Brest v Marseille: top-four push meets mid-table reset | OneFootball

Brest host Marseille in Ligue 1 on Friday, 20 February 2026 at Stade Francis-Le Blé, with the visitors looking to consolidate a Champions League qualifying place and the hosts seeking momentum in mid-table.

Brest face Marseille with the head-to-head leaning the visitors' way, including a 3-0 away victory for the fourth-placed side in November. The hosts start 12th.

Form points to a tight game. Brest are unbeaten in three league matches after drawing at Lille and Nice either side of a home win over Lorient. Les Olympiens followed a heavy defeat at Paris Saint-Germain with a 2-2 draw against Strasbourg, having previously beaten Angers and Lens.

Selection could matter. Brest list Mama Baldé, Soumaïla Coulibaly and Bradley Locko as injured. Les Phocéens will be without suspended defender Leonardo Balerdi.

Tactically, Les Olympiens average 2.2 goals per game with 58% possession and 89.04% passing accuracy, and Mason Greenwood leads the Ligue 1 scoring chart with 14 goals, supported by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's six league goals and five assists. Brest are more direct at 43% possession and could lean on Ludovic Ajorque's league-best seven assists and Romain Del Castillo's seven goals. With 243 open-play crosses at 25.93% accuracy and strong aerial numbers, the hosts may look to test the visitors from wide areas.

Les Phocéens begin on 40 points and a win would take them to 43 and strengthen their grip on Champions League qualification. Brest are on 27 and victory to reach 30 points could nudge them towards the top half.