Brest vs Nice

23 October 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2026/27 · Referee Guillaume Paradis

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ludovic Ajorque 15’
  • Sepe Elye Wahi 61’
  • Sofiane Diop 83’

Match summary

Nice came from behind to win 2-1 away at Brest. Brest led 1-0 at half-time.

Ludovic Ajorque put Brest ahead in the 15th minute, Sepe Elye Wahi equalised from a corner in the 61st minute, set up by Mohammed Amoura, and Sofiane Diop won it in the 83rd minute, set up by Sepe Elye Wahi.

Brest can feel hard done by, creating 2.15 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Nice's 0.69 from 9. Kenny Lala had a penalty saved for Brest.

Brest hosted Nice in Ligue 1 on Matchday 8, with the match concluding in a 1-2 defeat for the home side after they had led at the interval. Both teams shared 50 percent possession, while Brest registered 13 shots to Nice's 9, and dominated the shots on target with 7 compared to their opponents' 2. Brest accumulated 3 corners, 90 attacks, 35 dangerous attacks, 14 fouls, 462 passes at an accuracy of 81 percent, and received 3 yellow cards. Nice recorded 7 corners, 85 attacks, 40 dangerous attacks, 15 fouls, 453 passes at an accuracy of 81 percent, and accumulated 5 yellow cards.

Ludovic Ajorque opened the scoring for Brest in the 15th minute with a left foot shot. Following half-time, Nice substituted Jonathan Clauss for Hamza Koutoune in the 54th minute, and Koutoune received a yellow card for a foul in the 58th minute. Elye Wahi equalised for Nice with a right foot shot in the 61st minute. Kamory Doumbia and Ludovic Ajorque received yellow cards for fouls in the 62nd and 64th minutes respectively, while Elye Wahi received a yellow card for an argument in the 68th minute. Sofiane Diop scored the winning goal for Nice with a right foot shot in the 83rd minute. Late cautions were issued, and Kenny Lala missed a penalty for Brest in the 90th plus 10th minute.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%
13 Shots 9
7 Shots on target 2
3 Corners 7
90 Attacks 85
35 Dangerous attacks 40
462 Passes 453
81% Pass accuracy 81%
14 Tackles 20
14 Fouls 15
3 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 4

Key events

Brest Nice
Kick-off
6’
Corner
Pathé MboupShot on target
12’
Ludovic AjorqueLeft foot shot1-0 (Brest)
15’
17’
Corner
23’
Corner
Corner
30’
31’
Corner
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Kenny LalaShot on target
47’
Hugo MagnettiShot on target
48’
Corner
48’
54’
Hamza KoutouneJonathan ClaussInjury
54’
Corner
58’
Hamza KoutouneFoul
61’
Elye WahiRight foot shot1-1 (Nice)
61’
Corner
Kamory DoumbiaFoul
62’
63’
Sofiane DiopGauthier Hein
Ludovic AjorqueFoul
64’
67’
Corner
68’
Elye WahiArgument
Noah EdjoumaPathé Mboup
70’
Joseph NongeMama Baldé
70’
Bradley LockoFoul
71’
76’
Djibril CoulibalyAxel Witsel
76’
Isak JanssonMohamed Amoura
Lucas TousartShot on target
79’
Mamady DiambouJoris Chotard
80’
Ibrahim Yayiya KantéKamory Doumbia
80’
83’
Sofiane DiopRight foot shot1-2 (Nice)
85’
Yehvann DioufTime wasting
Mathis LainéHugo Magnetti
87’
90’
Niels NkounkouFoul
90+1’
Olivier PantaloniManagerArgument
Gautier LlorisShot on target
90+3’
Corner
90+3’
Ibrahim Yayiya KantéVAR review
90+7’
90+8’
Isak JanssonFoul
Kenny LalaMissed penalty
90+10’
Kenny LalaShot on target
90+10’
Full-time1-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.15 0.69 15’ Ludovic Ajorque (Brest), 1-0 15’ 61’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Nice), 1-1 61’ 83’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), 1-2 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.15 0.69 15’ Ludovic Ajorque (Brest), 1-0 Ajorque 15’ 61’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Nice), 1-1 Wahi 61’ 83’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), 1-2 Diop 83’
Brest 2.15 xGNice 0.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nice attacking Brest attacking 
90+10’ Kenny Lala (Brest), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 61’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Nice), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 15’ Ludovic Ajorque (Brest), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 12’ Pathé Mboup (Brest), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 37’ Kamory Doumbia (Brest), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 83’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 9’ Bradley Locko (Brest), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Pathé Mboup (Brest), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+10’ Noah Edjouma (Brest), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Mohammed Amoura (Nice), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Hugo Magnetti (Brest), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Hugo Magnetti (Brest), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Kenny Lala (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Gautier Lloris (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Bradley Locko (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Mohammed Amoura (Nice), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Mohammed Amoura (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Mohammed Amoura (Nice), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Lucas Tousart (Brest), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 8’ Alidu Seidu (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+10’ Kenny Lala (Brest), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 61’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Nice), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 15’ Ludovic Ajorque (Brest), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 12’ Pathé Mboup (Brest), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 37’ Kamory Doumbia (Brest), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 83’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 9’ Bradley Locko (Brest), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Pathé Mboup (Brest), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+10’ Noah Edjouma (Brest), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Mohammed Amoura (Nice), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Hugo Magnetti (Brest), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Hugo Magnetti (Brest), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Kenny Lala (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Gautier Lloris (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Mohammed Amoura (Nice), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Bradley Locko (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Mohammed Amoura (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Mohammed Amoura (Nice), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Lucas Tousart (Brest), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 8’ Alidu Seidu (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brest 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Selvik
Lala
Tousart
Lloris
Locko
Chotard 80’
Magnetti 87’
Baldé 70’
Doumbia 80’
Mboup 70’
Ajorque
Nice 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Diouf
Abdelmonem
Ndayishimiye
Seidu
Nkounkou
Witsel 76’
Boudaoui
Clauss 54’
Amoura 76’
Hein 63’
Wahi

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Egil Selvik
90′ 0 2 38 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Kenny Lala
90′ 1 1 – 7 2 46 – – – –
Gautier Lloris
90′ 1 1 – 3 1 61 2 – – –
Lucas Tousart
90′ 1 2 – 5 3 63 – – – –
Bradley Locko
90′ 1 – – 6 3 48 1 – –
Midfielders9 players
Hugo Magnetti Taken off
87′ – – 48 2 0.11 3 1 6 – 1 –
Joris Chotard Taken off
80′ – – 45 2 0.04 2 2 4 2 2 –
Mama Baldé Taken off
70′ – – 16 1 0.35 – – 2 2 1 –
Kamory Doumbia Taken off
80′ – – 27 – – – – – 1 –
Pathé Mboup Taken off
70′ – – 15 – – 1 – 1 2 – –
Joseph Nonge Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 10 – – – – 4 1 3 –
Mamady Diambou Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 8 1 0.02 – – – – – –
Ibrahim Kanté Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – –
Mathis Lainé Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Ludovic Ajorque
90′ 1 – 1 1 0.40 – – 11 2 25
Noah Edjouma Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 – 0.04 – – – – 6 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Brest win 40% Avg odds 2.35 Our estimate 52%
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.44 Our estimate 24%
Nice win 33% Avg odds 2.89 Our estimate 24%

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed. Our estimate is the figure from before kick-off. How our figures work.

Form going into the game

Brest WLLWD
Nice DLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

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