| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes | 15 | D1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 2/15 | 3-10 |
| USM Alger | 15 | D1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2/15 | 2-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes | 37 | 6 | 10 | 2 | WWLLW | 212 | -175 |
| USM Alger | 248 | 1 | 0 | -1 | L | 1763 | -1515 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2016-07-16
10 points for Rennes (37th), 0 for USM Alger (248th): a 10-point gap. Recent form told a different story for USM Alger: only 1763rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 248th. Per game in the league, Rennes were scoring 1 and conceding 0.67, USM Alger 0 and 1, against a competition average of 1.75 goals per team per game.
7 games without a win framed Rennes's arrival. USM Alger had gone 5 games without a win.
The match was played at Stade Paul Audrin in Dinard.
