Brest vs Lens

13 August 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Jérémie Pignard

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Romain Del Castillo 45+2’ (pen), 87’ (pen)
  • Kenny Lala 56’
  • Florian Sotoca 11’
  • Deiver Machado 22’

Match summary

Brest came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Lens, with a late winner. Lens led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Florian Sotoca put Lens ahead with a header in the 11th minute, set up by Angelo Fulgini, Deiver Machado made it 0-2 in the 22nd minute, set up by Facundo Medina, and Romain Del Castillo pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Kenny Lala equalised from a corner in the 56th minute and Castillo won it from the penalty spot in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Brest created 2.92 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Lens's 0.96 from 10. Lens had a player sent off.

Match stats

Brest Lens
15 Shots 10
8 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1

Key events

Brest Lens
Kick-off
11’
Florian Sotoca
Assist: Angelo Fulgini0-1 (Lens)
22’
Deiver Machado
Assist: Facundo Medina0-2 (Lens)
Romain Del Castillo
Penalty1-2 (Brest)
45+2’
Half-time1-2
Kenny Lala2-2 (Brest)
56’
Romain Del Castillo
Penalty3-2 (Brest)
87’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Brest
  • Lilian Brassier
  • Pierre Lees-Melou
Lens
  • Adrien Thomasson
  • Brice Samba
  • Facundo Medina
  • Florian Sotoca

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 2.92 0.96 11’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 0-1 11’ 22’ Deiver Machado (Lens), 0-2 22’ 45+2’ Romain Del Castillo (Brest), 1-2 45+2’ 56’ Kenny Lala (Brest), 2-2 56’ 87’ Romain Del Castillo (Brest), 3-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.92 0.96 11’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 0-1 Sotoca 11’ 22’ Deiver Machado (Lens), 0-2 Machado 22’ 45+2’ Romain Del Castillo (Brest), 1-2 Castillo 45+2’ 56’ Kenny Lala (Brest), 2-2 Lala 56’ 87’ Romain Del Castillo (Brest), 3-2 Castillo 87’
Brest 2.92 xGLens 0.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Brest attacking 
47’ Romain Del Castillo (Brest), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 87’ Romain Del Castillo (Brest), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 78’ Jeremy Le Douaron (Brest), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 69’ Jeremy Le Douaron (Brest), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 22’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 42’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 27’ Facundo Medina (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 44’ Romain Del Castillo (Brest), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 11’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 71’ Andy Diouf (Lens), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Brendan Chardonnet (Brest), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Pereira Lage (Brest), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Martín Satriano (Brest), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Jeremy Le Douaron (Brest), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 70’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Hugo Magnetti (Brest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Kenny Lala (Brest), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 40’ Martín Satriano (Brest), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Romain Del Castillo (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Hugo Magnetti (Brest), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 63’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Romain Del Castillo (Brest), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 87’ Romain Del Castillo (Brest), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 78’ Jeremy Le Douaron (Brest), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 69’ Jeremy Le Douaron (Brest), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 22’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 42’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 27’ Facundo Medina (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 44’ Romain Del Castillo (Brest), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 11’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 71’ Andy Diouf (Lens), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Brendan Chardonnet (Brest), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Pereira Lage (Brest), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Martín Satriano (Brest), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Jeremy Le Douaron (Brest), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 70’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Hugo Magnetti (Brest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Kenny Lala (Brest), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 40’ Martín Satriano (Brest), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Romain Del Castillo (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Hugo Magnetti (Brest), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 63’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marco Bizot GK900 0.000.000
Kenny Lala DEF9011 0.020.000
Brendan Chardonnet DEF901 0.070.000
Lilian Brassier DEF900 0.000.000
Bradley Locko DEF900 0.000.000
Pierre Lees-Melou MID901 0.010.031
Hugo Magnetti MID722 0.040.000
Pereira Lage MID721 0.060.021
Romain Del Castillo MID9024 1.670.082
Jeremy Le Douaron MID903 0.980.051
Martín Satriano FWD812 0.070.000
Mahdi Camara Sub180 0.000.072
Jonas Martin Sub180 0.000.591
Steve Mounie Sub90 0.000.000
Axel Camblan Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brest win 27% Avg odds 3.59
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.26
Lens win 44% Avg odds 2.15

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

Form going into the game

Brest LWWWL
Lens WWWWW

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brest 1-1 Lens, 05 Feb 23 Next meeting: Lens 1-0 Brest, 09 Mar 24  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.