Le Mans 2:2 Stade Brestois 29: Ligue 1 Match Result

Match report

Le Mans and Brest Share Points in Open Ligue 1 Opener

Le Mans and Stade Brestois 29 played out a 2:2 draw at MMArena on Saturday evening, a result that leaves both sides without a victory after two matches. Brest sit second on goal difference behind leaders, while Le Mans remain in the lower half of the table.

Romain Del Castillo gave Brest the lead in the thirty-first minute, but Le Mans responded with two goals before half-time. D. Gueye struck in the forty-fifth minute and then added another in first-half stoppage time, putting his side ahead. And here's the thing — you could sense the shift in momentum, the way a team finds its rhythm when it needs to.

L. Mafouta restored Le Mans' advantage in the fifty-fifth minute, and K. Doumbia equalised for Brest eleven minutes later. The match opened up after that, with both sides making changes. Three substitutions came together in the sixty-third minute — L. Mafouta, A. Lauray and J. Nonge all came off — followed by others at seventy-first, seventy-second and eighty-first minute.

Statistically, the game told a different story from the scoreline. Brest created five big chances against Le Mans' one, and their expected goals figure of 2.72 sat well above their actual output. They registered seven shots on target but only found the net twice, while Le Mans were more efficient with five attempts on goal. Both teams held fifty per cent possession, but Brest crossed the ball twenty-nine times compared to Le Mans' thirteen.

To be fair, neither side deserved more than a point on this occasion. Le Mans have now drawn one and lost one, sitting thirteen with a single point. Brest have drawn both matches, accumulating two points and occupying eleventh place. The gap between them remains small, and both will be looking for their first win next time out.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 5 – 7

Shots off target 2 – 15

Expected goals 0.67 – 2.72

⚽ 31' R. Del Castillo — Goal 🟨 43' Ludovic Ajorque — Yellow card ⚽ 45' D. Gueye — Goal ⚽ 45+2' D. Gueye — Goal 🟨 51' Alexandre Lauray — Yellow card ⚽ 55' L. Mafouta — Goal ⚽ 62' K. Doumbia — Goal ⇄ 63' A. Lauray — Substitution ⇄ 63' L. Mafouta — Substitution ⇄ 63' J. Nonge — Substitution ⇄ 71' P. Mboup — Substitution ⇄ 71' R. Del Castillo — Substitution ⇄ 72' D. Gueye — Substitution ⇄ 72' A. Bourabaa — Substitution ⇄ 81' Y. Larouci — Substitution ⇄ 89' K. Doumbia — Substitution

Match events

31' Stade Brestois 29 Goal R. Del Castillo assist: K. Doumbia
43' Stade Brestois 29 Yellow card Ludovic Ajorque
45' Le Mans Goal D. Gueye assist: L. Mafouta
45+2' Le Mans Goal D. Gueye assist: L. Mafouta
51' Le Mans Yellow card Alexandre Lauray
55' Le Mans Goal L. Mafouta assist: A. Bourabaa
62' Stade Brestois 29 Goal K. Doumbia
63' Le Mans Substitution A. Lauray off: L. Bretelle
63' Le Mans Substitution L. Mafouta off: E. Colas
63' Stade Brestois 29 Substitution J. Nonge off: M. Diambou
71' Stade Brestois 29 Substitution P. Mboup off: A. Camblan
71' Stade Brestois 29 Substitution R. Del Castillo off: M. Balde
72' Le Mans Substitution D. Gueye off: W. Harhouz
72' Le Mans Substitution A. Bourabaa off: B. Brahimi
81' Le Mans Substitution Y. Larouci off: L. Calodat
89' Stade Brestois 29 Substitution K. Doumbia off: L. C. Laine M.

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

5 Shots on target 7

2 Shots off target 15

0.67 Expected goals 2.72

1 Big chances 5

1 Corners 10

14 Fouls 12

12 Free kicks 14

3 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 5

21 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

19/4344% Aerial duels 24/4356%

77 Backward passes 60

1 Blocked shots 4

32 Clearances 27

2/1315% Crosses 11/2938%

4/1331% Dribbles 15/2075%

0.26 Expected assists 2.10

97 Failed passes 87

4 Goalkeeper saves 3

10 Interceptions 11

5 Key passes 17

36/7846% Long passes 37/7649%

41 Passes into the final third 83

179 Passes in the opposition half 229

250 Passes in own half 199

0.63 Shot accuracy 0.27

3 Shots from outside the box 3

5 Shots inside the box 23

6/1638% Tackles 9/1753%

416 Total passes 399

Line-ups

Le Mans

Starting XI
#	Player	number
98	Nicolas Kocik	98
15	N. Boiss	15
21	Theodor Eyum	21
76	Yasser Larouci	76
8	Alexandre Lauray	8
11	A. Buraba	11
18	Lucas Buades	18
26	Ryan Bamba	26
9	Antoine Rabillard	9
14	Louis Didace Mafouta	14
25	Dame Guèye	25

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Ewan Hatfout	1
16	Raúl Torrente Navarro	16
19	Djibril Sidibé	19
22	Lucas Calodat	22
24	Milan Robin	24
29	Lucas Bretelle	29
7	Billal Brahimi	7
20	William Harhuz	20
28	Erwan Colas	28

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Stade Brestois 29

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Egil Selvik	1
2	Bradley Locko Banzouzi	2
13	Joris Chotard	13
70	Kenny Lala	70
71	R. Le Gwen	71
7	Joseph Nonge Boende Ruíz	7
9	P. Mboup	9
10	Romain Del Castillo	10
23	Kamory Doumbia	23
29	Lucas Simon Pierre Tousart	29
19	Ludovic Ajorque	19