Brest vs Nantes Prediction & Betting Tips (15 January)

Brest has clearly been a two-faced team since the start of the season. She indeed displays excellent dispositions on the European scene where she delights her supporters, even having the luxury of still believing in a direct qualification for the 1/8 finals without going through the play-offs before the last two days. On the other hand, it is much less glorious in the championship for the Finisterians who must above all ensure that they maintain enough margin in the red zone. After an excellent month of December, Eric Roy's players got off to a bad start in 2025 with a defeat at Angers 2-0. Next weekend, the Ty-Zefs will have a hard time facing a formidable Lyon team to try to get back on track.

FC Nantes, for its part, is rather faithful to itself for the moment and it may well have to fight until very late in the season to renew his lease in the elite. Playoffs before hosting AS Monaco on Friday evening, Antoine Kombouaré's players have only won once in Ligue 1 since the end of August, against Rennes at the start of December. Since then, they have been swept away at Brest 4-1 before holding Lille to a 1-1 draw. In the meantime, they were still able to do the job by crushing Drancy 0-4 during the previous round.

Seriously affected at the start of the season, full-back Locko will obviously not be restored for this poster. Furthermore, replacement midfielder Martin and central defenders Coulibaly (potential holder) and Le Cardinal (holder) will undoubtedly not have returned for this deadline. The captain Lees-Melou is also very uncertain. However, there are still some good people in this team like the scorer Ajorque (4 goals in L1), the only decisive player for his team during the previous round, the will-o'-the-wisp Del Castillo (4 goals) and the rather formidable Sima, who scored a double last month against Brest. Still away from the field, the young Mahamoud will not make the trip to the tip of Finistère.

Same case for striker Ganago who should have joined New England Revolution (MLS) at the time of this game while starting midfielder Chirivella, who is recovering from a knee injury, is in doubt. Often subject to physical problems, the offensive Kadewere could remain at the dock as has been the case for many weeks while the former number 1 goalkeeper Lafont, downgraded, could be further sidelined. On the other hand, the Nigerian Simon (4 goals and 5 assists) made his return to competition this weekend. The young striker Abline (4 goals) should be able to hold his place in this match, having scored twice against Drancy in the very previous match.

• Summary: Stade Brestois is going head to head with Nantes starting on 15 Jan 2025 at 17:30 UTC . The match is a part of the Coupe de France .
• Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji