Match Report
Both sides brought 59 points into this one — Olympique Marseille 5th, Rennes 6th. Olympique Marseille's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Olympique Marseille were scoring 1.85 and conceding 1.32, Rennes 1.74 and 1.47, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 36 meetings between the two: 17 for Olympique Marseille, 9 for Rennes and 10 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 42% of the wins in this fixture.
Stade Vélodrome, capacity 67,395, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Olympique Marseille led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Olympique Marseille: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (2'), Amine Gouiri (10'), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (55') · Rennes: Estéban Lepaul (84')
Key stats
Possession: Olympique Marseille 45% · Rennes 55% · Total shots: 27-27 · On target: 11-6 · Corners: 4-11