Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Brest 12th with 39 points, Nantes 17th with 23, 16 apart. On recent form Brest sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 12th overall. Per game in the league, Nantes were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.58, Brest 1.26 and 1.62, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Nantes for 5 matches. Three consecutive defeats weighed on Brest.
14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Nantes 5, draws 4, Brest 5, at 2.71 goals per meeting.
Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, capacity 37,473, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nantes led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Nantes: Mostafa Mohamed (9') · Brest: Brendan Chardonnet (90')
Key stats
Possession: Nantes 43% · Brest 57% · Total shots: 17-4 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 11-0