Lille v Brest: European push meets mid-table climb | OneFootball

Lille host Brest in Ligue 1 on Saturday, 14 February 2026 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, with the hosts looking to firm up a European place and the visitors aiming to climb the table.

The reverse fixture finished 3-3 in August 2025, underlining how open this meeting could be.

Lille's league run has stalled with defeats to PSG, Strasbourg and Lyon before a goalless draw at Metz. Brest have steadied after two January losses, drawing at Nice and then beating Lorient 2-0.

Availability could matter. Lille are without suspended Aïssa Mandi and Nathan Ngoy, while Thomas Meunier, Marc-Aurele Caillard, Osame Sahraoui, Ousmane Touré and Ethan Mbappé are injured. Hamza Igamane remains sidelined. Brest miss Kamory Doumbia through suspension and have injuries to Mama Baldé, Soumaila Coulibaly and Bradley Locko.

Season profiles point to contrasts. Lille average 54% possession with 84.87% pass accuracy and may look to Hakon Arnar Haraldsson, who has five league goals, and creator Matías Fernández. Brest operate with 44% possession and 78.81% pass accuracy, but cross well and contest the air strongly, led by Romain Del Castillo's seven league goals and Ludovic Ajorque's six assists, plus strong aerial numbers and 26.27% open play cross accuracy.

A win would take Lille to 36 points and could strengthen their grip on fifth and European contention. Victory for Brest would move them to 29 points and may edge them closer to the top half.