Ligue 1 Gameweek 31 Fri, Apr 24 · 19:45 Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest
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Our take

Lens were slight favourites.

Lens were the stronger side on L90 Strength (57 vs 37). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Lens. Stade Brestois 29 had 5.1 days of rest, Lens 7 and had to travel 576 km.

Away travel576 kmRest days5.1 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Stade Brestois 2924%
Draw23%
Lens53%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.91
Stade Brestois 2932%
Draw27%
Lens41%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.44
Stade Brestois 2924%
Draw24%
Lens52%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.87
Stade Brestois 2918%
Draw21%
Lens61%
Expected goals 1.09 – 2.14
Stade Brestois 2924%
Draw23%
Lens52%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.91
Over 2.5 61% Both score 61% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · FranceStephanie Frappart
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 85

Team strength

Stade Brestois 29Lens
37 L90 StrengthIn forecast 57
34 Current StrengthIn forecast 55
47 AttackIn forecast 63
36 DefenceIn forecast 53
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Stade Brestois 29

Attack—
Defense risk—

Lens

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Stade Brestois 29Lens
1.31 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.97
1.52 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.24 xGVia Att/Def 1.87
1.32 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.24
+0.07 Goals minus xGContext +0.10
69% Scored inContext 83%
31% Clean sheetsContext 34%
10.72 ShotsContext 15.66
3.45 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.31
32% On target shareContext 34%
6.72 Shots in the boxContext 11.00
63% Box shareContext 71%
12% ConversionContext 13%
1.84 OffsidesContext 2.67
12.97 Shots allowedContext 10.76
4.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.78
3.93 BlocksContext 3.43
3.07 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.88
66% Save rateContext 73%
43% PossessionIn forecast 51%
364 PassesContext 455
286 Accurate passesContext 388
79% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.79 Team ratingContext 7.03
13.10 FoulsContext 12.62
11.59 Fouls sufferedContext 12.14
1.83 Yellow cardsContext 1.76
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 29 and 29 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.40
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.05 xGVia Att/Def 2.14
1.41 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.25
+0.35 Goals minus xGContext +0.26
80% Scored inContext 90%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
9.10 ShotsContext 19.70
2.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.80
28% On target shareContext 29%
5.60 Shots in the boxContext 13.44
62% Box shareContext 67%
15% ConversionContext 12%
2.17 OffsidesContext 2.43
15.20 Shots allowedContext 9.50
4.89 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
5.10 BlocksContext 2.50
3.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.29
71% Save rateContext 70%
41% PossessionIn forecast 54%
338 PassesContext 474
260 Accurate passesContext 411
77% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.83 Team ratingContext 7.04
12.90 FoulsContext 10.90
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 10.90
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Stade Brestois 29
Rest5.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km510 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lens
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel576 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Stade Brestois 29 Lens
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.1Ligue 1 2025-2026, 19 Apr7Ligue 1 2025-2026, 17 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km576 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways510 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one8.98

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Stade Brestois 29 Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
30G. Coudert(G)
27D. Guindo 44S. Coulibaly 5B. Chardonnet 77K. Lala
13J. Chotard
7É. Dina Ebimbe 8H. Magnetti 24L. Tousart 10R. Del Castillo
19L. Ajorque
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Lens Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
40R. Risser(G)
27A. Masuaku 20M. Sarr 25P. Ganiou
14M. Udol 28A. Thomasson 8M. Sangaré 2R. Aguilar
22W. Saïd 7F. Sotoca
19A. Sima
+3 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Stade Brestois 29 Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Lens Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Stade Brestois 29-0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Lens+1.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Stade Brestois 29 · Home 1.71points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
7-3-4
Scored
1.64
Conceded
1.21
Lens · Away 1.64points per game · 14 away games
W-D-L
7-2-5
Scored
1.64
Conceded
1.29

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

3 Stade Brestois 29 wins1 draws5 Lens wins
Goals per game1.44 – 1.67 Over 2.556% Both scored56% Clean sheets22% · 22%
  • 29 Aug 2025Lens3–1Stade Brestois 29
  • 20 Apr 2025Stade Brestois 291–3Lens
  • 25 Aug 2024Lens2–0Stade Brestois 29
  • 9 Mar 2024Lens1–0Stade Brestois 29
  • 13 Aug 2023Stade Brestois 293–2Lens
  • 5 Feb 2023Stade Brestois 291–1Lens

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Stephanie Frappart France · 85 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.62league 3.66
Red cards0.22league 0.27
Cards 5+31%league 35%
Fouls24.4league 23.7
Penalties0.25league 0.36
Home wins52%league 47%
Stade Brestois 298 with this referee
Record2-2-4 Cards · opp.2.4 · 2.9 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • D1 Feb 26A · Nice2–23
  • L27 Apr 25A · Marseille1–43
  • L9 Mar 24A · Lens0–12
  • D11 Feb 24A · Clermont Foot1–15
  • W27 May 23A · Marseille2–12
Lens11 with this referee
Record5-3-3 Cards · opp.2.1 · 2.1 Pens for · against1 · 2
  • W20 Mar 26H · Angers5–10
  • W25 Oct 25H · Marseille2–13
  • W15 Mar 25H · Rennes1–01
  • D6 Oct 24A · Strasbourg2–24
  • W9 Mar 24H · Stade Brestois 291–01

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Stade Brestois 2929 games · scored 38 · conceded 44
7 6 0-15
5 10 16-30
6 7 31-45
7 4 46-60
5 9 61-75
8 8 76-90
Lens29 games · scored 57 · conceded 29
6 6 0-15
6 5 16-30
11 5 31-45
13 3 46-60
8 7 61-75
13 3 76-90
Stade Brestois 2910 games · scored 14 · conceded 13
3 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 6 61-75
2 1 76-90
Lens10 games · scored 24 · conceded 13
2 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
5 1 31-45
7 2 46-60
4 5 61-75
4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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