🏏 Sun, 17 May 2026 21:00 CEST
Stade Brestois 29
vs
Angers SCO
4-2-3-1 vs 3-5-2
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- A direct relegation six-pointer between 12th-placed Brest (38 points) and 13th-placed Angers (35 points). Brest have lost their form with 3 losses and 2 draws in their last five, and are in a tough spot, on a three-game losing run that includes last time out's defeat to PSG. Angers are in similar trouble, also with 3 losses and 2 draws in their last five, so a win is urgent for both sides.
- In the first meeting away on Matchday 6, Brest earned a comprehensive 0-2 win at Angers. In this season's second meeting since that game, Brest will want to recreate that momentum at home. Angers want to break out of a run of four straight games without a win, going back to the 1-1 against Le Havre on Matchday 30.
- Brest line up in a 4-2-3-1 and Angers in a 3-5-2. Brest deploy the 197cm lone striker Ajorque up front alongside Senegal-born left winger Mbappe. Angers counter with a front two of Central African Republic international CF Koyalipou and Morocco-born left winger Amine Sbai.
- Angers's attacking midfielder Haris Belkebla faces his former club, having played for Brest. An experienced midfielder who has also represented Algeria, he helped Brest win promotion to Ligue 1. Having joined Angers via Saudi Arabia's Al-Okhdood in 2024, he supports the team with his ball retention and composure in midfield.
- Angers's 188cm Dutch playmaker Vincent van den Boomen is a set-piece specialist with a record of helping Toulouse win Ligue 2. Having joined Angers on loan from Ajax, his accurate delivery is key to creating chances. Brest's Tousart, by contrast, is a defensive midfielder with 127 Bundesliga appearances across Lyon, Hertha Berlin and Union Berlin.
- Both sides struggle for goals: Brest have scored 42 in 33 games and Angers just 28 in 33, among the worst in the league. Defensively too neither is solid, with Brest conceding 54 and Angers 47, so mistakes could prove decisive. With three points essential in the relegation battle, the pride of both teams will collide.