RC Lens vs Stade Brestois Prediction, Lineups and Betting Tip

Match Details: August 29th, 2025 | Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens | Ligue 1

Friday’s Ligue 1 action sees RC Lens play host to a Stade Brestois side yet to notch their first win of the season, while the home side are looking to earn their second consecutive victory.

Lens battled to a tight 2-1 win over Le Havre last time out, a result which earned them their first point of the campaign, while Brest laboured to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Toulouse, leaving their opening day point against Lille as their only reward so far.

Key Betting Tip: Lens to Win at odds of 1.80 on Kwiff represent excellent value for the tip provided by our in-house tipsters.

RC Lens vs Stade Brestois Predicted Lineups

RC Lens Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Robin Risser (GK); Matthieu Udol, Malang Sarr, Jonathan Gradit; Deiver Machado, Fode Sylla, Adrien Thomasson, Ruben Aguilar; Wesley Said, Florian Thauvin; Rayan Fofana.

Manager Pierre Sage will likely stick with the same squad that took their first three point haul of the season last time out, as goals from Wesley Said and Rayan Fofana proved enough to take a 2-1 win away from Le Havre’s Stade Oceane.

They are missing two of their number, as Jhoanner Chavez and Martin Satriano are absent through respective ankle and foot injuries. However, aside from these knocks, they have a fit and healthy squad.

Stade Brestois Predicted XI (4-3-3): Radoslaw Majecki (GK); Bradley Locko, Julien Le Cardinal, Brendan Chardonnet, Kenny Lala; Hugo Magnetti, Pierre Lees-Melou, Kamory Doumbia; Mama Balde, Ludovic Ajorque, Romain Del Castillo.

After an impressive 3-3 draw with Lille on the opening, Stade Brestois regressed in their last fixture, a 2-0 defeat to Toulouse in which they hit the target just twice from 16 attempts on goal.

Though their squad is filled with recognisable players, particularly across their frontline, their finishing left something to be desired last time out, and coach Eric Roy will have introduced some finishing drills in training in a bid to be ready for this fixture.

RC Lens vs Stade Brestois Current League Standings

With both sides already two games into their seasons, it is Lens who hold the psychological upperhand - the home side sit tenth on three points, while Brest lie below them in 14th.

RC Lens vs Stade Brestois Head to Head Timeline

Since 2010, this head to head matchup has stayed incredibly tight, with both sides having held the lead since then. As things stand across the last 15 years, Lens once again have the marginal upper hand, having won 10 of the 23 total games, while Brest have won nine. The other four have ended level.

Recent Head to Head Meetings:

• 20/04/2025: Stade Brestois 1-3 RC Lens.
• 25/08/2024: RC Lens 2-0 Stade Brestois.
• 09/03/2024: RC Lens 1-0 Stade Brestois.
• 13/08/2023: Stade Brestois 3-2 RC Lens.
• 05/02/2023: Stade Brestois 1-1 RC Lens.

Lens have had full dominion in this fixture in recent meetings, winning all of their last three clashes.

Brest must go back to this time two years ago to find their last victory over Lens - they trailed 2-0 after 22 minutes, but a red card for Lens’ Adrien Thomasson saw Brest rise from their ruins, and Romain Del Castillo would seal a fantastic comeback win in the 87th minute.

RC Lens vs Stade Brestois Recent Match Analysis

RC Lens Last Five Games:

• Le Havre 1-2 RC Lens (Ligue 1)
• RC Lens 0-1 Lyon (Ligue 1)
• RC Lens 2-1 RB Leipzig (Club Friendly)
• RC Lens 0-2 AS Roma (Club Friendly)
• Wolves 1-3 RC Lens (Club Friendly)

At worst, Lens can be described as inconsistent in recent times. In their last five games including friendly matches, they have won three and lost two in an alternating pattern, as their squad looks to return to full familiarity after the summer break.

This is not necessarily a bad thing - these inconsistent results make it easier to outline what needs improving earlier in the season, and the earlier this deficiencies can be uncovered, the better sides tend to do later on in the season.

Stade Brestois Last Five Games:

• Toulouse 2-0 Stade Brestois (Ligue 1)
• Stade Brestois 3-3 LOSC Lille (Ligue 1)
• Napoli 1-2 Stade Brestois (Club Friendly)
• Stade Brestois 1-0 Le Havre (Club Friendly)
• Stade Rennes 2-3 Stade Brestois (Club Friendly)

After some superb pre-season form saw them beat some high calibre side, Brest were shaping up as dark horses for a European spot this season - however, their opening two games have dampened expectations, as they have conceded five goals and taken just one point.

Of course, there is still plenty of football left to play, and so there is more than enough time for them to recover their pre-season form. However, Lens are a challenging side to play at the best of times, and nothing short of their A game will bring a result home here.

RC Lens vs Stade Brestois Prediction

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions, and as a result has deduced that there is a 60% chance that RC Lens will notch a home victory here. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability and tactical matchups.

RC Lens vs Stade Brestois Betting Tip

Football Park’s Best Bet: RC Lens to win at odds of 1.8 on Kwiff - Lens are the bigger side in terms of reputation, and their early season form has been marginally more impressive than their opponents. If Brest are in any way mentally hindered after their first two games, Lens will pounce on that, as they are a side who make you uncomfortable in their search for a weakness.

Players to Watch: RC Lens vs Stade Brestois

Matthieu Udol (RC Lens): It is unusual for a centre back to be a club's standout player after two games, but Udol deserves that kind of praise. A player who can do a bit of everything, the Frenchman completed the most dribbles of any player against Le Havre (2), and has already created three chances this season. A hybrid centre back of the modern era, he is someone who loves to get involved in attack, and his technical traits can only compliment this choice.

Kamory Doumbia (Stade Brestois): A fantastic two goal performance against Lille on the opening day followed by a hard-working shift in Brest’s defeat to Toulouse, Kamory Doumbia appears to have taken the next step in his development. The Malian 22-year-old is in his third season at Brest now, and though he has shown flashes of brilliance, has not yet managed to make a starting spot his own. The Doumbia we are seeing at the start of this season is a very different beast.

Stadium Details: The Stade Bollaert-Delelis, home to RC Lens, has played host to a number of major tournaments across multiple sports including but not limited to the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Euros, and the 1999 and 2007 Rugby World Cup’s, making it a worthy venue for exciting Ligue 1 action.