Ligue 1 Gameweek 13 Sun, Nov 23 · 16:15 Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest
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Our take

Stade Brestois 29 were slight favourites.

Stade Brestois 29 were the stronger side on L90 Strength (36 vs 18). Stade Brestois 29 had 15 days of rest, Metz 14 and had to travel 782 km.

Away travel782 kmRest days15 · 14Matches / 14d0 · 1
Stade Brestois 2957%
Draw24%
Metz19%
Expected goals 1.81 – 0.94
Stade Brestois 2957%
Draw24%
Metz19%
Expected goals 1.84 – 0.97
Stade Brestois 2956%
Draw24%
Metz19%
Expected goals 1.78 – 0.95
Stade Brestois 2950%
Draw26%
Metz24%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.06
Stade Brestois 2958%
Draw23%
Metz19%
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.96
Over 2.5 52% Both score 52% 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 · FranceGael Angoula
  • Cards per match 3.2
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 26

Team strength

Stade Brestois 29Metz
36 L90 StrengthIn forecast 18
34 Current StrengthIn forecast 12
47 AttackIn forecast 11
36 DefenceIn forecast 17
— 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—

Metz

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Stade Brestois 29Metz
1.17 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.75 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.25
1.43 xGVia Att/Def 1.18
1.43 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.80
-0.26 Goals minus xGContext -0.18
50% Scored inContext 58%
25% Clean sheetsContext 25%
11.83 ShotsContext 8.58
3.58 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.50
30% On target shareContext 34%
7.83 Shots in the boxContext 6.50
69% Box shareContext 64%
10% ConversionContext 12%
1.67 OffsidesContext 1.44
12.50 Shots allowedContext 14.42
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.67
3.82 BlocksContext 3.00
3.18 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.75
64% Save rateContext 66%
44% PossessionIn forecast 49%
371 PassesContext 437
295 Accurate passesContext 376
79% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.73
12.33 FoulsContext 11.08
10.67 Fouls sufferedContext 12.25
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.33
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 12 and 12 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.30
1.43 xGVia Att/Def 1.33
1.46 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.83
-0.33 Goals minus xGContext -0.13
50% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.80 ShotsContext 9.00
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.67
33% On target shareContext 37%
7.20 Shots in the boxContext 6.44
70% Box shareContext 64%
10% ConversionContext 13%
1.71 OffsidesContext 1.29
13.40 Shots allowedContext 15.10
5.11 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.60
3.80 BlocksContext 3.11
3.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.80
67% Save rateContext 68%
43% PossessionIn forecast 50%
368 PassesContext 441
293 Accurate passesContext 379
80% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.76
12.80 FoulsContext 10.20
10.20 Fouls sufferedContext 12.10
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
0.10 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
Rest15 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Metz
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel782 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 Metz
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match15Ligue 1 2025-2026, 8 Nov14Ligue 1 2025-2026, 9 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km782 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.95.1

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 44S. Coulibaly 5B. Chardonnet 77K. Lala
8H. Magnetti 13J. Chotard
99P. Mboup 23K. Doumbia 10R. Del Castillo
19L. Ajorque
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Metz Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Jonathan Fischer(G)
2M. Colin 15T. Yegbe 5J. Gbamin 39K. Kouao
20J. Deminguet 12Alpha Touré
7G. Tsitaishvili 10G. Hein 14C. Sabaly
99J. Asoro
+6 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 +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Metz Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Stade Brestois 29+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Metz-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Stade Brestois 29 · Home 1.00points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
1-3-2
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.50
Metz · Away 0.50points per game · 6 away games
W-D-L
1-0-5
Scored
1.17
Conceded
3.50

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 10 this season

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

3 Stade Brestois 29 wins0 draws1 Metz wins
Goals per game1.75 – 1.25 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 7 Apr 2024Stade Brestois 294–3Metz
  • 10 Dec 2023Metz0–1Stade Brestois 29
  • 24 Apr 2022Metz0–1Stade Brestois 29
  • 26 Sep 2021Stade Brestois 291–2Metz

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 · Gael Angoula France · 26 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.04league 3.84
Red cards0.19league 0.33
Cards 5+15%league 38%
Fouls20.7league 24.2
Penalties0.35league 0.49
Home wins50%league 51%
Stade Brestois 295 with this referee
Record4-1-0 Cards · opp.2.2 · 2.4 Pens for · against3 · 0
  • D4 Oct 25H · Nantes0–02
  • W15 Dec 24H · Nantes4–13
  • W31 Aug 24H · Saint Etienne4–00
  • W17 Sep 23A · Reims2–14
  • W4 Dec 21A · Marseille2–12
Metz7 with this referee
Record3-0-4 Cards · opp.1.1 · 1.4 Pens for · against1 · 2 Reds1
  • W2 Nov 25A · Nantes2–02
  • L31 Aug 25A · Paris FC2–32
  • L19 May 24H · Paris Saint Germain0–22
  • W10 Mar 24H · Clermont Foot1–01
  • L3 Dec 23A · Lille0–20

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 2912 games · scored 14 · conceded 21
2 3 0-15
2 4 16-30
4 3 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
2 5 76-90
Metz12 games · scored 12 · conceded 27
2 2 0-15
1 4 16-30
3 31-45
2 4 46-60
1 3 61-75
6 11 76-90
Stade Brestois 2910 games · scored 11 · conceded 16
2 2 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 5 76-90
Metz10 games · scored 12 · conceded 23
2 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 31-45
2 4 46-60
1 3 61-75
6 9 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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