Monaco travel to face Brest at Stade Francis-Le Blé on Sunday with the two teams on opposite paths, as the away side are unbeaten in eight straight while the hosts look to reverse a three-match Ligue 1 winless streak.
Monaco earned a 3-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain at home in their last league match to extend their unbeaten streak to eight (W6 D2 L0), leaving them in third place on 47 points, two points behind second-placed Olympique Marseille who currently hold a spot in the Champions League. Fourth-placed Lens are a point back of les Rouge et Blanc in the Champions League qualifiers race.
Brest are in 15th place on 20 points, just two points outside of the relegation zone with 15 matches remaining. Brest lost their last Ligue 1 match 3-0 at Stade de la Mosson against Montpellier, ending a five-match undefeated run (W1 D4 L0).
When the two sides last met in Ligue 1 action, Monaco won 1-0 at Stade Louis II in January. Aleksandr Golovin scored for les Rouge et Blanc in the 54th minute.
Wissam Ben Yedder and Breel Embolo have been the most prolific players for Monaco, scoring 14 and 12 times, respectively. Ben Yedder is tied for second in the league’s scoring charts in 2022/2023, while Embolo is tied for sixth.
Brest have been led by Jérémy Le Douaron, Steve Mounié, and Romain Del Castillo. Le Douaron is the club’s top scorer with five goals, followed by Mounié and Del Castillo with four each.
Hosts Brest have two wins, five draws, and four losses this season in 11 Ligue 1 contests at home. Les Ty’Zefs have a three-match home unbeaten streak (W1 D2 L0) dating to January 11 against Lille. Monaco have played away from Stade Louis II 11 times in the league this season, earning 24 points from 33 available (W7 D3 L1). Les Rouge et Blanc are on a five-match away unbeaten streak (W3 D2 L0). The last time they were defeated away was October 2022 against Lille.
In their last six league matches, Brest have won one, drawn four and lost one. Monaco, meanwhile, have won four and drawn two in their last six.
