PREVIEW | Brest vs Rennes - team news, lineups, predictions

Brest and Rennes face off this Saturday at the Stade Francis-Le Blé in Ligue 1.

Brest have picked up 36 points and currently lie in 11th position. Last time out, Éric Roy's team slipped to a 3-0 defeat against Auxerre (Ligue 1 2025/26).

Rennes currently have 44 points and lie in 7th position. In their last outing, Franck Haise's team drew 0-0 against Metz (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Rennes winning 3-1.

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Brest

Rennes

• Jérémy Jacquet - Shoulder Injury
• Przemyslaw Frankowski - Yellow Card Suspension

Last starting XIs

Brest ( vs Auxerre 2026-03-21): Grégoire Coudert, Kenny Lala, Junior Diaz, Soumaïla Coulibaly, Daouda Guindo, Joris Chotard, Hugo Magnetti, Romain Del Castillo, Lucas Tousart, Dina Ebimbe, Rémy Labeau-Lascary

Rennes ( vs Metz 2026-03-22): Brice Samba, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Anthony Rouault, Lilian Brassier, Quentin Merlin, Sebastian Szymanski, Valentin Rongier, Mahdi Camara, Ludovic Blas, Estéban Lepaul, Arnaud Nordin

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MANAGERS

• Éric Roy has faced Franck Haise on seven occasions, recording two wins, one draw and four defeats
• Franck Haise has faced Brest on 12 occasions, recording six wins, two draws and four defeats
• Éric Roy has faced Rennes on eight occasions, recording two wins, two draws and four defeats

TEAMS

• Away from home, Rennes currently have one draw in their last 11 matches.
• Away from home, Rennes are on a run of three consecutive matches scoring goals.
• Away from home, Rennes are on a run of two consecutive matches without defeat.
• Away from home, Rennes are on a run of two consecutive wins.
• Rennes currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
• Rennes are coming off two consecutive matches without a win.
• At home, Brest currently have one defeat in their last eight matches.
• At home, Brest are on a run of three consecutive matches scoring goals.
• At home, Brest are on a run of three consecutive matches without defeat.
• At home, Brest are on a run of three consecutive wins.
• Brest are coming off two consecutive matches without a win.
• Brest are coming off two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Brest and Rennes have already faced each other 39 times, with Rennes having the advantage: 16 wins, compared with nine Brest victories.
• At Stade Francis-Le Blé, Rennes have the edge in their head-to-heads with Brest: seven wins in 18 matches. Brest have four victories.
• In the French league, the two teams have met 27 times, with seven Brest wins, ten draws and ten Rennes wins.