US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole
- QRM are just above the relegation zone with 9pts from 15 games before the winter break.
- Fabien Valéri has taken over the helm at QRM, tightening up defensively, instilling a never-say-die attitude in his players and deploying versatile players to mix up formations as he tries to save the club from the drop.
- His side come into the second half of the 2025-2026 campaign looking like a much more structured side with players willing to work together to press as a unit.
- But they haven’t got enough points on the board yet and will need to win this game to climb out of the bottom three.
- QRM have lost their last five National matches, scoring one goal and conceding nine.
Stade Briochin
- Briochin are just behind on seven, desperately needing a survival push.
- Guillaume Allanou’s men went out to PSG in the Coupe de France in a high-profile game that will have raised the club’s profile, but they were in poor form in the league prior to the winter break.
- The architect of Stade Briochin’s club has always been a pragmatic manager, favouring a tough, physical style of play based around organised defensive blocks and disciplined wing-backs operating in a 3-5-2 or 4-4-2 system.
- He has kept his men combative and structured through a difficult period, but some defensive frailties have cost them points in their battle to survive.
- Briochin have lost three and drawn two of their last five in the National, conceding 12.
Head-to-Head
QRM won the last home match-up 2-1 and drew 1-1 away in their last two National meetings with Stade Briochin, with an aggregate score of 5-3 in their favour.
Key Players
- Achille Anani is QRM’s main attacking threat and the most likely way through for them on Friday.
- Charles-André Raux Yao is Briochin’s top scorer, but the team has not clicked as a whole in the final third.
- Artur Zakharyan and Stan Janno have been the chief playmakers and will be relied upon to unlock the game.
- Rayan Mandengue, Kapo Sylva and Natanaël Bouekou are available for QRM.
- Bouekou and Jordan Leborgne will be the central defensive midfielders for QRM and will provide the creativity that the hosts will need to break down the opposition.
Betting Insights
- QRM are the only favourites in this fixture at 2.26.
- Briochin are priced at 3.05 and the draw is 3.04.
- With both teams in poor scoring form, short odds on under 2.5 goals at 1.6 look attractive because this contest is likely to be tight and tense.
Prediction
- QRM can edge a tight game.
- Expect a tense, low-scoring affair with under 2.5 goals the likeliest outcome.
