Match Report
Before the match
Brest's previous five results comprised two wins, one draw and two defeats. Their goal totals were 9 scored and 6 conceded. Lille were their latest opponents, away on 17 October: a 1-1 draw; their biggest win in that spell was 5-1 at home to Angers SCO on 10 October.
Against Lille in Ligue 1, Brest scored one and conceded one on 17 October; the away from home result was 1-1. Brest's at home game on 10 October (Ligue 1) ended 5-1 against Angers SCO, with five goals for and one against. On 20 September, Auxerre faced Brest in Ligue 1: Brest lost 1-2 away from home, having scored one and conceded two. Ligue 1, 13 September brought a home meeting with PSG; Brest lost 0-1, a return of zero goals scored and one conceded. Brest visited Le Havre on 5 September (Ligue 1) and won 2-1; their goals totalled two, compared with one conceded.
Before kickoff, Ligue 1's results-based standings placed Brest 10th after seven matches and nine points.
Nice came into the game with two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring six goals and conceding six. On 18 October, Nice recorded a 2-1 defeat visiting Olympique Lyon.
Ligue 1, 18 October brought an away meeting with Olympique Lyon; Nice lost 1-2, a return of one goal scored and two conceded. Nice hosted Strasbourg on 11 October (Ligue 1) and won 2-1; their goals totalled two, compared with one conceded. Lille travelled to face Nice (Ligue 1) on 20 September. For Nice, the score was 2-1: two goals scored, one allowed. 0-1 was Nice's result against Auxerre on 12 September (Ligue 1), playing away from home; Nice lost, with zero scored to one conceded. The 5 September fixture (Ligue 1) paired Nice with Le Mans. Nice drew 1-1 at home, netting one goal while conceding one.
Nice stood 13th in the results-based Ligue 1 table before kickoff, with eight points from seven matches.
Earlier results between these sides included a 2-2 draw at Nice on 1 February and a 4-1 home win for Brest on 20 September 2025.
After the match
Nice edged past Brest 2-1 on 23 October 2026. Ludovic Ajorque opened the scoring inside the first 15 minutes for Brest to make it 1-0. Sepe Elye Wahi levelled it 61 minutes into the game for Nice, set up by Mohammed Amoura, to make it 1-1. Sofiane Diop put Nice in front late on, in the 83rd minute, set up by Sepe Elye Wahi, to make it 2-1. 9 players were booked, among them Hamza Koutoune (58'), Kamory Doumbia (62'), Ludovic Ajorque (64'), Sepe Elye Wahi (68'), Bradley Locko (71') and Yehvann Diouf (85'). On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Nice only a 27.2% chance in this pairing, less than one in three. The card tally for Brest was three yellow cards. five changes were recorded for Brest. Nice picked up six yellow cards. The substitution total for Nice was four. Hamza Koutoune, on in the 54th minute, was booked. Sofiane Diop entered for Nice at 63 minutes and later scored in minute 83. After coming on for Nice in minute 76, Isak Jansson was booked. one change of leader occurred in the scoring sequence. Nice turned a deficit into victory.