In the fifth round of the French championship, Brest will host Nice. The hosts have had a terrible start to the season. They only put up a fight against Lille in their opening match, drawing 3:3. However, they lost the next three matches, conceding quite a few goals. They were defeated by Toulouse (0:2), Lens (1:3), and Paris (1:2). Only Lorient has conceded more goals than Brest since the start of the championship – 12 goals compared to Brest's 10. Brest has always had a less than strong defense but they compensated for it with a powerful and aggressive attack with strong character. Now, there are failures in this component as well. Although five goals scored is on par with the top five teams, the problem lies more in the weak defense.

Nice is among those who have scored five goals in four rounds. But they have conceded just as many. Therefore, they find themselves in the middle of the league table. They lost to Toulouse at the start (0:1), then defeated Auxerre (3:1), lost to Le Havre (1:3), and in their last match managed to win against Nantes (1:0). Nice shows very unstable results, although they have solid resources and good potential. On paper, this team should definitely be aiming for spots in European competitions. Such ambitions are also held by the club's management. Therefore, in this match, both teams will find themselves in a pressured situation and will have to fight with all their might.

Last season, Nice won both meetings. The first leg followed the trend of previous encounters, with few goals scored. At that time, the "Eagles" won 1:0. In the second leg, they exploded and won 6:0.