Lyon 2-1 Brest
Match summary
Lyon beat Brest 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sun, 18 Jan 2026.
Goals — Lyon: Šulc 41'; Abner 45' | Brest: Ebimbe 87'.
Lyon had 71% of the possession and 19 shots (6 on target) against 5 (2) for Brest; corners 5-0, yellow cards 2-0.
Red cards: Lyon 0, Brest 1.
In their last 13 meetings Lyon won 5, Brest won 3 and 5 ended level.
Venue: Groupama Stadium. Referee: R. Lissorgue.
Match timeline
- 19'CastilloRed card
- 41'ŠulcAssist: MoreiraGoal1-0
- 45'AbnerAssist: EndrickGoal2-0
- 47'Maitland-NilesYellow card
- 57'⇄In MboupOut R. Labeau-LascarySubstitution
- 62'•ŠulcGoal Disallowed
- 69'⇄In GuindoOut AjorqueSubstitution
- 69'⇄In DoumbiaOut TousartSubstitution
- 74'⇄In MangalaOut TessmannSubstitution
- 74'⇄In MerahOut Maitland-NilesSubstitution
- 81'⇄In EbimbeOut LockoSubstitution
- 81'⇄In ZogbéOut LalaSubstitution
- 86'AbnerYellow card
- 87'EbimbeAssist: ChardonnetGoal2-1
- 89'⇄In A. KarabecOut EndrickSubstitution
- 90'⇄In HateboerOut AbnerSubstitution
- 90'⇄In HimbertOut MoreiraSubstitution
Top performers
ŠulcLyon · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.37
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
MboupBrest · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes34
AbnerLyon · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.09
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes89
ChotardBrest · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.02
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
TagliaficoLyon · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
ChardonnetBrest · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Brest 4-2-3-1Lyon 4-3-3
Lyon
Coach: Paulo Fonseca
Substitutes
- 33Hans HateboerDefender
- 5Orel MangalaMidfielder6.2
- 44Khalis MerahMidfielder6.1
- 7Adam KarabecMidfielder
- 45Rémi HimbertAttacker
- 40Remy DescampsGoalkeeper
- 35Matthias Da SilvaGoalkeeper
- 39Mathys de CarvalhoMidfielder
- 32Alejandro RodríguezAttacker
Unavailable players
- Corentin TolissoYellow Card
- Malick FofanaAnkle injury
- Rachid GhezzalGroin injury
- Ernest NuamahCruciate ligament injury
Brest
Coach: Eric Roy
Substitutes
- 12Luck ZogbéDefender6.5
- 27Daouda GuindoDefender7.0
- 7Junior Dina EbimbeMidfielder7.3
- 23Kamory DoumbiaMidfielder6.7
- 99Pathé MboupAttacker6.6
- 1Radoslaw MajeckiGoalkeeper
- 4Junior DiazDefender
- 33Hamidou MakalouMidfielder
Unavailable players
- Mama BaldeShin injury
Statistics
LyonBrest
Key statistics
71%Possession29%
1.98Expected Goals0.68
19Total Shots5
6Shots On Target2
4Big Chances Created3
5Corners0
18Fouls9
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards1
2Offsides1
1Goalkeeper Saves4
585Passes Completed186
All statistics
5Shots Off Target3
8Shots Blocked0
3.33Expected Goals On Target0.61
8Free Kicks18
11Shots Inside The Box4
644Total Passes265
8Shots Outside The Box1
3Big Chances Missed2
1.38Expected Assists0.29
5/18 (28%)Crosses Completed3/8 (38%)
224Passes Own Half145
438Passes Opposition Half128
28/44 (64%)Long Passes Completed15/54 (28%)
19Throw-Ins14
15Key Passes3
177Passes Into Final Third30
90Backward Passes48
5Goal Kicks9
8Interceptions10
0.68Expected Goals Conceded1.98
11/19 (58%)Tackles Won12/20 (60%)
13Clearances30
57Duels Won60
14/31 (45%)Aerial Duels Won17/31 (55%)
43/86 (50%)Ground Duels Won43/86 (50%)
8Was Fouled18
16/30 (53%)Successful Dribbles5/12 (42%)
14Was Dribbled Past7
6Final Third Possession Won1
119Possession Lost123
5Substitutions5
Match information
- Competition
- Ligue 1
- Round
- Round 18
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Groupama Stadium
- Capacity
- 59,186
- Attendance
- 46,046
- Referee
- R. Lissorgue