FT · France: Ligue 1 · Saturday, 17 October 2026

Lille 1–1 BrestMatch recap & how our call landed · Saturday, 17 October 2026

Lille
1–1
Draw
Brest

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Lille or draw at 75%. Bawler had Lille at 50%, the draw at 25% and Brest at 25%. The match finished 1–1.

Pre-match probability vs result

Lille win
50%
Draw
25%
Result
Brest win
25%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.7 – 1.2
Total 2.9
Actual
1 – 1
Total 2 (−0.9 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.8 – 0.8
From the match itself

The match produced 0.9 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 78%
Landed
Medium confidence
Lille or draw
Pre-match: 75%
Landed
Outside shot
Over 3.5 goals
Pre-match: 33%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

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