Brest vs Nice Prediction & Tips

Ligue 1 • Round 8
Brest
Brest
versus
Nice
Nice
Friday, 23 October 2026 — 18:45 UTC Stade Francis-Le Ble

AI Prediction Markets

Market average 41% 17 bookmakers Model 47%
Probability Distribution Home (47%) / Draw (26%) / Away (27%)
Brest win (1) 47%
2.41 OddScore Pick
Nice win (2) 27%
3.37
Draw (X) 26%
3.70
Probability Distribution Yes — 53% | No — 47%
Both teams to score — Yes 53%
1.57
Both teams to score — No 47%
2.40
Probability Distribution Over 2.5 — 50% | Under — 50%
Over 2.5 goals 50%
1.76
Under 2.5 goals 50%
2.23
Both teams to score Yes — 53% vs No — 47% Yes
Over / Under 2.5 goals Over 2.5 — 50% vs Under — 50% Over
Neural edge detected Model: 47% | Market: 41% +13.2% Edge

✦ AI Analysis & Neural Breakdown

Brest host Nice in round 8 of Ligue 1 on 23 October, with the model giving the home side the edge. It puts Brest's win probability at 46.95%, the draw at 26.08% and a Nice win at 27%. The best available home odds of 2.31 are in line with that view. Brest sit 10th after seven matches with two wins, three draws and two defeats, and a goal difference of 13:10. Nice are 13th with two wins, two draws and three defeats, and have scored 6 and conceded 9.

The goal markets point to a moderately open game. The model gives 53.42% for both teams scoring and 50.46% for over 2.5 goals, which is close to an even split. Over 1.5 goals is rated at 74.48%, over 3.5 at 28.98% and over 4.5 at 16.42%. Brest's matches have been the more open of the two this season. Both teams have scored in 85.71% of their games and over 2.5 goals has landed in 71.43%. For Nice the figures are 57.14% for both measures. Nice have scored fewer goals, so the model's near-even view on over 2.5 sits between the two sides' profiles.

The recent head-to-head has varied. Brest won 4:1 in September 2025, Nice won 6:0 in May 2025 and 1:0 in November 2024, and the latest meeting, in February 2026, ended 2:2. Brest are without Brendan Chardonnet, Giovani Versini, Justin Bourgault and Raphaël Le Guen through injury. Nice are missing Antoine Mendy, Laurent Abergel and Morgan Sanson. These probabilities are estimates, and a Nice win or a draw remains a realistic outcome.

Brest Form

Oct 23 Nice 1 - 2 L
Oct 17 LOSC Lille 1 - 1 D
Oct 10 Angers SCO 5 - 1 W
Sep 20 Auxerre 1 - 2 L
Sep 13 Paris Saint Germain 0 - 1 L

Nice Form

Oct 30 Rennes 5 - 2 W
Oct 23 Brest 2 - 1 W
Oct 18 Olympique Lyonnais 1 - 2 L
Oct 11 Strasbourg 2 - 1 W
Sep 20 LOSC Lille 2 - 1 W

Head to Head History

DateHomeScoreAwayVenue
Feb 1, 2026 Nice 2 - 2 Brest Allianz Riviera
Sep 20, 2025 Brest 4 - 1 Nice Stade Francis-Le Ble
May 17, 2025 Nice 6 - 0 Brest Allianz Riviera
Nov 2, 2024 Brest 0 - 1 Nice Stade Francis-Le Ble

Key Stats & Team Metrics

Brest Nice
1.87
xG per match
1.24
1.19
xG against
1.52
16.9
Shots per match
12
46.4
Possession, %
53
14
Goals this season
13
87.5
Both teams scored, %
66.67
75
Over 2.5, %
66.67