In a mid week match on Wed Jan 11th, in week 18, Lille will travel to Brest to battle Brest in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Brest is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Avranches. Pierre Lees Melou struck first for Brest in the 74th minute, then Camblan added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Islam Slimani In the end, Avranches couldn’t muster any offence and Brest ran away with the shutout win. Brest is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while lille sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Reims. Jonathan David struck first for Lille in the 32nd minute, then in the 79th minute, Thibault De Smet sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jens Cajuste earning them at least the one point. Lille should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Brest won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Lille is glad to have Alan Virginius in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Steve Mounié has been the most effective weapon for Brest lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches
Bruno Grougi’s Brest squad will be without Irvin Cardona and Achraf Dari, while Adam Ounas is unavailable to play for Lille.