Ligue 1 Gameweek 5 Sat, Sep 20 · 18:00 Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Nice were the stronger side on L90 Strength (44 vs 36). Stade Brestois 29 had 6.1 days of rest, Nice 7.1 and had to travel 1,044 km.

Away travel1,044 kmRest days6.1 · 7.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Stade Brestois 2939%
Draw27%
Nice34%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.27
Stade Brestois 2939%
Draw27%
Nice34%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.29
Stade Brestois 2938%
Draw27%
Nice34%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.28
Stade Brestois 2932%
Draw27%
Nice41%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.43
Stade Brestois 2939%
Draw27%
Nice34%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.28
Over 2.5 50% Both score 55% 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 · FranceBenoît Bastien
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.38
  • Matches 102

Team strength

Stade Brestois 29Nice
36 L90 StrengthIn forecast 44
34 Current StrengthIn forecast 27
47 AttackIn forecast 26
36 DefenceIn forecast 35
— 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—

Nice

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Stade Brestois 29Nice
1.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.25
2.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.25
1.55 xGVia Att/Def 1.04
1.93 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.26
-0.30 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
75% Scored inContext 75%
0% Clean sheetsContext 25%
16.50 ShotsContext 13.00
4.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.75
26% On target shareContext 37%
10.75 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
69% Box shareContext 54%
8% ConversionContext 10%
2.00 OffsidesContext 4.00
13.00 Shots allowedContext 12.00
5.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
5.33 BlocksContext 2.50
3.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.75
57% Save rateContext 75%
45% PossessionIn forecast 57%
365 PassesContext 466
284 Accurate passesContext 402
78% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.74 Team ratingContext 6.97
10.75 FoulsContext 13.50
10.75 Fouls sufferedContext 13.50
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.25 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
2.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.35 xGVia Att/Def 1.32
1.69 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.33
-0.05 Goals minus xGContext +0.18
80% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.50 ShotsContext 11.60
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.22
31% On target shareContext 33%
9.30 Shots in the boxContext 7.20
71% Box shareContext 63%
10% ConversionContext 13%
2.00 OffsidesContext 3.00
12.40 Shots allowedContext 14.50
5.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.10
3.67 BlocksContext 4.40
2.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.90
51% Save rateContext 77%
47% PossessionIn forecast 49%
406 PassesContext 416
331 Accurate passesContext 350
82% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.96
11.80 FoulsContext 12.70
13.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.30
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.20 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
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Nice
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,044 km0 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 Nice
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1Ligue 1 2025-2026, 14 Sep7.1Ligue 1 2025-2026, 13 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,044 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.94.1

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)
2B. Locko 4M. Diaz 5B. Chardonnet 77K. Lala
8H. Magnetti 13J. Chotard
99P. Mboup 23K. Doumbia 10R. Del Castillo
19L. Ajorque
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Nice Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
80Y. Diouf(G)
26M. Bard 28A. Bah 37Kojo Peprah Oppong
47Tiago Gouveia 24C. Vanhoutte 6H. Boudaoui 92J. Clauss
7J. Boga 10S. Diop
9T. Moffi
+7 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Nice Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Stade Brestois 29+0.5 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Nice-0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Stade Brestois 29 · Home 0.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.50
Nice · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
3.00

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 1 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

1 Stade Brestois 29 wins2 draws5 Nice wins
Goals per game0.25 – 1.63 Over 2.538% Both scored13% Clean sheets38% · 75%
  • 17 May 2025Nice6–0Stade Brestois 29
  • 2 Nov 2024Stade Brestois 290–1Nice
  • 4 Feb 2024Stade Brestois 290–0Nice
  • 1 Oct 2023Nice0–0Stade Brestois 29
  • 16 Apr 2023Stade Brestois 291–0Nice
  • 6 Nov 2022Nice1–0Stade 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 · Benoît Bastien France · 102 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.27league 3.47
Red cards0.21league 0.39
Cards 5+47%league 37%
Fouls24.8league 23.6
Penalties0.38league 0.55
Home wins53%league 66%
Stade Brestois 298 with this referee
Record2-2-4 Cards · opp.2.1 · 2.3 Pens for · against1 · 3 Reds1
  • L1 Feb 25H · Paris Saint Germain2–51
  • L6 Dec 24A · Lille1–31
  • L17 Aug 24H · Marseille1–54
  • W28 Apr 24A · Rennes5–41
  • W16 Apr 23H · Nice1–01
Nice9 with this referee
Record5-2-2 Cards · opp.2.1 · 1.4 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L9 Mar 25H · Lyon0–21
  • W24 Nov 24H · Strasbourg2–12
  • W10 May 24H · LE Havre1–02
  • W16 Mar 24A · Lens3–13
  • W10 Dec 23H · Reims2–12

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 294 games · scored 5 · conceded 10
2 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 76-90
Nice4 games · scored 5 · conceded 5
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Stade Brestois 2910 games · scored 13 · conceded 26
3 3 0-15
3 6 16-30
3 5 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 4 61-75
6 76-90
Nice10 games · scored 15 · conceded 12
2 2 0-15
4 3 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 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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