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Ligue 111/08/2026, 04:15 PM

Brest – Olympique Lyonnais2 : 0

Why the model thinks so

Brest
1.26
Total xG
2.73
Olympique Lyonnais
1.47
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorBrestOlympique Lyonnais
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean+0.55
High-scoring league (3 goals/match)+0.50+0.50
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1 goals/match)−0.23
Declining form (1 vs 1.8 season average)−0.23
Standings disadvantage (pos 11 vs 4, 7 places gap)−0.20
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (2 goals/match)+0.17
Rising form (2 vs 1.4 season average)+0.17
Defensive strength (1.6 conceded vs 1.7 league avg)−0.06
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean−0.05
Standings advantage (pos 4 vs 11, 7 places gap)+0.05
Pathé Mboup on the bench (2 goals, 1 assists)
Felix Bacher on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
Strong home record (2 vs 1.4 goals/match)
Weak away record (1 vs 1.8 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Table: Olympique Lyonnais is 4th in the league this season with 17 points, Brest is 11th with 12 points
  • Defense: Olympique Lyonnais conceded 0.78 goals per game in 9 league games this season, Brest 1.33 per game
  • Head-to-head: Olympique Lyonnais won 2 of the previous 4 meetings against Brest, with 1 draw and 1 loss

Risks

  • Home/Away: Brest scored 2 goals per game at home in the league this season, Olympique Lyonnais 0.75 per game away
  • Rest days: Olympique Lyonnais with 3 days since their last match

All probabilities

Result
Brest31%
Draw29%
Olympique Lyonnais40%
Double chance
Brest or draw60%
Olympique Lyonnais or draw69%
No draw71%
Goals
Over 1.577%
Under 1.523%
Over 2.551%
Under 2.549%
Over 3.529%
Under 3.571%
Both teams score
Yes57%
No43%

xG score

1:1
From xG 1.26 : 1.47, rounded up only from .914% probability

Other likely scores

1:2
9%
2:1
8%
0:2
7%
2:2
6%
2:0
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Brest: first goal in 7 of 9 games (78%)
  2. Brest: 8 of 12 games without conceding in H1, but only 1 over 90 minutes
  3. Brest: dropped a lead in 4 of 7 games (10 points lost)
  4. Brest: goal in the first 15 minutes in 4 of 9 games (44%)

Lineups

Brest 4-2-3-1 · Olympique Lyonnais 4-3-3

Brest
  • 1 E. Selvik
  • 70 K. Lala
  • 29 L. Tousart
  • 4 G. Lloris
  • 2 B. Locko
  • 13 J. Chotard
  • 8 H. Magnetti
  • 11 N. Edjouma
  • 23 K. Doumbia
  • 17 M. Baldé
  • 19 L. Ajorque
Olympique Lyonnais
  • 1 D. Greif
  • 13 Z. Athekame
  • 21 R. Kluivert
  • 19 M. Niakhaté
  • 3 N. Alejandro Tagliafico
  • 99 N. Teye Nartey
  • 6 T. Tessmann
  • 8 C. Tolisso
  • 26 K. Boudache
  • 18 K. Merah
  • 11 K. Nakamura
Substitutes
  • 9 P. Mboup
  • 18 J. Bourgault
  • 20 T. Zogbe
  • 6 M. Diambou
  • 21 I. Kanté
  • 30 M. Patouillet
  • 7 J. Nonge Boende
  • 10 G. Versini
  • 39 D. N´Guessan
  • 24 J. Duranville
  • 85 N. Kamara
  • 7 E. Appiah Nuamah
  • 22 C. Mata Pedro Lourenço
  • 32 A. Gomes Rodriguez
  • 40 R. Descamps
  • 16 A. Da Silva Santos
  • 2 M. Bidstrup
  • 20 F. Bacher

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