Lille vs Brest

Match summary

The points were shared as Lille and Brest drew 1-1.

Mama Baldé put Brest ahead from a corner in the 6th minute, set up by Gautier Lloris and Olivier Giroud equalised from the penalty spot in the 64th minute.

Lille had the better of the chances, with 2.06 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Brest's 0.79 from 8.

Lille dominated the territory and possession during their Ligue 1 matchday 7 fixture against Brest, controlling 67 percent of the ball and completing 648 passes with a 91 percent accuracy rate. Despite registering 17 total shots compared to 8 from their opponents, and forcing 5 corners against 2, Lille were held to a 1-1 draw. The home side also led heavily in attacks with 140 to 54, and dangerous attacks with 88 to 17, while recording 5 shots on target. Discipline-wise, Lille committed 12 fouls and received 1 yellow card, whereas Brest committed 20 fouls and collected 2 yellow cards.

The scoring opened in the 6th minute when Mama Baldé struck a right foot shot to put Brest ahead, a lead they carried into the interval after the score reached 0-1 at 45+1 minutes. Kamory Doumbia received a yellow card for Brest in the 13th minute. Following a series of substitutions across both teams in the second half, Bradley Locko was booked for Brest in the 58th minute. Lille equalised in the 64th minute through a penalty goal scored by Olivier Giroud. In the 90th minute, Calvin Verdonk was shown a yellow card for Lille before the match concluded at 1-1.