Ligue 1 · Round 8 · 2026/27
Stade Brestois vs Nice prediction
Stade Brestois win 46%
· Stade Francis-Le Ble
Published · not rewritten after kick-off
Match forecast
Stade Brestois win46%
- Stade Brestois win
- 46%
- Draw
- 27%
- Nice win
- 27%
- Prediction
- 2–1
- Expected goals
- 1.58–1.15
- Over 2.5
- 51%
- BTTS
- 55%
With the 1X2 pick · 9%
Grid peak 1–1 at 13%
Model λ, home–away
Over 2.5 and both-teams-to-score are summed from the same scoreline matrix as 1X2. They are not separate guesses.
Goal lines
Same grid · unders are 1 − over- 1.5 goals
- Over76%
- Under24%
- 2.5 goals
- Over51%
- Under49%
- 3.5 goals
- Over29%
- Under71%
Why this forecast
- 1Slight lean: Stade Brestois win 46%, from a +2 Elo gap (1507 vs 1505).
- 2Expected goals 1.58-1.15.
- 3Prediction 2–1 (9%), the score published with the 1X2 pick. Grid peak is 1–1 at 13%.
- 4Giovani Versini listed out and 5 other absences.
Match briefing
- Elo
- Ligue 1 table
1507
+2
1505
- Out
Stade Brestois2 out
- Giovani Versini
- Raphaël Le Guen
Nice4 out
- Ali Abdi
- Antoine Mendy
- Laurent Abergel
- +1 more
- XI
- Expected XI
Formation not posted
- Last 5
Stade Brestois
DWLLWAvg xG 1.69-1.48
Nice
WWLDLAvg xG 1.14-1.52
Top scorelines
Share of the same grid. Longer bar is more likely.
- 111Modal12.6%
- 2109.5%
- 321Prediction9.3%
- 4208.1%
- 5007.3%
Score grid
Home goals down the side, away across. Lime is more likely. The solid ring is the grid peak; the dashed ring is the prediction 2–1, published with the 1X2 pick.
| Stade Brestois goals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7% | 7% | 4% | |||
| 1 | 10% | 13% | 7% | 3% | ||
| 2 | 8% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ||
| 3 | 4% | 5% | 3% | |||
| 4 | ||||||
| 5 |
Away goals 0-5 across the top. Cells are a share of every possible score, not just this crop.
Fair odds
Model prices are 1 / probability. Listed prices are one OddsPortal pre-kick-off 1X2 listing, vig removed. Snapshot . This is not a betting tip.
1X2
Stade Brestois win
Stade Brestois win: model 46%, fair 2.16, listed 2.23 (43%)
Fair
2.16
46% model
Listed
2.23
43% book
Draw
Draw: model 27%, fair 3.77, listed 3.50 (27%)
Fair
3.77
27% model
Listed
3.50
27% book
Nice win
Nice win: model 27%, fair 3.69, listed 3.26 (29%)
Fair
3.69
27% model
Listed
3.26
29% book
Pre-kick-off 1X2 · OddsPortal listing · single source · vig removed · captured
The model does not disagree with this price beyond calibration noise.
Over 2.5 and BTTS use the same conversion. Disagreement labels apply to 1X2 only, where walk-forward ECE is scored.
Over 2.5
Over 2.5
Over 2.5: model 51%, fair 1.94, listed 1.67 (57%)
- Fair
- 1.94
- Listed
- 1.67
Under 2.5
Under 2.5: model 49%, fair 2.06, listed 2.23 (43%)
- Fair
- 2.06
- Listed
- 2.23
BTTS
BTTS yes
BTTS yes: model 55%, fair 1.81, listed 1.57 (59%)
- Fair
- 1.81
- Listed
- 1.57
BTTS no
BTTS no: model 45%, fair 2.23, listed 2.25 (41%)
- Fair
- 2.23
- Listed
- 2.25
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Injuries and suspensions
SofaScore missing list for this fixture. Doubtful players are listed separately from those ruled out.
Stade Brestois2 out
- Giovani VersiniOutKnee Injury
- Raphaël Le GuenOutBroken Ankle
Nice4 out
- Ali AbdiOutMuscle Injury
- Antoine MendyOutCruciate Ligament Injury
- Laurent AbergelOutCruciate Ligament Injury
- Moise BombitoOutLeg Injury
XI used for this forecast (expected, 18 Oct 2026, 15:38 UTC)
Expected XIThe expected elevens the model used at the freeze. Confirmed lineups were not part of this forecast.
