Lorient vs Brest tips and predictions

Hosts to struggle

There are 21 points separating the two Ligue 1 clubs as 15th place Lorient get set to host second place Brest.

It might not be straightforward but Brest are tipped to put on a decent display here. It might not be a goal-fest but the visitors can take home the bacon.

This is far from a foregone conclusion. The feeling is that the hosts are worth opposing. Lorient have been all over the shop in terms of providing betting value. They've lost 5 of their last 7 games at home. They will need to tighten up their defence. They conceded three or more goals in 4 of their last 10 home matches which is a stat that will be music to the ears of supporters of the visiting side.

However you dissect the data, it looks like a good game and the data points to another away win. Brest have been victorious in 11 of their last 18 matches. Their decent results have been characterised by how clinical they've been in front of goal. They've scored at least once in 16 of their last 18 games and if there is any overconfidence in the hosts' ranks, the visitors can impress their advantages here. They've been keeping things tidy at the back. Conceding an average of 0.6 goals across their latest 18 games has been impressive.

Away from the match winner market there's a pretty low rated backup bet in the BTTS market with the Yes option.