17th October LILLE - BREST

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• This is priced as a comfortable favourite. Lille is the shortest price on a book of 1.85 / 3.75 / 4 (1 / X / 2), an implied 51.1%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 51.1% / 25.2% / 23.6% on an overround of 5.7%.

• In the league table Lille sit 2nd on 13 points (4W 1D 1L) with Brest 7th on 8 points (2W 2D 2L).

• Lille read L-W-L-W-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 0D 3L) — patchy.

• Brest read W-L-L-W-D-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 2D 2L) — patchy.

• Head to head the record reads 1-2-1 — Lille wins, draws, then Brest wins. Their last meeting finished Lille - Brest: 1-1.

• Lille team news: Tiago Santos will not feature for Lille after sustaining a torn ACL and meniscus damage in his right knee during the previous weekend's match.

• Lille team news: Hamza Igamane remains sidelined with a torn ACL and is unlikely to return until December, while Ethan Mbappe is also out with an ankle sprain.

• Brest team news: Raphael Le Guen will be absent for Brest after undergoing surgery on a fractured fibula, which will keep him out for an extended period.

• Brest team news: Brendan Chardonnet (calf) has yet to resume training and will miss out, while Giovani Versini is a doubt due to a calf issue.

• Lille are without 4 — Tiago Santos (Out - injured), Hamza Igamane (Out - injured), Ethan Mbappé (Out - injured), Ayase Ueda (Doubtful - injured).

• Brest are without 3 — Raphaël Le Guen (Out - injured), Brendan Chardonnet (Out - injured), Giovani Versini (Doubtful - injured).

• Early lineups are in: Lille set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

• Lille lean hardest on Nabil Bentaleb (7.5), Romain Perraud (7.5), Berke Özer (7.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Tiago Santos is out for Lille — index 6.7, against 9.1 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

• Ayase Ueda is out for Lille — index 7.6, against 7.2 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

• Brest lean hardest on Kenny Lala (6.9), Gautier Lloris (6.9), Ludovic Ajorque (6.9) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Raphael Le Guen is out for Brest — index 6.5, against 9.1 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

• Giovani Versini is out for Brest — index 7.6, against 9.1 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

• The projected score for this one is Lille 2 - 1 Brest, a home win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.

• The read: Lille at 1.85 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 16th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.