Stade Brestois
- 1 Egil Selvik · G
- 2 Bradley Locko · D
- 4 Gautier Lloris · D
- 29 Lucas Tousart · D
- 70 Kenny Lala · D
- 71 Raphaël Le Guen · D
- 8 Hugo Magnetti · M
- 9 Pathé Mboup · M
- 13 Joris Chotard · M
- 23 Kamory Doumbia · M
- 19 Ludovic Ajorque · F
Nice
- 23 Yehvann Diouf · G
- 5 Mohamed Abdelmonem · D
- 27 Niels Nkounkou · D
- 55 Youssouf Ndayishimiye · D
- 7 Gauthier Hein · M
- 10 Sofiane Diop · M
- 28 Axel Witsel · M
- 35 Xavier Mandza · M
- 39 Djibril Coulibaly · M
- 92 Jonathan Clauss · M
- 11 Elye Wahi · F
Last five league matches
Finished games strictly before this forecast's cutoff, with xG for and against.
Stade Brestois
- 11LilleAway · 17 Oct 2026
xG 0.78–2.17
- 51AngersHome · 10 Oct 2026
xG 3.82–1.39
- 12AuxerreAway · 20 Sept 2026
xG 0.26–0.65
- 01Paris Saint-GermainHome · 13 Sept 2026
xG 1.24–1.16
- 21Le HavreAway · 5 Sept 2026
xG 2.37–2.02
Nice
- 21RC StrasbourgHome · 11 Oct 2026
xG 1.25–0.63
- 21LilleHome · 20 Sept 2026
xG 1.50–1.58
- 01AuxerreAway · 12 Sept 2026
xG 1.08–1.74
- 11Le MansHome · 5 Sept 2026
xG 1.12–1.28
- 03Paris FCAway · 30 Aug 2026
xG 0.75–2.38
How to read the Stade Brestois vs Nice probabilities
Stade Brestois vs Nice (Ligue 1, 23 Oct 2026): Slight lean. Stade Brestois win 46%. Expected goals are 1.58–1.15. Prediction 2–1 (9%), the score published with the 1X2 pick. Grid peak is 1–1 at 13%. The score grid leans over 2.5 goals and both teams to score.
Stade Brestois holds a modest expected-goals edge (1.58–1.15). That shows up as Stade Brestois win at 46%, not a certainty.
The published prediction is 2–1 at 9%, the most likely scoreline that still agrees with the 1X2 pick. The grid peak is 1–1 at 13%. Nearby cells share the rest of the probability, which is normal in football.
Over 2.5 is 51%, close to a coin flip from this score matrix. Both-teams-to-score is 55%.
Expected90 publishes probabilistic football forecasts based on statistical models. Predictions are not certainties.
Model record
- Prediction timestamp
- 18 Oct 2026, 15:38 UTC
- After kick-off
- Not rewritten
- Model version
- l1-v1.1.0-elo
- Verdict
- Slight lean · Stade Brestois win
- Kick-off
- Fri 23 Oct, 19:45 Lisbon
Questions about Stade Brestois vs Nice
- Who is favourite for Stade Brestois vs Nice?
- The verdict is Slight lean. Highest 1X2 is Stade Brestois win at 46%. Home 46%, draw 27%, away 27%. That is a share of similar matches, not a guaranteed result.
- What is the most likely score for Stade Brestois vs Nice?
- 2–1 is the published prediction at 9%, aligned with the 1X2 pick. The highest single cell is 1–1 at 13%. Other nearby scores still take a large slice of the grid.
- Will Stade Brestois vs Nice go over 2.5 goals?
- Over 2.5 is 51% from the same Poisson grid as 1X2. The model leans over 2.5, but the other side remains live.
- Both teams to score in Stade Brestois vs Nice?
- BTTS is 55%. The grid leans toward both teams scoring.
- Are these betting tips?
- No. Expected90 publishes model probabilities and tracks them after kick-off. Fair odds on a match page are 1 / probability compared with a listed book snapshot. Disagreement labels are gated by walk-forward 1X2 ECE. That is not a tip, and there is no odds CTA.
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