Match Report
6 points and 2 places separated them: Strasbourg 8th with 53, Rennes 6th with 59. Recent form flatters Strasbourg's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 8th. In league terms the two rates read 1.71/1.38 for Strasbourg and 1.74/1.47 for Rennes (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.41.
Strasbourg were unbeaten in 8.
The head-to-head ledger counts 16 games: 5 Strasbourg wins, 9 for Rennes, 2 draws, at 2.69 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings.
The referee was R. Buquet, with 100 matches in our database and 2.0 yellows per game on average. Stade de la Meinau, capacity 29,200, hosted the game. Rennes led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rennes: Estéban Lepaul (20'), Breel Embolo (50'), Mousa Tamari (52')
Key stats
Possession: Strasbourg 55% · Rennes 45% · Total shots: 9-26 · On target: 1-9 · Corners: 2-9