Struggling Brest will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Lens in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Brest form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Brest have managed 8 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 16 games. Brest have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Nîmes in the Ligue 1 last time out and are looking for a win here. Heartbreak before that as Brest lost 0-1 at Lorient's place.
Brest have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Francis-Le Ble with 30 goals in 16 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Brest defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Lens form and stats
8 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Lens playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Lens as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games. Lens are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Impressive finishing from Gaël Kakuta, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Corentin Jean and Simon Banza secured the home win 4-1 against Lorient in their previous game. A draw for Lens before that, at their own venue hosting Olympique Lyonnais (1-1).
Lens has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 16 games. 22 goals have been conceded by Lens in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Lens - Brest 2-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Brest won five, Lens won four and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Kakuta 10 goals |   F. Honorat 8 goals |  F. Sotoca 8 goals |
Brest missing players
Lens missing players
| Brest | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 44 | 30 | 8 | Scored | S | 8 | 25 | 51 |
| 55 | 26 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 44 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 81% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | 81% |
| 66% | 75% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 56% | 56% |
| 44% | 50% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 31% | 34% |
| 22% | 38% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| 59% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 62% | 66% |
| 19% | 19% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| 28% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 16% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 36% | 40% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 38% | 41% |
- Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 53 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 34 | 69 |
| 2 | PSG | 32 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 71 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 66 |
| 3 | Monaco | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 65 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 63 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 32 | 64 |
| 5 | Lens | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 52 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 49 |
| 7 | Rennes | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 48 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 46 |
| 9 | Nice | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | -1 | 43 |
| 10 | Metz | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | -2 | 42 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -13 | 41 |
| 12 | Reims | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| 13 | Saint-Etienne | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -11 | 39 |
| 14 | Strasbourg | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -9 | 36 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -10 | 36 |
| 16 | Brest | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 55 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | -11 | 36 |
| 17 | Lorient | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 58 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -20 | 32 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -28 | 30 |
| 19 | Nantes | 32 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 49 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -17 | 28 |
| 20 | Dijon | 32 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -36 | 15 |