Match Report
28 points separated the sides: Rennes II 3rd on 46, CPBB Rennes 14th on 18. CPBB Rennes ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, CPBB Rennes ran at 1.15 scored and 2.69 conceded, Rennes II at 2.12 and 1.27.
Defeat had followed defeat for CPBB Rennes — six in succession. The last-five ledger: CPBB Rennes 0/15, Rennes II 8/15.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.