We have a full round of fixtures to enjoy in the French Ligue 1 on the 28th of December, including the meeting between Stade Brestois 29 and Olympique Lyonnais.
The match will be played at the Stade Francis-Le Blé and the hosts begin this round of games in 16th place on 13 points while the visitors are in 8th place on 21 points.
Stade Brestois 29 come into the match on the back of a 2-1 home victory over Troyes in Ligue 1 prior to the World Cup break.
Stade Brestois 29 opened the scoring from the penalty spot shortly after half time but Troyes equalised 5 minutes later with a penalty of their own. The referee was busy as Stade Brestois 29 were awarded another penalty which was converted in the 77th minute to win the game.
That was only the second win in 12 Ligue 1 fixtures for Stade Brestois 29. They defeated Clermont 3-1 away in October but in those 12 games there have been defeats to Montpellier, Ajaccio, and Lorient at home plus Rennes, PSG, Nantes, and Nice away.
Trends show Stade Brestois 29 have won just 3 of their last 18 league games. They have recorded just 1 win in their last 9 Ligue 1 matches on home soil and have seen under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 7 home league games.
Olympique Lyonnais travel to the Stade Francis-Le Blé having previously been held to a 1-1 draw at home by Nice. It was the away team who opened the scoring in the 38th minute but Olympique Lyonnais equalised 1 minute from time with a penalty.
Olympique Lyonnais have been struggling to win games in Ligue 1 and they have recorded only 2 wins from their 10 most recent league fixtures.
They are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 Ligue 1 fixtures and there have been wins over Montpellier away and Lille at home.
However, away form in Ligue 1 shows Olympique Lyonnais have lost 5 of their last 6 away matches. The defeats have come at Lorient, Monaco, Lens, Rennes, and Marseille.
In terms of the head-to-head encounters with Stade Brestois 29, Olympique Lyonnais have not been beaten in 10 of their 11 most recent clashes and both teams have scored in each of their last 6 games at the Stade Francis-Le Blé.
Looking ahead to the team news and Stade Brestois 29 could be without defender Jere Uronen, who has a muscle problem. Every other player should be available for the hosts.
Olympique Lyonnais also have just the one injury concern with defender Jérome Boateng missing out due to a knee injury.
This is a tough match to call, with neither team presenting a good case to win the match. Therefore, we expect this one to end level, with both teams scoring and under 2.5 goals. That means we a predicting a correct score of 1-1.