Brest vs Lens

20 April 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2024/25 · Referee Benoît Millot

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Pierre Lees-Melou 13’
  • Goduine Koyalipou 17’
  • Neil El Aynaoui 45+7’ (pen)
  • Wesley Said 90’

Match summary

Lens came from behind to win 3-1 away at Brest. Lens led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Pierre Lees-Melou put Brest ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Pereira Lage, Goduine Koyalipou equalised with a header in the 17th minute, set up by Anass Zaroury, and Neil El Aynaoui put Lens in front from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Wesley Said made it 1-3 from a corner in the 90th minute, set up by Adrien Thomasson.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 2.99 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Brest's 1.06 from 11. Brest had a player sent off.

Match stats

Brest Lens
11 Shots 17
5 Shots on Target 9
7 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1.05 xG 2.99
1.05 Non-penalty xG 2.23
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Brest Lens
Kick-off
Pierre Lees-Melou
Assist: Pereira Lage1-0 (Brest)
13’
17’
Goduine Koyalipou
Assist: Anass Zaroury1-1 (Lens)
45+7’
Neil El Aynaoui
Penalty1-2 (Lens)
Half-time1-2
90’
Wesley Said
Assist: Adrien Thomasson1-3 (Lens)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brest
  • Niakhate Ndiaye

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.06 2.99 13’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest), 1-0 13’ 17’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), 1-1 17’ 45+7’ Neil El Aynaoui (Lens), 1-2 45+7’ 90’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-3 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.06 2.99 13’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest), 1-0 Lees-Melou 13’ 17’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), 1-1 Koyalipou 17’ 45+7’ Neil El Aynaoui (Lens), 1-2 El Aynaoui 45+7’ 90’ Wesley Said (Lens), 1-3 Said 90’
Brest 1.06 xGLens 2.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Brest attacking 
52’ Neil El Aynaoui (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 46’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.42 xG, blocked 90’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 17’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 13’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 39’ Abdallah Sima (Brest), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 90+5’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 24’ Anass Zaroury (Lens), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 67’ Mahdi Camara (Brest), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 28’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Pereira Lage (Brest), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Romain Faivre (Brest), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Jeremy Agbonifo (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 85’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Brendan Chardonnet (Brest), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Mahdi Camara (Brest), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Jeremy Agbonifo (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 67’ Massadio Haidara (Brest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Anass Zaroury (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Mahdi Camara (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Malang Sarr (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Neil El Aynaoui (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Massadio Haidara (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Neil El Aynaoui (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 46’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.42 xG, blocked 90’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 17’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 13’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 39’ Abdallah Sima (Brest), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 90+5’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 24’ Anass Zaroury (Lens), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 67’ Mahdi Camara (Brest), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 30’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Pereira Lage (Brest), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Romain Faivre (Brest), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 85’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Jeremy Agbonifo (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Brendan Chardonnet (Brest), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Mahdi Camara (Brest), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Goduine Koyalipou (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Jeremy Agbonifo (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 67’ Massadio Haidara (Brest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Anass Zaroury (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Mahdi Camara (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Malang Sarr (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Neil El Aynaoui (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Massadio Haidara (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marco Bizot GK900 0.000.000
Edimilson Fernandes DEF900 0.000.000
Brendan Chardonnet DEF901 0.040.291
Niakhate Ndiaye DEF490 0.000.000
Massadio Haidara DEF902 0.050.081
Pierre Lees-Melou MID9012 0.360.000
Mahdi Camara MID873 0.160.000
Hugo Magnetti MID740 0.000.000
Pereira Lage FWD9011 0.080.452
Ludovic Ajorque FWD740 0.000.052
Abdallah Sima FWD541 0.290.000
Julien Le Cardinal Sub360 0.000.021
Mama Baldé Sub160 0.000.071
Kamory Doumbia Sub160 0.000.000
Romain Del Castillo Sub30 0.000.041
Romain Faivre Sub11 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brest win 39% Avg odds 2.45
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30
Lens win 32% Avg odds 2.94

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brest WDWWD
Lens WWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 2-0 Brest, 25 Aug 24 Next meeting: Lens 3-1 Brest, 29 Aug 25  All Brest vs Lens meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.