Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lyon and Brest who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Brest go up against Lyon on Sunday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Groupama Stadium.
Lyon approach round 24 as number 6 in the Ligue 1 table with 36 points on their account so far. With 23 rounds behind them, Brest have amassed 33 points, placing them as number 9 in the standings.
Team form: Lyon vs Brest
Lyon Form
In their last three matches, Lyon beat Reims by 4-0 and Montpellier by 1-4, before losing against Paris Saint-Germain by 2-3. Lyon claimed four wins in their last six Ligue 1 matches at the Groupama Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded four and scored 12 goals.
Brest Form
Brest were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 7-0 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain before drawing 0-0 with Strasbourg. They were defeated once again, when Dunkerque ran out 2-3 winners. Brest won three of a possible six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored six while also conceding six times.
Betting stats and facts for Lyon and Brest
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Lyon and Brest played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 Lyon matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 4 Lyon matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 4 Lyon matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Lyon matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Lyon matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Brest away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Brest away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Brest matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Brest away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Brest matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Lyon vs Brest
Ludovic Ajorque look like great value to find the back of the net on Sunday, having hit the target five times in recent Ligue 1 matches for Brest. His total for the season says ten goals scored in this Ligue 1 campaign. With four goals lately for Lyon in the Ligue 1, Corentin Tolisso is also a player worth mentioning.
Popular markets: Lyon vs Brest
Full-time result
Lyon claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Brest won five of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost four of the games in this run. Lyon have not lost to Brest in 8 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Lyon scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Brest scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Lyon scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in four of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Lyon’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Brest, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game. Lyon’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals.
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