Lille vs Brest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th February 2023

Lille enjoy home advantage, when visitors Brest swing by on Friday for a Ligue 1 clash.

Placed six in the table Lille have amassed 41 points after 24 matches. On 20 points, Brest rank 16 with 24 matches played this season.

Aiming for a place inside the top six, Lille need to strut their stuff against Brest this coming Friday. The latter might not look like a team currently possessing the qualities to stop the home side from claiming a win, but they will be eager to spring a surprise.

Lille presents an average of just 1.7 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 17times, while also conceding eight. This amounts to an average of 0.8 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in five matches.

Brest scored 11 goals, conceded 13 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

It finished 0-0 when Lille last played Brest and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 4/1.

Lille vs Brest Prediction

Lille Form

Lille have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Lyon, before claiming 3 points in a 2-0 win against Strasbourg. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 4-3 defeat at the hands of PSG. Lille won three of their previous six matches at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the Ligue 1. They drew three and suffered zero defeats, scoring ten goals to three against.

Brest Form

In their previous three games, Brest drew 1-1 with Lens, then lost 3-0 against Montpellier and 1-2 against Monaco. Brest claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by seven goals to four.

Bookmakers have Lille down as rather big favourites for the win against Brest. While it might prove a bit more troublesome than odds suggest, we find it equally tempting to side with the hosts.

Lille scored 26 goals and conceded six in their last 12 games against teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. They collected 30 points and nine victories. Brest won zero matches and picked up five points from their last 13 encounters with teams in the top half of the Ligue 1. They scored nine goals and conceded 19. Lille have a record of 12 wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Brest enjoy a record of four wins, eight draws and 12 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Lille vs Brest Team News

Lille could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Brest.

Jose Fonte, Jonathan Bamba and Gabriel Gudmundsson nurses various injuries and won't take part for Lille against Brest at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Lille vs Brest H2H

Lille and Brest had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 4/1. Lille enter the match against Brest with a 4-3-3 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Lille vs Brest Results

Recent meetings between Lille and visiting side Brest might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 6/5 with the bookies.

Lille vs Brest Betting Tips

Lille against Brest is also a battle between Jonathan David and Jeremy Le Douaron with both in decent form. The former scored five while the latter has three Ligue 1 goals in their last six games respectively.

Lille claimed seven wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing three of the games. They suffered defeat in zero of these outings. Brest won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six. Lille put five wins on the board in their last 10 Ligue 1 matches. Their visitors from Brest claimed all three points in two of their previous 10 league matches.

Less than 2.5 goals came out three times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Lille managed an average of one goal, with Brest averaging one goal. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Lille’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Brest, who managed to score one time in those matches.