Rescued A Point
Le Mans
Le Mans went behind and dragged it back level.
- Final score
- 2–2
Ligue 1 · Matchday 1Le Mans
D. Gueye 45'
L. Mafouta 55'
2 – 2
FT
HT 1–1
Stade Brestois 29
R. Del Castillo 31'
K. Doumbia 62'
Ligue 1
Matchday 1Le Mans2–2Stade Brestois 29
0.67
Expected goals
2.72
31′45′55′62′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: LM 0.67, SB2 2.72.
Match report
Le Mans 2-2 Stade Brestois 29
Le Mans and Stade Brestois 29 shared 4 goals in a 2-2 Ligue 1 draw at Stade Marie-Marvingt. Castillo opened the scoring for Stade Brestois 29 on 31', Gueye levelled for Le Mans on 45', Mafouta put Le Mans back in front on 55' and Doumbia levelled for Stade Brestois 29 on 62'.
Expected goals finished Le Mans 0.67, Stade Brestois 29 2.72. Stade Brestois 29 created the better of it and will feel a point was a poor return.
Le Mans had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Le Mans graded out for clinical edge — 2 goals and 0.67 expected goals. Stade Brestois 29 graded out for box occupation — 23 of 26 shots in the box and 0.10 xg per shot.
K. Doumbia came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.9 for Stade Brestois 29 from 1 goal, 1 assist and 2 key passes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 26 fouls between them and 2 yellow cards, with Le Mans conceding the most free-kicks (14).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
50%Possession50%
8Shots26
0.67xG2.72
What the numbers say
4 readsClinical Edge
Le Mans
Le Mans finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.67 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.67
- Overperformance
- +1.33
Box Occupation
Stade Brestois 29
Stade Brestois 29 kept getting bodies into the area — 88% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 23 of 26
- Share
- 88%
- xG per shot
- 0.10
Set-Piece Siege
Stade Brestois 29
Stade Brestois 29 turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 10 corners.
- Corners
- 10
- Opponent
- 1
Timeline
⚽31'
R. Del Castillo — assist: K. Doumbia
🟨43'
Ludovic Ajorque
Foul
D. Gueye — assist: L. Mafouta
⚽45'
Half-time
Alexandre Lauray
Foul
🟨51'
L. Mafouta — assist: A. Bourabaa
⚽55'
⚽62'
K. Doumbia
L. Bretelle ↑ A. Lauray ↓
🔄63'
E. Colas ↑ L. Mafouta ↓
🔄63'
🔄63'
M. Diambou ↑ J. Nonge ↓
🔄71'
A. Camblan ↑ P. Mboup ↓
🔄71'
M. Balde ↑ R. Del Castillo ↓
W. Harhouz ↑ D. Gueye ↓
🔄72'
B. Brahimi ↑ A. Bourabaa ↓
🔄72'
L. Calodat ↑ Y. Larouci ↓
🔄81'
🔄89'
L. C. Laine M. ↑ K. Doumbia ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueStade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans
RefereeAurelien Petit, France
CompetitionLigue 1
Season2026
RoundMatchday 1
StatusMatch Finished