Ligue 1: Lille expected to top Brest

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy (50186 seats)

A total of ten fixtures are played and Lille are 9 points on top of Brest. What happens today?

Insights:
  • Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Brest have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Ligue 1

Only a few days to rest for the host team, as they had a Champions League match only three days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sevilla, was also a home game here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. The away team is better rested.

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Lille form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Lille have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. Lille are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

The spoils were shared in Lille's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sevilla travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Defender Tiago Djaló got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.63/10. Djaló won 1 of 1 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Lille lost 0-1 at Clermont's place.

Lille have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.

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Brest form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Brest have produced an overall stat of 0-2-3 so far. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Brest, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Olympique Lyonnais game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Brest's last game was the home draw against Reims (1-1). Midfield player Franck Honorat was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.62/10. Honorat scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Prior to that match, the Brest manager M. Der Zakarian faced defeat when travelling to Nice and losing 1-2.

The visiting Brest have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 5 games. For Brest, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding nine meetings): Lille won six games, one match ended in a draw and Brest got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / four

Lille missing players

Brest missing players

Lille Brest
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 2 5 10
4 3 1 Won W 0 0 0
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 5
4 1 0 Lost L 2 3 5
13 6 2 Scored S 2 5 11
15 6 1 Conceded C 6 10 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 50%
20% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 40% 30%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
60% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
10% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
30% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.2 4.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4.8 4.9
4.9 5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.6 5.6
2.6 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.2 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.9 12 6 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9 10
4.6 4.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.8 4.1
28% 33% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 26% 27%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Brest's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Lille's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Brest have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Brest have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Brest have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Ligue 1
  • Brest have yet to win a game.
  • Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lille haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 10 9 0 1 24 10 5 5 0 0 14 4 5 4 0 1 10 6 14 27
2 Lens 10 5 3 2 16 11 5 2 2 1 7 5 5 3 1 1 9 6 5 18
3 Olympique Marseille 9 5 2 2 18 11 5 3 1 1 13 7 4 2 1 1 5 4 7 17
4 Nice 9 5 2 2 17 5 4 2 2 0 8 3 5 3 0 2 9 2 12 16
5 Angers SCO 10 4 4 2 15 11 5 3 1 1 9 6 5 1 3 1 6 5 4 16
6 Olympique Lyonnais 10 4 4 2 16 13 6 3 3 0 13 7 4 1 1 2 3 6 3 16
7 Rennes 10 4 3 3 15 9 5 3 1 1 10 3 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 15
8 Strasbourg 10 4 2 4 18 15 6 3 1 2 13 7 4 1 1 2 5 8 3 14
9 Nantes 10 4 2 4 14 11 5 3 0 2 7 4 5 1 2 2 7 7 3 14
10 Monaco 10 4 2 4 14 13 5 2 1 2 7 6 5 2 1 2 7 7 1 14
11 Lille 10 4 2 4 13 15 4 3 0 1 6 6 6 1 2 3 7 9 -2 14
12 Lorient 10 3 5 2 11 13 4 3 1 0 5 2 6 0 4 2 6 11 -2 14
13 Montpellier 10 3 4 3 17 16 6 3 2 1 12 8 4 0 2 2 5 8 1 13
14 Clermont 10 3 4 3 13 20 5 2 2 1 7 6 5 1 2 2 6 14 -7 13
15 Reims 10 2 5 3 11 12 4 1 2 1 6 6 6 1 3 2 5 6 -1 11
16 Troyes 10 2 3 5 9 14 5 1 2 2 5 6 5 1 1 3 4 8 -5 9
17 Bordeaux 10 1 5 4 12 21 5 0 3 2 5 8 5 1 2 2 7 13 -9 8
18 Metz 10 1 3 6 11 22 5 0 2 3 5 11 5 1 1 3 6 11 -11 6
19 Brest 10 0 5 5 11 19 5 0 3 2 6 9 5 0 2 3 5 10 -8 5
20 Saint-Étienne 10 0 4 6 9 23 5 0 3 2 4 8 5 0 1 4 5 15 -14 4

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Read more about Ligue 1

Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.