Brest vs Lens Live Stream & Betting Tips – Lens to Disarm the Pirates in Ligue 1
Lens are in excellent form recently, delivering strong performances and achieving almost 7.00 expected goals (xG) in their latest victories over Toulouse. Contrastingly, Brest have struggled, securing only one point from their previous four matches but remain above the relegation zone. In the head-to-head battle, Lens have a slight edge with a recent 3-1 win earlier in the season. Given Brest's current form and Lens' continued efforts in the title race against PSG, an away win for Lens seems a probable outcome.
- Lens have been extremely productive offensively in recent games
- We are backing them to beat struggling Brest on Friday
- Watch the Brest vs Lens live stream in Ligue 1
Lens had close to 7.00 xG in their two recent victories against Toulouse and I don’t see them ending this winning run against struggling Brest. Hosts are out of relegation danger and out of shape, so an away win is the best bet.
- Key Stats
- Lens Edge H2H
- Hosts in Poor Shape
- Lens Refusing to Give Up on Title Race
- Team News & Predicted Lineups
Key Stats
- Brest have lost 3 of their last 4 matches.
- Lens have won their last 4 matches against Brest.
- Lens have won 3 of their last 4 matches.
Lens Edge H2H
Lens hold a narrow 22-21 advantage over Brest in terms of victories, with 6 matches ending in draws.
Hosts in Poor Shape
Brest hit a rough patch recently, having won just one point from their last four league matches but still remain out of the relegation race, holding 12th place 12 points above the red line.
They started this match with a 4-3 thriller loss to Rennes in front of the home crowd, which was a fair outcome considering opposition had 2.95-1.31 xG and 7-4 shots on target.
Last weekend, they were involved in another dramatic encounter against Nantes, Brendan Chardonnet scoring an equalizer in the 95th minute to secure a point (1-1 FT). Even though hosts had one player sent off in the second half, they had higher xG than Brest (0.92-0.42) and more shots on target (4-2).
Lens Refusing to Give Up on Title Race
Lens are coming off a strong performance in mid-week Coupe de France action, crushing Toulouse 4-1 at home to advance to the grand finals where they allowed just one shot on target and posted 3.27 xG.
The Blood & Gold are also the most pleasant surprise package in Ligue 1, being the only team to challenge PSG in title race, entering this round as 2nd placed team with a one-point deficit from the Saints.
After starting this month with a 3-0 road loss to Lille, they returned to winning ways last Friday against Toulouse 3-2 at home, recovering from an early two-goal deficit. Lens had 3.76-0.40 xG and 78% possession in this victory.
Team News & Predicted Lineups
Brest (4-2-3-1) Gregoire Coudert; Luck Zogbe, Brendan Chardonnet, Soumaila Coulibaly, Daouda Guindo; Joris Chotard, Hugo Magnetti; Romain Del Castillo, Junior Dina Ebimbe, Remy Labeau; Ludovic Ajorque
Mama Balde is confirmed to miss this match due to a thigh injury, while Kamory Doumbia is out with a groin problem. Bradley Locko is nearing a return from his hamstring injury.
Lens (3-4-2-1) Robin Risser; Ismaelo Ganiou, Samson Baidoo, Malang Sarr; Saud Abdulhamid, Bulatovic, Adrien Thomasson, Matthieu Udol; Florian Thauvin, Wesley Said; Odsonne Edouard
Kyllian Antonio and Regis Gurtner won't travel to Brest due to injuries, while Jonathan Gradit and Nidal Celik are going to be assessed before kick off.
Kyllian Antonio and Regis Gurtner won't travel to Brest due to injuries, while Jonathan Gradit and Nidal Celik are going to be assessed before kick off.
Verdict
Brest won just one point from their last four contests, barely avoiding a loss to Nantes last weekend despite having one-man advantage. Lens are in great shape and already beat the Pirates 3-1 earlier this season, so an away win is the best bet.
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