Brest – Lens : The Blood and Gold head to Brittany with the title on their minds 
On Friday night, Stade Francis-Le Ble stages a game that could matter a lot in the title race. Brest host Lens in a clash with very different stakes. For the visitors, it is about staying within touching distance of first place after their latest win, while the home side are looking for a bit of consistency to finish the season with some pride. Between a title contender and a Breton side that is never easy to shift on home soil, this one should be properly competitive.
Brest are desperate to stop the slide 
Safety is already wrapped up for the Breton club, but the past few weeks have not been much fun. Brest have gone four matches without a win and are struggling to find the cutting edge they showed earlier in the year. Eric Roy’s side come in off a frustrating draw with Nantes and know they will have to raise their level against one of the big beasts of the division. Even so, Brest remain a tough team to face at home, where most of their wins this season have come.
The aim for Brest is simple: avoid a second straight defeat in front of their own fans. The defence will need to be sharp, especially with the team having had issues against top-three opposition at times. To get something out of this, Brest need the same collective bite that has made them so awkward to play against. The home crowd in Finistere will be expecting a reaction, and a bit of backbone, as they look to shake up the order on Friday.
Lens believe the trophy is there for the taking 
At the other end, the mood is flying after last weekend’s mad finish. By turning the game around against Toulouse, Lens have pulled themselves to within a point of the summit. Pierre Sage and his players know they cannot afford many more slips if they want to snatch the crown from Paris Saint-Germain. Lens have not always been the steadiest away from home, but their numbers on the road start to look serious once the attack gets them two goals or more.
Historically, Lens have done very well in recent trips to Brittany, winning their last four visits to Stade Francis-Le Ble. The northern club will be banking on that record as they chase three points and pile the pressure on the teams above them. For Lens, the key is to keep the same edge they showed after the break in their last match. Another win would go a long way to proving they are genuine title challengers right to the end.
Expected lineups
Brest : Coudert ; Zogbe, Chardonnet, Coulibaly, Guindo ; Chotard, Magnetti ; Del Castillo, Ebimbe, Labeau ; Ajorqie
Lens : Risser ; Ganiou, Baidoo, Sarr ; Abdulhamid, Bulatovic, Thomasson, Udol ; Thauvin, Said ; Edouard
Football prediction Brest vs Lens
Lens to win
This Brest v Lens clash looks set to tilt towards the visitors given the stakes and the current form.
While the home side are tailing off as the season reaches its business end, the northern outfit are driven by the chance of a historic title. Lens’s attacking punch and sheer hunger should eventually tell against a Breton back line that has shown signs of tiring recently. It should be tight, but the need for points in the title chase ought to see the Blood and Gold leave with the win.
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