GolVolt — Lorient vs Brest: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

What's at stake

Lorient: a match for Europe

15%after a loss 29%after a win

Chances of Europe: 15% after a defeat, 29% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Last time

Last meeting, 7 February: Brest – Lorient 2:0

Referee

Jérémie Pignard: 3.3 yellow cards per match

This season in this competition: 4 matches, no red card, 2 penalties.

Streak

Brest have scored in 4 matches in a row

LWDL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 goals in those matches.

Rest

Brest: 2 more days of rest

Lorient8 Brest10

Since their last match: Lorient 8 days, Brest 10 days.

Table

3 points apart in the table

9.Lorient12 pts 13.Brest9 pts

Lorient: place 9, 12 pts · Brest: place 13, 9 pts.

Players to watch

Ligue 1, this season.

Panos Katseris

Lorient · midfielder

0goals 3assists 6.96avg rating

Last match, Le Mans: rating 6.5.

Kamory Doumbia

Brest · midfielder

4goals 1assist 7.10avg rating

Last match, Nice: rating 5.9.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Lorient at home and Brest away, as in this match.

Lorient

at home · 10

4W2D4L1.2scored per match1.1conceded per match

Brest

away · 10

2W3D5L0.8scored per match1.7conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 7 Feb 2026 · Ligue 1 Brest 2:0 Lorient Lascary 50' · Ajorque 77'

0wins

1 draw4.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Lorient (3-4-2-1, last: Angers SCO) · Brest (4-2-3-1, last: Nice).

Official around 19:45, Mon 2 Nov

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Coaches

Alexandre DujeuxLorient Julien LachuerBrest

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season

Each club's chance in its part of the table, after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

Lorient European-place chance today 23%

after a defeat: 15%
after a draw: 19%
after a win: 29%

Brest relegation risk today 11%

after a defeat: 14%
after a draw: 11%
after a win: 7%

Lorient: 15 percentage points of European-place chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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