Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Lille and Brest who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Despite a rather curious form recently, Lille have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 22 of the Ligue 1 season. They meet Brest on Saturday at the Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.
Lille approach round 22 as number 5 in the Ligue 1 table with 33 points on their account so far. With 21 rounds behind them, Brest have amassed 26 points, placing them as number 12 in the standings.
Team form: Lille vs Brest
Lille Form
In the last three outings, Lille beat Freiburg by 1-0, lost 1-0 against Lyon, before drawing 0-0 with Metz. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Lille but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Ligue 1 matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 13 goals while conceding nine.
Brest Form
In their past three matches, Brest lost 0-2 against Toulouse, drew 2-2 with Nice and won 2-0 against Lorient. Brest only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to six.
Betting stats for Lille and Brest
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lille and Brest. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 11 of the last 13 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Lille have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Lille have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 Brest away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Brest away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Brest away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Brest have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Brest matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Lille vs Brest
Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Benjamin Andre will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Brest hope Ludovic Ajorque can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.
Popular betting markets: Lille vs Brest
Full-time result
Lille claimed six wins in their previous 10 matches at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy across all tournaments. They lost four as well, while visitors Brest won two of their last 10 away matches. They drew three and lost five. Lille have beaten Brest in 3 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Lille scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Brest got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Brest played. Lille managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Brest were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Lille have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Brest.
Total goals
Lille saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Brest, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.
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