AP Sports Preview: Stade Rennais FC 1901 2 vs. Brest

RENNES, France (Interstat) — Stade Rennais FC 1901 2 hosts Brest on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in a National 3 match that pits a Ligue 1 side against a reserve team.

Brest, coming off a 3-3 draw with Racing Club de Lens on Friday, enters the contest with an 82.80 percent win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system. The simulator projects a 1-1 final score.

The visitors have been inconsistent this season. After the Lens draw, Brest defeated Guingamp 1-0 on April 11, then lost 4-3 to Rennes’ first team on April 4. Other results include a scoreless draw at AS Vitre (March 28), a 3-0 loss at Auxerre (March 21), and a 2-0 loss at AS Monaco (March 14). A 2-0 win at home over Le Havre on March 8 was followed by a 2-0 defeat to AF Virois on March 7. Brest also beat FC Metz 1-0 on March 1, drew 1-1 at PD Ergue-Gaberic on Feb. 21, and won 2-0 at home over Marseille on Feb. 20.

Stade Rennais FC 1901 2, the reserve side of Stade Rennais FC, most recently drew 1-1 at AS Vitre on April 18. Earlier, they thrashed US Fougeres Football 4-0 at home on April 11, drew 0-0 at Vannes OC on March 28, and tied GSI Pontivy 1-1 on March 7. Losses include a 4-3 defeat at US Alencon on Feb. 28, a 1-1 draw at Saint-Pierre Milizac on Feb. 21, and a 1-1 tie with OC Cesson on Feb. 14. They fell 2-1 at home to Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 on Jan. 17, then beat Vannes OC 2-0 on Nov. 22, 2025, and AF Virois 2-0 on Nov. 8, 2025. A 1-1 draw with PD Ergue-Gaberic on Nov. 1, 2025, rounds out the run.

Brest’s busy schedule continues with Ligue 1 matches: at Paris FC on May 3, at PSG on May 10, and home against Angers on May 17.

Kickoff is set for Saturday at a venue to be announced.