league scoring with six, and the visitors' 84.08% pass accuracy points to patient build-up.

A Brest win could lift them towards the top half. Victory for Lorient would take them to 31 points and could nudge them closer to the European places, while a draw would keep both in mid-table traffic.