In the match of the 14th round of the French championship Lille will play with Brest at home. Both teams this season represent Ligue 1 in the Champions League and look very decent there. What few expected from them. This is especially true for modest Brest. In the championship, by the way, it is not so impressive, occupying only 11th place. In the previous round, it beat Strasbourg (3:1), slightly improving its position. It was preceded by three consecutive away defeats with three goals conceded on each occasion: 0:3 at the hands of Barcelona in the Champions League, 2:3 at the hands of Monaco in Ligue 1 and 1:3 at the hands of Montpellier. A little bit earlier there was a 2:1 away win over Sparta Prague. So Brest is showing very cheerful results with a variety of outcomes. Interestingly, Brest have not conceded away only once in all these tournaments this season. But also scores away very regularly.

Therefore, Lille should be wary. In addition, the "dogs" in principle are not too attentive lately. They have not lost for 13 matches in all tournaments, which is worthy of respect. However, they miss the advantage and allow draws to happen often. Last round, for example, they failed to beat Montpellier (2:2), although before that in the Champions League they coped with Bologna (2:1) and in the championship with Rennes (1:0). This was preceded by draws with Nice (2:2) and Juventus (1:1). Overall, Lille's defence is still lacking something, although overall the game looks very organised. There's a reason why they are fourth in Ligue 1, just three points behind Marseille and Monaco.

Last season, Lille beat Brest 1-0 at home and drew 1-1 away.