Brest 0-1 Paris Saint-Germain: Safonov guards an early lead
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Key numbers
- Goal in the 5th, lead held for around 85 minutes
- 16 shots conceded against a 7.8 average
- xG 1.24 v 1.16, but Brest scored none
One early goal was enough
Paris Saint-Germain won 1-0 at Brest, and the fifth-minute opener was the only goal of the match. Ferran Torres finished it off after Ousmane Dembélé's assist. From that point PSG were in front for roughly 85 minutes, which left Brest chasing the game for almost its entire length.
PSG had more defending to do than usual
PSG's possession was 59%, but that was below their average of 70.5% across their first four fixtures this season. They also conceded 16 shots, well above the 7.8 they had been allowing. With only two corners against a typical seven, the evidence suggests they pushed Brest back far less than in earlier matches.
Brest had the volume, not the finish
Brest's xG of 1.24 was slightly higher than PSG's 1.16, yet they failed to score. Shot quality was identical at 0.08 xG per effort. Only five of their 16 shots were on target, and Kamory Doumbia, Pathé Mboup and Ludovic Ajorque each had four attempts. Egil Selvik made six saves but could not undo the early goal.
A clean sheet turned one goal into three points
The fifth-minute goal was worth +0.6 FN xPts, moving PSG ahead before Brest had settled. Nothing was added, so Safonov's clean sheet carried the result. PSG climbed from 15th to eighth on five points, while Brest stayed seventh on five.
Player of the match
Matvey Safonov 7.8Strong
He made five saves and kept a clean sheet.
Matvey Safonov earned most of his FN Score through goalkeeping. Brest generated 1.24 xG, yet his five saves left them without a goal. The fifth-minute opener stayed decisive for the rest of the match because he made sure nothing came back the other way.
Game state
0-1
Stade Brestois 29 ahead 0 min · level 5 min · Paris Saint Germain ahead 85 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
5'
Ferran Torres
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Ousmane Dembélé +0.2
+0.6
Stade Brestois 29
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.5Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Paris Saint Germain
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +0.6Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.6→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
Stade Brestois 29Paris Saint Germain
1.24Expected goals (xG)1.16
Compared with usual
Stade Brestois 29
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Paris Saint Germain
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.8 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 15 | 23.8 | |
| On target | 7 | 8.3 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 7.8 | |
| Possession | 59% | 70.5% | |
| Passes | 650 | 758.5 | |
| Corners | 2 | 7 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 7.5 | |
Timeline
- 5'
Goal
Ferran Torres league goal #3 assist Ousmane Dembélé
- 30'
Yellow
Kamory Doumbia
- 39'
Sub
Achraf Hakimi → Fabián Ruiz
- 66'
Sub
Giovani Versini → Joseph Nonge Boende
- 66'
Sub
Ousmane Dembélé → Maghnes Akliouche
- 66'
Sub
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia → Désiré Doué
- 77'
Sub
Warren Zaïre-Emery → Pedro Fernández
- 77'
Sub
Ferran Torres → Mika Godts
- 78'
Sub
Joris Chotard → Lucas Tousart
- 78'
Sub
Kamory Doumbia → Djylian N'Guessan
- 84'
Yellow
Vitinha
- 87'
Yellow
Pedro Fernández
- 88'
Sub
Bradley Locko → Justin Bourgault
Category leaders
- Key passesFabián Ruiz2
- Duels wonNuno Mendes6/12
- DribblesKhvicha Kvaratskhelia3/4
- Defensive actionsHugo Magnetti6
- ShotsOusmane Dembélé4 (on target 2)
#Ligue 1#Brest#Paris Saint-Germain#Matvey Safonov#Ferran Torres#Matchweek 4
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.