Lille 1-1 Brest: season-high possession earns only a penalty
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Key numbers
- 67% possession, a season high in eight matches
- xG 1.91 v 0.82: Lille had the better chances
- Brest: 8 shots v a 19.2 six-match average
Brest led early, Lille levelled from the spot
Mama Baldé's early goal put Brest ahead in the sixth minute, with Gautier Lloris providing the assist. Lille did not draw level until Olivier Giroud converted a penalty in the 64th minute. Brest spent roughly 58 minutes in front, and no further goals followed.
Lille's season-high grip on the ball
Lille had a season-high 67% of possession, and their xG of 1.91 was also the best of their eight matches. An xG per shot of 0.11, below their season average of 0.13, suggests the attempts came more from volume than from clean openings. It was pressure without much precision.
Selvik held firm as Brest shots dried up
Brest managed only eight shots, far below their average of 19.2 over six matches, so this was a day for defending rather than attacking. Egil Selvik made four saves, and the penalty was the only goal he conceded.
The penalty cost Brest more than it won Lille
Giroud's 64th-minute penalty was worth +1.0 FN xPts to Lille, while Brest's FN xPts fell by 1.2, the largest combined change of the match. It was Giroud's second league goal of the season, and the scoreline did not move again.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Maxima Goffi 7.8Strong
He made three tackles and two interceptions and completed 78 of 79 passes.
The FN MOM earned most of his points in defensive work, winning six of eight duels and adding two interceptions. His passing was almost flawless, 78 of 79, which suggests Lille's long spells on the ball were underpinned from the back. Lille trailed for roughly 58 minutes, yet he still managed three shots and two key passes.
Game state
0-11-1
Lille ahead 0 min · level 32 min · Stade Brestois 29 ahead 58 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. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
6'
Mama Baldé
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Gautier Lloris +0.2 · LIL −0.7
+0.6
64'
Olivier Giroud
Pen goal · SB29 −1.2
+1.0
Lille
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −1.3→ League points won 1
Stade Brestois 29
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.2Time effect +0.9→ League points won 1
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
LilleStade Brestois 29
1.91Expected goals (xG)0.82
Compared with usual
Lille
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.91 | 1.2 | high |
| xG against | 0.82 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 17 | 9.9 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 16.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 67% | 46.5% | high |
| Passes | 648 | 446.1 | high |
| Corners | 5 | 2.9 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 11.3 | |
Stade Brestois 29
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 0.82 | 2.3 | |
| xG against | 1.91 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 8 | 19.2 | |
| On target | 2 | 6.5 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 11.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 33% | 48% | |
| Passes | 320 | 424.2 | |
| Corners | 2 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 20 | 13.5 | |
Timeline
- 6'
Goal
Mama Baldé league goal #2 assist Gautier Lloris
- 13'
Yellow
Kamory Doumbia
- 45'
Sub
Mama Baldé → Joseph Nonge Boende
- 54'
Sub
Romain Perraud → Calvin Verdonk
- 58'
Yellow
Bradley Locko
- 64'
Goal
Olivier Giroud (pen) league goal #2
- 65'
Sub
Benjamin André → Nabil Bentaleb
- 65'
Sub
Dilane Bakwa → Soriba Diaoune
- 77'
Sub
Pathé Mboup → Ibrahim Yayiya Kante
- 77'
Sub
Ngal'ayel Mukau → Maurits Kjaergaard
- 82'
Sub
Kamory Doumbia → Mamady Diambou
- 90'
Yellow
Calvin Verdonk
Category leaders
- Key passesMaxima Goffi2
- Duels wonEthan Mbappé10/20
- DribblesHakon Arnar Haraldsson4/5
- Defensive actionsNgal'ayel Mukau9
- ShotsMaxima Goffi3 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonKamory Doumbia5
#Lille#Brest#Ligue 1#Maxima Goffi#Olivier Giroud#Egil Selvik
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.