Le Mans 2-1 Lorient: early goal and a clinical edge
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Key numbers
- xG 0.92 v 0.97, yet Le Mans won 2-1
- In front for about 87 minutes
- 9 shots faced v season average of 18
Le Mans did more with less
Le Mans beat Lorient 2-1 and climbed from 14th to seventh in Ligue 1. Lorient edged the xG, 0.97 to 0.92, so this was a win built on a clinical edge: Le Mans outperformed their xG by 1.08.
An early lead that was never given back
Adil Bourabaa's third-minute opener was worth +0.7 FN xPts, handing Le Mans an early lead they held for about 87 minutes. Habibou Diallo added a second in the 57th minute, and Isak Jensen's 79th-minute goal came too late to change the outcome.
Player of the match
Lucas Bretelle 7.6Strong
Lucas Bretelle had the highest FN Score, with an assist and two key passes in 72 minutes.
Bretelle earned most of his credit in attack and completed 35 of his 36 passes. His assist for Diallo in the 57th minute made it 2-0.
Game state
1-02-02-1
Le Mans ahead 87 min · level 3 min · Lorient ahead 0 min
- Isak Jensen — off the bench 15 min · 1G 0A
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.
3'
Adil Bourabaa
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Rayan Bamba +0.2
+0.7
57'
Habibou Diallo
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Lucas Bretelle +0.2
+0.5
79'
Isak Jensen
Goal · assist Arsène Kouassi
+0.2
Le Mans
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +1.2Opponent moments −0.3Time effect +0.8→ League points won 3
Lorient
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +0.2Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.6→ League points won 0
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
Le MansLorient
0.92Expected goals (xG)0.97
Compared with usual
Le Mans
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2 | |
| xG | 0.92 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 0.97 | 2.1 | |
| Shots | 11 | 10.3 | |
| On target | 7 | 4.5 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 18 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.18 | |
| Possession | 51% | 45.3% | |
| Passes | 475 | 392.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 78% | |
| Corners | 1 | 3 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 14.3 | |
Lorient
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | |
| xG | 0.97 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 0.92 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 9 | 10.8 | |
| On target | 2 | 3.5 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 13.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 49% | 47.8% | |
| Passes | 450 | 499.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 85% | |
| Corners | 3 | 2.3 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 7.8 | |
Timeline
- 3'
Goal
Adil Bourabaa league goal #3 assist Rayan Bamba
- 11'
Yellow
Jean Victor Makengo
- 17'
Sub
Panos Katseris → Théo Le Bris
- 19'
Yellow
Arsène Kouassi
- 51'
Yellow
Habibou Diallo
- 57'
Goal
Habibou Diallo league goal #1 assist Lucas Bretelle
- 58'
Sub
Yasser Larouci → Lucas Calodat
- 59'
Sub
Habibou Diallo → Dame Gueye
- 61'
Yellow
Arthur Avom Ebong
- 65'
Sub
Gabin Bernardeau → Souleymane Faye
- 65'
Sub
Ibrahima Baldé → Mamadou Koné
- 72'
Sub
Jean Vercruysse → Alexandre Lauray
- 72'
Sub
Lucas Bretelle → Antoine Rabillard
- 74'
Yellow
Djibril Sidibé
- 75'
Sub
Nathaniel Adjei → Nosa Edward Obaretin
- 75'
Sub
Jean Victor Makengo → Isak Jensen
- 78'
Yellow
Adil Bourabaa
- 79'
Goal
Isak Jensen league goal #1 assist Arsène Kouassi
- 85'
Sub
Adil Bourabaa → Billal Brahimi
Category leaders
- Key passesLucas Bretelle2
- Duels wonDjibril Sidibé8/12
- DribblesSouleymane Faye3/3
- Defensive actionsArthur Avom Ebong5
- ShotsLouis Mafouta3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonLucas Bretelle3
#Le Mans#Lorient#Ligue 1#Lucas Bretelle#Habibou Diallo#Adil Bourabaa
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.