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Montpellier host Brest in Ligue 1 on Sunday, with both sides not having much to play for as they approach the end of their campaign.
Montpellier are currently 8th in the league, and will need a miracle in order to qualify for the Europa League.
Michel Der Zakarian's men are six points behind fifth-placed Marseille and sixth-placed Lens, with only two games remaining this season. La Paillade have only won two of their last five games across all competitions and will look to turn things around when they take on Brest on Sunday.
Olivier Dall'Oglio's Brest side are currently 14th in the table, three points above the relegation zone.
Les Pirates will need at least a point from their last two games to all but guarantee their safety. Brest, however, are in a terrible run of form, having won only two of their last 10 league games.
With both sides in dismal runs of form, there is not much to look forward to for this clash on Sunday.
Montpellier vs Brest Head-to-Head
Montpellier have dominated the recent head-to-head record between the two sides. La Paillade are unbeaten in their last five league meetings against Brest, winning four of them.
The two sides played out a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture earlier this season
Montpellier Form Guide: W-L-L-W-D
Brest Form Guide: D-D-W-L-L
Montpellier vs Brest Team News
Montpellier
Montpellier will still be without Jonas Omlin for the game on Sunday, as the shot-stopper continues to recover from a thigh injury he picked up earlier this month.
Portuguese defender Pedro Mendes has been ruled out for the rest of the season after sustaining a cruciate ligament injury back in April
Injured: Jonas Omlin, Pedro Mendes
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Brest
Brest have no new injury issues following their loss against Nice last week. Christophe Herelle, Romain Philippoteaux and Sebastien Cibois will all miss the game on Sunday due to injury.
Midfielder Paul Lasne has been ruled out for the rest of the season after injuring his cruciate ligament last month.
Injured: Christophe Herelle, Romain Philippoteaux, Sebastien Cibois, Paul Lasne
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Montpellier vs Brest Predicted XI
Montpellier Predicted XI (3-5-2): Dimitry Bertaud; Daniel Congre, Hilton, Arnaud Souquet; Mihailo Ristic, Teji Savanier, Florent Mollet, Jordan Ferri, Junior Sambia; Andy Delort, Gaetan Laborde
Brest Predicted XI (4-4-2): Gautier Larsonneur; Romain Perraud, Jean-Kevin Duverne, Brendan Chardonnet, Ronael Pierre-Gabriel; Romain Faivre, Haris Belkebia, Jean Lucas, Franck Honorat; Gaetan Charbonnier, Steve Mounie
Montpellier vs Brest Prediction
The game could go either way because of the form that the two teams are in, but Montpellier's attacking talent should be enough to secure them the win.
We predict Michel Der Zakarian's side will narrowly win against Brest on Sunday
Prediction: Montpellier 1-0 Brest
