Stade Brestois vs Nice Prediction & Preview - Ligue 1
Ligue 1 is back on Friday night, and the game that goes first is Stade Brestois against Nice at Stade Francis-Le Ble in Brest. Kick-off is 19:45 BST on Friday, 23 October 2026. Both sides played in the league last weekend: Stade Brestois drew 1-1 away to Lille, Nice lost 1-2 away to Olympique Lyonnais.
- Fixture: Stade Brestois v Nice
- Competition: Ligue 1
- Date: Friday, 23 October 2026
- Kick-off: 19:45 BST
- Venue: Stade Francis-Le Ble, Brest, France
- Make a call: Stade Brestois vs Nice predictions
Stade Brestois are scoring freely and stopping nothing
Stade Brestois have taken 8 points from their last six, winning two, drawing two and losing two, with 11 scored and 8 conceded. They have kept no clean sheets in those six games, and both sides have scored in five of them.
The high point was a 5-1 win at home to Angers 13 days before this match, which is the sort of afternoon that flatters a defence by hiding it. Six days ago they went to Lille and came back with a 1-1 draw. Before that, 20 days ago, a 2-2 draw at home with Monza in a friendly, and 33 days ago a 1-2 defeat away at Auxerre.
The home form is the odd part. Brest have won only one of their last three at Stade Francis-Le Ble, and one of those three was a 0-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain 40 days ago, which forgives itself.
Nice cannot win on the road
Seven points from the last six for Nice, with two wins, a draw and three defeats, and only 6 goals scored against 9 conceded. Split that by venue and the picture sharpens: two wins from three at home, none from three away.
Those three away games read 0-1 at Auxerre 41 days ago, 0-3 at Paris FC 54 days ago and 1-2 at Lyon five days ago. Nice have failed to score in two of their last six. For a side that has beaten Lille and RC Strasbourg 2-1 at home inside the past five weeks, the away version looks like a different team.
Team news and the common ground
Stade Brestois are without Raphael Le Guen, who is recovering from a broken fibula, while Giovani Versini has a knee problem and Brendan Chardonnet a calf strain, both of which leave them questionable, according to Sports Mole. Nice are missing Laurent Abergel and Antoine Mendy, both recovering from cruciate ligament tears, with Moise Bombito doubtful after a lower leg fracture, and The Stats Zone report that Ali Abdi is a doubt after picking up an injury against Lyon.
There is a useful cross-reference in the two form lines. Both of these teams went to Auxerre and lost. Both have played Lille recently, and Nice were the side who won that one, beating them 2-1 at home 33 days ago while Brest could only draw at Lille. Neither goalkeeper has kept a clean sheet in six games, and four of the last six involving each side produced three goals or more.
Stade Brestois vs Nice prediction
Our prediction is a 2-1 win for Stade Brestois against Nice in this Ligue 1 fixture at Stade Francis-Le Ble on Friday, 23 October 2026. Nice have not won any of their last three away from home and have scored just 6 goals in six games, which is thin against a Brest side who have put up 11 in the same stretch. Brest will concede - they always do at the moment - but they should score more than once.
Our prediction: Stade Brestois 2-1 Nice
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