Ligue 1: Lille vs Brest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 7 match between Lille and Brest and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Brest go up against Lille this coming Saturday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Lille are placed twoth with 13 points after six matches. Brest occupy a position as seventh in the league on eight points.

Form: Lille vs Brest

Lille Form

Lille are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Nice by a 2-1 score, before winning 1-0 against Le Havre. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 3-0 against Arsenal. Lille only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Ligue 1 matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored six and conceded five goals.

Brest Form

Brest suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Paris Saint-Germain in a 0-1 defeat. Auxerre also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Brest were able to strike back in a 5-1 win against Angers. Brest managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Ligue 1. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in six.

Betting stats and facts 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.

Players in form: Lille vs Brest

Look no further than Ayase Ueda, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Lille in the Ligue 1, while Kamory Doumbia managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Brest in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Lille claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Brest won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing six in this series of matches. Astonishingly, Brest failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 15 matches. Lille have not lost to Brest in 10 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Lille scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Brest only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Lille will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Brest have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Lille have scored in 5 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 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Brest played across all tournaments. They scored 1.8 times on average in the process.