In the match of the tenth round of the French championship Brest will play at home with Nice. The meeting promises to be tense, because both teams in their ambitions correspond to the fighters for places in the European Cup. But in fact, neither of them can be in the desired zone. Brest is in tenth place, while Nice is in eighth. At the same time, they have equal points, and Strasbourg is between them with the same points. And just one point more have Lyon, Lance and Reims. All this suggests a very intense struggle in the zone on the approach to the European Cup.

Moreover, both teams are forced to atomise, playing now in Europe. Nice beat Monaco (2:1) in Ligue 1 last round, and before that lost to Ferencvaros (0:1) in the Europa League, having earlier shared points in the championship with Nantes (1:1) and PSG (1:1). It can be seen that "eagles" can give out powerful matches and beat strong opponents, but sometimes stumble. Experience and concentration are not enough for all tournaments.

The same can be said about Brest, but after a bad start, they are gradually improving their position in Ligue 1. Last round it defeated Reims away (2:1). And in the Champions League, he is doing very well. After two wins at the start, he drew with a strong Bayer (1:1), before sharing points with Rennes (1:1) in the championship and defeated Le Havre (2:0). So Brest already have five consecutive matches without defeat.

Interestingly, last season both meetings of the current rivals ended in a 0-0 draw. However, it is unlikely to expect the continuation of such a series in this championship.