Stade Brest vs Olympique Lyon Prediction: Lyon’s nightmares are far from over

Stade Brest and Lyon are going against each other in round 6 of the Ligue 1 season. Both these teams have had different starts to the league campaign. Brest have had the better start, winning 3 of the 5 matches they played, while Lyon have failed to win any of the 5 matches they have played.

Stade Brest will be looking for another win after they won against Stade Reims away from home in the last match. And Lyon played a goalless draw at home against newly promoted side; Le Havre.

Stade Brest are feeling confident of pulling off another win in this match considering the fact that they are in better form than the visitors and the visitors are currently struggling.

Brest have recorded 3 wins in 5 matches so far this season, playing 1 draw and losing 1 game. They defeated RC Lens on opening day, then beat Le Havre before slumping to a 2-0 defeat against Olympique Marseille. Then they played a goalless draw against Stade Rennes before beating Stade Reims in their last match. Of the 5 matches played, 2 of them were at home and Brest got a win and a draw in both games.

Brest faced Reims in their last match and came out with a 2-1 victory at full time. They fell behind to the opening goal from Amir Richardson in the 19th minute. In the 50th minute they equalized through Mahdi Camara and then Pierre Lees Melou doubled their lead in the 56th minute. They went on to win the game 2-1 at the end of 90 minutes.

After 5 matches, Stade Brest are 2nd on the table, with 10 points and a goal difference of 1.

• 8/10 of their matches ended with less than 4.5 cards.
• 4/5 of their matches ended with more than 10.5 corners.

Lyon have had a disappointing start to the season and drastic decisions may need to be taken to turn things around for this team. Lyon have lost 3 and drawn 2 matches this season and their search for a win continues. They got off to a defeat against Strasbourg on opening day, then they lost against Montpellier in the next game. Then they played a goalless draw against Nice before losing against PSG. And in their last match they drew 0-0 against Le Havre. Of the 5 games played so far, Lyon played 2 matches away from home. And they lost one and drew the other.

Their last match against Le Havre ended in a goalless draw. According to statistics, Lyon had 58% possession, 7 shots on target and 6 corner kicks.

Olympique Lyon are ranked 16th with 2 points from 5 matches and a goal difference of -7.

• Lyon have not won their last 9 matches.
• Lyon conceded first in 8/10 matches.
• 8/10 of their matches ended with less than 4.5 cards.
• 5/5 matches ended with less than 10.5 corners.

Stade Brest and Olympique Lyon have played against each other 14 times in the past. Lyon won 6 times, while Brest won once and they played a draw 8 times.

• 6/8 matches ended with more than 2.5 goals
• Both teams scored in 8/9 matches.
• 6/6 matches ended with less than 4.5 cards.
• 5/6 matches ended with more than 10.5 corners.

According to Analysis, Stade Brest have scored 7 goals and conceded 6 goals in the Ligue 1. They average 1.4 goals per game and their conversion rate is 9%, while conceding an average of 1.2 goals per game and they have 1 clean sheet. They also average 6.8 corners per game.

According to Analysis, Olympique Lyon have scored 3 goals and conceded 10 goals in the Ligue 1. They average 0.6 goals per game and their conversion rate is 4%, while conceding an average of 2.0 goals per game and they have 2 clean sheets. They also average 5.0 corners per game.

• Over 8 Corners at 1.66 Odds
• Over 2 Goals at 1.714 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.64 Odds