Ligue 1 Gameweek 23 Fri, Feb 20 · 19:45 Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Marseille were the stronger side on L90 Strength (58 vs 39). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Stade Brestois 29. Stade Brestois 29 had 6.1 days of rest, Marseille 6.2 and had to travel 950 km.

Away travel950 kmRest days6.1 · 6.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
Stade Brestois 2937%
Draw26%
Marseille37%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.42
Stade Brestois 2933%
Draw27%
Marseille40%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.42
Stade Brestois 2937%
Draw27%
Marseille37%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.39
Stade Brestois 2930%
Draw26%
Marseille44%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.59
Stade Brestois 2938%
Draw26%
Marseille36%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.41
Over 2.5 54% Both score 58% 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 · FranceRomain Lissorgue
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.34
  • Matches 53

Team strength

Stade Brestois 29Marseille
39 L90 StrengthIn forecast 58
34 Current StrengthIn forecast 45
47 AttackIn forecast 48
36 DefenceIn forecast 46
— 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—

Marseille

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Stade Brestois 29Marseille
1.32 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.18
1.55 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.32
1.34 xGVia Att/Def 1.74
1.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.24
-0.02 Goals minus xGContext +0.44
68% Scored inContext 77%
27% Clean sheetsContext 27%
11.50 ShotsContext 13.64
3.86 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.50
34% On target shareContext 40%
7.09 Shots in the boxContext 8.68
63% Box shareContext 64%
12% ConversionContext 16%
1.64 OffsidesContext 1.44
12.32 Shots allowedContext 10.00
4.52 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.14
3.67 BlocksContext 2.84
2.95 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
65% Save rateContext 70%
43% PossessionIn forecast 58%
370 PassesContext 557
292 Accurate passesContext 497
79% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.96
13.32 FoulsContext 12.18
11.18 Fouls sufferedContext 10.14
1.77 Yellow cardsContext 2.05
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.18
This league season, per match · 22 and 22 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.20
1.24 xGVia Att/Def 1.42
1.04 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.77
+0.26 Goals minus xGContext +0.18
90% Scored inContext 60%
30% Clean sheetsContext 10%
11.10 ShotsContext 13.70
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.70
38% On target shareContext 42%
6.20 Shots in the boxContext 8.10
55% Box shareContext 59%
14% ConversionContext 12%
1.60 OffsidesContext 1.63
12.10 Shots allowedContext 11.60
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
3.50 BlocksContext 2.89
2.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.70
68% Save rateContext 56%
43% PossessionIn forecast 55%
367 PassesContext 517
288 Accurate passesContext 452
78% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.78
14.50 FoulsContext 12.00
11.80 Fouls sufferedContext 11.40
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,210 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Marseille
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel950 km1,321 km in 14d
Schedule load12%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 Marseille
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1Ligue 1 2025-2026, 14 Feb6.2Ligue 1 2025-2026, 14 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km950 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,210 km1,321 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one8.99

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
4-2-3-1
30G. Coudert(G)
27D. Guindo 4M. Diaz 5B. Chardonnet 77K. Lala
13J. Chotard 8H. Magnetti
7É. Dina Ebimbe 23K. Doumbia 10R. Del Castillo
19L. Ajorque
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Marseille Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
1G. Rulli(G)
33Emerson 21N. Aguerd 28B. Pavard 22T. Weah
23P. Højbjerg
14Igor Paixão 27Q. Timber 18A. Vermeeren 10M. Greenwood
9A. Gouiri
+1 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 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Marseille Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Stade Brestois 29+0.0 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Marseille+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Stade Brestois 29 · Home 1.64points per game · 11 home games
W-D-L
5-3-3
Scored
1.45
Conceded
1.18
Marseille · Away 1.45points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
5-1-5
Scored
1.73
Conceded
1.45

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 Marseille wins
Goals per game1.00 – 2.33 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets11% · 22%
  • 8 Nov 2025Marseille3–0Stade Brestois 29
  • 27 Apr 2025Marseille4–1Stade Brestois 29
  • 17 Aug 2024Stade Brestois 291–5Marseille
  • 18 Feb 2024Stade Brestois 291–0Marseille
  • 26 Aug 2023Marseille2–0Stade Brestois 29
  • 27 May 2023Marseille1–2Stade Brestois 29

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 · Romain Lissorgue France · 53 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.68league 3.64
Red cards0.36league 0.31
Cards 5+38%league 36%
Fouls26.0league 24.0
Penalties0.34league 0.40
Home wins53%league 49%
Stade Brestois 299 with this referee
Record6-1-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.9 Pens for · against3 · 0 Reds2
  • L18 Jan 26A · Lyon1–21
  • W4 May 25H · Montpellier1–01
  • W26 Jan 25A · LE Havre1–03
  • W30 Nov 24H · Strasbourg3–13
  • W10 Dec 23A · Metz1–02
Marseille1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.4.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • D4 Oct 24H · Angers1–14

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 2922 games · scored 29 · conceded 34
5 5 0-15
4 7 16-30
5 6 31-45
6 3 46-60
2 6 61-75
7 7 76-90
Marseille22 games · scored 48 · conceded 29
6 3 0-15
9 4 16-30
6 3 31-45
6 3 46-60
9 5 61-75
12 11 76-90
Stade Brestois 2910 games · scored 15 · conceded 13
3 2 0-15
2 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
4 46-60
3 61-75
5 2 76-90
Marseille10 games · scored 16 · conceded 22
4 4 0-15
3 16-30
3 4 31-45
3 46-60
1 6 61-75
2 8 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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