Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 14 match between Lille and Brest and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Brest could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Lille this coming Friday. Their current position in the Ligue 1 standings naturally favours Lille, but Brest won’t be short on motivation.
Ranked as number 4 in the Ligue 1 standings, Lille, have so far collected 23 points this season, while Brest collected 16 points. This puts them up as number 11 after 13 rounds.
Form: Lille vs Brest
Lille Form
In their last three matches, Lille won 1-0 and 1-2 against first Rennes then Bologna, before drawing 2-2 against Montpellier. Lille won three of their previous six matches at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the Ligue 1. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring ten goals to eight against.
Brest Form
Brest suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Monaco in a 3-2 defeat. Barcelona also proved too hard to handle as they won 3-0, before Brest were able to strike back in a 3-1 win against Strasbourg. Brest managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 15 time and letting in six.
Betting stats and facts for Lille and Brest
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lille and Brest. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lille home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Lille matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Lille home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Lille matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 9 Brest away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Brest away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Brest matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Brest have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Brest matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 3.5
In-form players: Lille vs Brest
Romain Del Castillo shows decent form right now for Brest, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Lille, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Jonathan David also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.
Betting markets: Lille vs Brest
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy across all tournaments Lille won six times, drew three and lost one times. Brest claimed three wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Lille have gone through an impressive 9 games now without losing even once. Brest conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Lille have not lost to Brest in 8 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Lille scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Brest scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Lille probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Friday, as Brest managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Lille have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Brest.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lille, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Brest, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game. Brest conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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