A swift glance at the Ligue 1 standings hint of an advantage to Lens when they go to Brest. But; let's play before we elect a winner!
- Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lens have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Ligue 1
It's no vacation for neither Brest nor Lens as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Brest form and stats
Brest's results here at Stade Francis-Le Ble in the Ligue 1 have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Marco Bizot not having conceded a league goal in 205 minutes.
Brest drew their last game, 0-0 away at Olympique Lyonnais (placed 10th). The Brest goalkeeper Bizot was crucial in the match against Olympique Lyonnais last time out, making eight saves. Goalkeeper Bizot got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.81 out of ten. Bizot topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Angers SCO.Brest are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Brest defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Lens form and stats
3 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Lens playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Lens who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Lens failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Nice (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-1. That defeat stopped this team's string of league matches in a row without losing; ten games in total! Defender Danso was the best team player with a rating of 7.44. Danso won 6 of 9 duels.
Before that, Lens travelled to Troyes and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Lens manager Haise as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Lorient.
Lens find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
The former head to head meeting ended Lens - Brest 3-2, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Brest four wins, two draws and Lens four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Openda 9 goals |  F. Sotoca 6 goals |  W. Saïd 5 goals |
Brest missing players
Lens missing players
| Brest | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 33 |
| 34 | 17 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 86% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 70% | 86% |
| 67% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 50% | 52% |
| 48% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 43% |
| 38% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 24% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 48% |
| 19% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | 43% |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 24% |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 12.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 13.8 | 14.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 25% | 25% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 28% | 35% |
| 13.4 | 10.4 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 3.5 |
- Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lens have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Lens have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Ligue 1
- Lens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Ligue 1
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 36 | 51 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 46 |
| 3 | Lens | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 45 |
| 4 | Monaco | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| 5 | Rennes | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 40 |
| 6 | Lille | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Lorient | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Nice | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 31 |
| 9 | Clermont | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -3 | 30 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 29 |
| 11 | Reims | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Nantes | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -12 | 20 |
| 15 | Brest | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 16 | Troyes | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -19 | 18 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -28 | 13 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -29 | 8 |
