Match Report
Chelsea (1st, 14 pts) visited Rennes (4th, 1 pts) with 13 points between them. On recent form Rennes sat only 31st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, Rennes ran at 0.5 scored and 1.83 conceded, Chelsea at 2.33 and 0.33.
Rennes entered with three losses in a row. Momentum sat with Chelsea, winners of their last five. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Rennes against 15/15 for Chelsea.
The venue was Roazhon Park in Rennes, with room for 29,778 spectators. Chelsea led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.