Lens vs Brest

29 August 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Abdelatif Kherradji

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Florian Thauvin 60’ (pen)
  • Morgan Guilavogui 78’
  • Adrien Thomasson 90+2’
  • Mama Baldé 24’

Match summary

Lens came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Brest. Brest led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Mama Baldé put Brest ahead in the 24th minute, set up by Kamory Doumbia. In the second half, Florian Thauvin equalised from the penalty spot in the 60th minute, Morgan Guilavogui put Lens in front from a corner in the 78th minute, and Adrien Thomasson made it 3-1 in stoppage time, set up by Saud Abdulhamid.

The chances backed that up: Lens created 4.49 expected goals (xG) from 30 shots to Brest's 0.96 from 9. Brest had a player sent off.

Match stats

68% Possession 32%
30 Shots 9
10 Shots on target 2
15 Corners 1
61 Attacks 65
41 Dangerous attacks 21
581 Passes 284
85% Pass accuracy 73%
15 Tackles 15
7 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Lens Brest
Kick-off
Malang SarrShot on target
5’
24’
Mama BaldéLeft foot shot0-1 (Brest)
26’
Kamory DoumbiaShot on target
Wesley SaidShot on target
41’
45’
Ludovic AjorqueFoul
Half-time0-1
Samson Baidoo Deiver Machado
46’
48’
Hugo MagnettiFoul
Rayan FofanaShot on target
48’
Second half underway
55’
Radoslaw MajeckiProfessional foul last man
57’
Kenny LalaArgument
57’
VAR review
59’
Grégoire CoudertRomain Del Castillo
Florian ThauvinPenalty1-1 (Lens)
60’
Rayan FofanaShot on target
62’
Samson BaidooShot on target
63’
Mamadou SangaréShot on target
66’
Matthieu UdolShot on target
67’
Ruben AguilarFoul
69’
75’
Justin BourgaultKamory Doumbia
Morgan GuilavoguiRayan Fofana
75’
75’
Hamidou MakalouMama Baldé
Saud AbdulhamidRuben Aguilar
76’
Anthony BermontFlorian Thauvin
76’
Morgan GuilavoguiLeft foot shot2-1 (Lens)
78’
86’
S. DiopJoris Chotard
86’
R. Le GuenBradley Locko
Adrien Thomasson Left foot shot3-1 (Lens)
90+2’
Florian SotocaWesley Saïd 
90+3’
Full-time3-1

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.49 0.96 24’ Mama Baldé (Brest), 0-1 24’ 60’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), 1-1 60’ 78’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), 2-1 78’ 90+2’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), 3-1 90+2’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.49 0.96 24’ Mama Baldé (Brest), 0-1 Baldé 24’ 60’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), 1-1 Thauvin 60’ 78’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), 2-1 Guilavogui 78’ 90+2’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), 3-1 Thomasson 90+2’
Lens 4.49 xGBrest 0.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brest attacking Lens attacking 
60’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 62’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 41’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.48 xG, saved 24’ Mama Baldé (Brest), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 78’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 28’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 63’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), from a corner, 0.30 xG, off target 85’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 5’ Malang Sarr (Lens), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 90+2’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 5’ Malang Sarr (Lens), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 48’ Ludovic Ajorque (Brest), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 33’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 5’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 44’ Kamory Doumbia (Brest), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 26’ Kamory Doumbia (Brest), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 66’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 84’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+6’ Saud Abdulhamid (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 23’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Kamory Doumbia (Brest), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Julien Le Cardinal (Brest), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Mama Baldé (Brest), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 5’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Justin Bourgault (Brest), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Joris Chotard (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Jonathan Gradit (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 62’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 41’ Wesley Said (Lens), from a corner, 0.48 xG, saved 24’ Mama Baldé (Brest), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 78’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 28’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 63’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), from a corner, 0.30 xG, off target 85’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 5’ Malang Sarr (Lens), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 90+2’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 5’ Malang Sarr (Lens), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 48’ Ludovic Ajorque (Brest), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 5’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 33’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 44’ Kamory Doumbia (Brest), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 26’ Kamory Doumbia (Brest), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 66’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 84’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+6’ Saud Abdulhamid (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 23’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 62’ Kamory Doumbia (Brest), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Julien Le Cardinal (Brest), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Florian Thauvin (Lens), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Mama Baldé (Brest), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 5’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Rayan Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Deiver Machado (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Justin Bourgault (Brest), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Mamadou Sangaré (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Joris Chotard (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Matthieu Udol (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Jonathan Gradit (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Samson Baidoo (Lens), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Lens 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Risser
Gradit
Sarr
Udol
Aguilar 76’
Sangaré
Thomasson
Machado 46’
Thauvin 76’
Saïd 90’
Fofana 75’
Brest 4-3-3 Starting XI
Majecki
Locko 86’
Diaz
Cardinal
Lala
Magnetti
Chotard 86’
Doumbia 75’
Baldé 75’
Ajorque
Castillo 59’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Risser GK900 0.000.000
Jonathan Gradit DEF901 0.020.000
Matthieu Udol DEF906 0.290.021
Malang Sarr DEF902 0.260.000
Ruben Aguilar MID790 0.000.071
Deiver Machado MID492 0.110.000
Adrien Thomasson MID9012 0.241.017
Mamadou Sangaré MID903 0.160.000
Wesley Said MID901 0.480.611
Florian Thauvin MID7912 0.820.143
Rayan Fofana FWD785 1.400.051
Samson Baidoo Sub412 0.040.000
Morgan Guilavogui Sub1213 0.590.000
Anthony Bermont Sub110 0.000.000
Saud Abdulhamid Sub1111 0.080.292
Florian Sotoca Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 50% Avg odds 1.90
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.69
Brest win 25% Avg odds 3.80

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

Form going into the game

Lens WDWLW
Brest WWLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brest 1-3 Lens, 20 Apr 25 Next meeting: Brest 3-3 Lens, 24 Apr 26  All Lens vs Brest meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.