Lens vs Brest Tips & Preview - Upper hand for the hosts

By Tolu Shotade

27 Aug 2025

Tolu Shotade 27 Aug 2025

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Lens are confident mood after a 2-1 win against Le Havre.
Brest have struggled, winless in two league matches.
Lens have a strong head-to-head record against Brest.

Lens vs Brest

Lens are aiming to build on a win in their previous fixture when they host Brest in a Friday night French Ligue 1 clash.

The hosts will come into this clash full of confidence, given their fine record in this fixture. They should have the upper hand over the visitors, who have looked out of sorts in their opening fixtures.

Lens News

Lens head into this clash off the back of a 2-1 victory at Le Havre in their previous Ligue 1 outing. All the goals were scored in the first half, with Wesley Said and Rayan Fofana putting them two up before the hosts pulled one back.

That was a fine return to winning ways for Lens, who suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Lyon in their opening fixture. Pierre Sage’s team are now seeking their first home victory of the season, having claimed three wins in their final five fixtures at Stade Bollaert-Delelis last term.

Said and Fofana are already off the mark this season, and both men lead a Lens attack that has scored in eight of the last 10 matches across all competitions. All eight fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals, while Lens are without a clean sheet in nine of those 10 matches.

Brest News

Brest are coming off a 2-0 defeat at Toulouse last time out in Ligue 1. They saw plenty of possession and created multiple scoring opportunities, but struggled to find the cutting edge in the final third.

That result means Lens are winless after two league matches, having begun their campaign with a 3-3 home draw with Lille. They are also winless in their last six away matches in the league, losing the last three fixtures on this run.

As seen in the draw with Lille, Brest can hold their own going forward and have scored in eight of their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet seven times on this run, while five of the last eight fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Lens have six wins while Brest have been victorious four times, with two draws in the last 12 matches. The hosts did the double last season, winning 2-0 at home before a 3-1 away victory in the reverse fixture.

Verdict

Lens v Brest

It is usually an open contest between Lens and Brest, and with both teams scoring in three of their last five meetings, a repeat is expected here. The hosts have seen over 2.5 goals in eight of their last 10 matches, and a similar outcome could be considered.

Lens often come out on top in this fixture and should build on last week's result with a win over Brest, who are looking well below their best this season.

Yes

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