Prediction for match Lyon — Brest, 18.01.2026

Match Analysis: Lyon vs Brest

In Ligue 1, Lyon will face Brest on January 18. According to the 1X2 odds, Lyon is the favorite: a win for Lyon is priced at 1.68, with a 58.68% chance of winning. A draw is at 4.22 (23.36%), while Brest's victory is at 5.49 with a 17.96% probability. Among the goal totals, the odds are: over 2.5 goals at 1.83, under 2.5 goals at 2.14. Both teams to score: yes - 1.75, no - 1.98. For individual team totals, Lyon is given over 1.5 at 1.70, and Brest over 0.5 at 1.51. Double chance options: 1X - 1.18, X2 - 2.33, 12 - 1.27. First half over 1.5 goals is at 2.63, second half over 1.5 goals at 2.00.

Team Results and Statistics

Lyon has won their last three matches: January 11, Lille vs Lyon 1-2; January 3, Monaco vs Lyon 1-3; December 14, Lyon vs Le Havre 1-0. Brest has won two of their last three: January 4, Brest vs Auxerre 2-0; December 19, Avranches vs Brest 6-5; December 13, Rennes vs Brest 3-1. In their last head-to-head on November 2, 2025, Brest and Lyon drew 0-0. Over the last five matches, Lyon has 55% possession, 2.2 yellow cards, 13.8 fouls, and 0.8 offsides per game. Brest's stats show 45% possession, 2.8 yellows, 16.6 fouls, and 1.4 offsides.

Goals by Match Statistics

Both teams show similar scoring stats: an average of 2.4 total goals over five matches. Lyon scores an average of 1.6 and concedes 0.8, while Brest scores 1.4 and concedes 1. Lyon covered over 2.5 goals in 3 of 5 matches, Brest in 2 of 5. In the first half, over 1.5 goals occurred 3 times for Lyon and 2 for Brest, while in the second half, both teams did so once in 5 matches. Lyon frequently scores in the 0-15 and 31-45 minute intervals (33% each), Brest in the 16-30 minute interval (50%). Lyon concedes most often at the end of the first half (31-45 minutes, 43%), while Brest spreads their conceded goals across four intervals: 0-15, 31-45, 46-60, and 76-90 minutes (25% each). Considering both teams regularly score and concede, and Lyon's over 2.5 goals in 3 out of 5 matches, Brest in 2 out of 5, a high-scoring match is expected. The main prediction is over 2.5 goals at 1.83.

Corners: Numbers and Possible Bets

Lyon averages 4.6 corners over 5 matches, Brest 4.2. For over 9.5 corners, Lyon had no matches (0 out of 5), Brest had 3 out of 5. The odds for total corners closest to the average (8.8) is over 8.5 at 1.54, under 8.5 at 2.38. Lyon is favored in corners with odds of 1.42. Given both teams average 4-5 corners, a bet on over 8.5 corners seems justified, but Lyon did not have over 9.5 corners. A bet on Lyon to win on corners is also worth considering. For yellow cards, Lyon averages 2.2, Brest 2.8 per game, which might be interesting for total card bets.