Lorient 0-2 Brest: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Brest won it

The opening goal came in the 69th minute: Ludovic Ajorque for Brest. Noah Edjouma made it 0-2 to Brest in the 90th minute (+2), set up by Giovani Versini.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, J. Pignard, showed 2 yellow cards: 1 to Lorient and 1 to Brest. Aiyegun Tosin missed a penalty for Lorient in the 90 minute.

Lorient: A. Dujeux, 3-4-2-1 · Brest: J. Lachuer, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball's Match Board pick, Brest +0.25, was right: 0-2 bears it out.

The estimate's most likely result was a Brest win at 36%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (13%).

On goals the estimate was close: about 2.5 expected, 2 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 46%; with 2 goals the under came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 52%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a Lorient win at 37%, a different lean from Moneyball's.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-02, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.04 for Lorient and 1.93 for Brest.

Lorient scored about 1.0 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

Lorient had 0 shots on target, Brest 4.

Lorient had 52% of the ball, but Brest took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Lorient came into it with 10 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.20 expected goals for and 1.14 against, and had won 40% of their matches.

Brest came into it with 10 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.83 expected goals for and 1.27 against, and had won 40% of their matches.

Lorient vs Brest: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Lucas Tousart (Brest), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.

Lorient

• Montassar Talbi 7.6
• Arthur Avom 7.5
• Arsène Kouassi 7.4
• Isaak Touré 7.2
• Jean-Victor Makengo 7.2

Brest

• Lucas Tousart 7.7
• Ludovic Ajorque 7.3 1 goal
• Gautier Lloris 7.2
• Pathé Mboup 7.2
• Bradley Locko 7.1

The lowest-rated starter was Mama Baldé at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Lorient: Lorient vs Rennes Sunday 22 November 2026 · Ligue 1
• Brest: Strasbourg vs Brest Saturday 21 November 2026 · Ligue 1

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Lorient vs Brest

What was the score in Lorient vs Brest?

Lorient 0-2 Brest (half-time 0-0), Ligue 1, Monday 2 November 2026.

Who scored in Lorient vs Brest?

Ludovic Ajorque 69', Noah Edjouma 90+2'.

Did Moneyball predict Lorient vs Brest correctly?

Moneyball's Match Board pick, Brest +0.25, was right: 0-2 bears it out.

Who was man of the match in Lorient vs Brest?

Lucas Tousart, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Lorient vs Brest?

J. Pignard.