Lille v Brestois

Lille vs Brest Preview

The French top flight action continues in Ligue 1 on Sunday afternoon with this top seven clash between seventh placed Lille and fourth placed Brest at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy with both teams keen to push their claims for a possible top three spot with Lille seeking to extend their unbeaten run to three games while Brest will want to build upon their five-game unbeaten sequence here.

Lille headed into the recent international break with a solid point earned on the road at Lens courtesy of a 1-1 draw and this result followed a previous 2-0 win on their travels at newly promoted Le Havre, so the hosts will be in confident mood when they return to their home surroundings for this Sunday's clash.

Lille have picked up important wins against Nantes, Montpellier and Le Havre so far this season while the bigger picture shows that the hosts have been dealt just the two defeats out of their last 12 league matches in Ligue 1, picking up five wins and being involved in no fewer than five draws as well.

The goals market also looks worth a visit here as eight of Lille's last 12 games in the French top flight have resulted in both teams scoring (66%).

Brest occupy fifth place in the Ligue 1 standings thanks to just one defeat in their opening eight matches of this new domestic top flight season which came in the form of a 2-0 defeat away from home at Marseille but four wins and three draws have helped the visitors into the upper echelons of the division.

Brest have collected wins against Lens, Le Havre, Reims and Lyon respectively and the visitors have also been a tough unit to beat in recent times as they have been handed just three defeats in their previous 19 league matches and includes picking up 10 wins in the process.

Goals also look set to feature for both sides here this Sunday as six of Brest's last 10 league matches overall have resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net and as Brest have actually managed to collect only four wins from their last 16 outings on the road, the goals market is perhaps the safest option for this upcoming clash at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Lille v Brest Verdict

Lille and Brest have put together fairly solid looking results in recent times in Ligue 1 with neither side being an easy side to play against as previously aforementioned in the preview above.

Both teams do look likely to score here on Sunday afternoon but this could also be a pretty closely fought affair between two sides with only three points separating them in the upper echelons of the Ligue 1 table, so both teams to score here looks likely.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.50

Correct score: 1-1 @ 6.50