Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Rennes 6th with 59 points, Nantes 17th with 23, 36 apart. Per game in the league, Rennes were scoring 1.74 and conceding 1.47, Nantes 0.88 and 1.58, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Rennes, winners of their last three. Nantes's winless run stood at 7. The last-five ledger: Rennes 10/15, Nantes 3/15.
26 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Rennes 15, draws 7, Nantes 4, at 2.35 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 42% of the wins in this matchup.
B. Bastien took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.5 yellow cards per game. The venue was Roazhon Park, with room for 29,778 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Rennes: Estéban Lepaul (8'), Valentin Rongier (90') · Nantes: Ignatius Ganago (40')
Key stats
Possession: Rennes 63% · Nantes 37% · Total shots: 14-24 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 6-8