Game preview: Home fans have high hopes when Paris Saint Germain welcome Rennes

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 19.March
Match begins: 16:05 (UTC)
Venue: Parc des Princes (47929 seats)

Tension and suspense is expected at Parc des Princes when Paris Saint Germain face Rennes in what could be a magnificent fixture. Here's all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (68) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rennes have scored away.

Paris Saint Germain and Rennes should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Paris Saint Germain form and stats

Home games in the Ligue 1 have been a walk in the park for Paris Saint Germain so far, with 35 points won from 13 matches; 11 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.

It's back home for PSG, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Brest away with the result 2-1. Mbappé and Soler found the net in that victory. The talented striker Messi bested all the other footballers in that match and received a match rating of 8.1 out of 10. Messi served one assist, hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Bayern München in the Champions League.

Observe: 9 of the latest 12 league games from this football club have seen goals scored by both teams.

Goals are plentiful at Parc des Princes in the league this season as Paris Saint Germain has scored 34 goals here in 13 home games. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Rennes form and stats

Playing away, Rennes have won 3 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.

Rennes aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 250 league minutes without a goal. Doku was the last player to find the net.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Auxerre (placed 17th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0. Theate was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.01. The defender Theate won 9 of 10 duels.

A loss against Olympique Marseille was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Rennes are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 13 games (in the league). 18 goals have been conceded by Rennes in these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these sides face each other this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rennes - Paris Saint Germain 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): PSG five wins, two draws and Rennes three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Paris Saint GermainK. Mbappé Lottin
K. Mbappé Lottin
19 goals
Paris Saint GermainN. da Silva Santos Junior
N. da Silva Santos Junior
13 goals
Paris Saint GermainL. Messi
L. Messi
13 goals

Paris Saint Germain missing players

Rennes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paris Saint Germain Rennes
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 13 27
21 11 2 Won W 0 3 14
3 2 1 Drew D 3 5 5
3 0 0 Lost L 1 5 8
68 34 6 Scored S 4 15 45
26 15 4 Conceded C 5 18 29
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
81% 85% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 81%
70% 62% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 54% 63%
37% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 26%
26% 38% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
56% 69% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 85% 63%
41% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 30%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 11%
 
5.4 5.3 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.7 4.3
3.5 3.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.1 4.1
1.6 1.8 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.6
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
15.6 15.9 17.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 13.7 14
7.3 7.5 7.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.8 5.2
35% 35% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 24% 32%
 
11.5 10.6 13 Shots against (avg) S A 16 12.5 10.6
4 3.8 5.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4 3.7
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Paris Saint Germain have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rennes have scored away.
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most points (35) at home in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (34) at home in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (68) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+42) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Paris Saint Germain is in the best form (5-0-1) in Ligue 1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 27 21 3 3 68 26 13 11 2 0 34 15 14 10 1 3 34 11 42 66
2 Olympique Marseille 27 17 5 5 51 27 14 7 3 4 25 18 13 10 2 1 26 9 24 56
3 Lens 27 15 9 3 44 21 13 11 1 1 26 10 14 4 8 2 18 11 23 54
4 Monaco 27 15 6 6 55 37 14 7 2 5 29 23 13 8 4 1 26 14 18 51
5 Rennes 27 14 5 8 45 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 13 3 5 5 15 18 16 47
6 Lille 27 13 7 7 49 36 14 8 4 2 28 21 13 5 3 5 21 15 13 46
7 Nice 27 11 10 6 36 24 13 5 5 3 17 11 14 6 5 3 19 13 12 43
8 Reims 27 10 13 4 35 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 14 3 9 2 13 13 9 43
9 Lorient 27 12 7 8 40 36 14 7 3 4 21 15 13 5 4 4 19 21 4 43
10 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 31 13 6 4 3 19 10 14 5 3 6 23 21 11 40
11 Toulouse 27 10 5 12 43 46 14 6 4 4 25 21 13 4 1 8 18 25 -3 35
12 Clermont 27 9 7 11 26 38 14 4 3 7 11 25 13 5 4 4 15 13 -12 34
13 Montpellier 27 10 3 14 42 46 14 5 2 7 22 22 13 5 1 7 20 24 -4 33
14 Nantes 27 6 11 10 29 36 13 4 6 3 15 14 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 29
15 Strasbourg 27 4 11 12 32 46 14 2 6 6 16 22 13 2 5 6 16 24 -14 23
16 Brest 27 5 8 14 28 44 13 2 5 6 14 22 14 3 3 8 14 22 -16 23
17 Auxerre 27 5 8 14 23 49 13 3 5 5 11 20 14 2 3 9 12 29 -26 23
18 Ajaccio 27 6 3 18 20 48 13 3 1 9 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 28 -28 21
19 Troyes 27 4 8 15 36 59 13 1 8 4 14 20 14 3 0 11 22 39 -23 20
20 Angers SCO 27 2 4 21 21 60 14 1 2 11 14 30 13 1 2 10 7 30 -39 10

Paris Saint Germain:
Rennes:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 27 21 3 3 68 26 13 11 2 0 34 15 14 10 1 3 34 11 42 66
2 Olympique Marseille 27 17 5 5 51 27 14 7 3 4 25 18 13 10 2 1 26 9 24 56
3 Lens 27 15 9 3 44 21 13 11 1 1 26 10 14 4 8 2 18 11 23 54
4 Monaco 27 15 6 6 55 37 14 7 2 5 29 23 13 8 4 1 26 14 18 51
5 Rennes 27 14 5 8 45 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 13 3 5 5 15 18 16 47
6 Lille 27 13 7 7 49 36 14 8 4 2 28 21 13 5 3 5 21 15 13 46
7 Nice 27 11 10 6 36 24 13 5 5 3 17 11 14 6 5 3 19 13 12 43
8 Reims 27 10 13 4 35 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 14 3 9 2 13 13 9 43
9 Lorient 27 12 7 8 40 36 14 7 3 4 21 15 13 5 4 4 19 21 4 43
10 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 31 13 6 4 3 19 10 14 5 3 6 23 21 11 40
11 Toulouse 27 10 5 12 43 46 14 6 4 4 25 21 13 4 1 8 18 25 -3 35
12 Clermont 27 9 7 11 26 38 14 4 3 7 11 25 13 5 4 4 15 13 -12 34
13 Montpellier 27 10 3 14 42 46 14 5 2 7 22 22 13 5 1 7 20 24 -4 33
14 Nantes 27 6 11 10 29 36 13 4 6 3 15 14 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 29
15 Strasbourg 27 4 11 12 32 46 14 2 6 6 16 22 13 2 5 6 16 24 -14 23
16 Brest 27 5 8 14 28 44 13 2 5 6 14 22 14 3 3 8 14 22 -16 23
17 Auxerre 27 5 8 14 23 49 13 3 5 5 11 20 14 2 3 9 12 29 -26 23
18 Ajaccio 27 6 3 18 20 48 13 3 1 9 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 28 -28 21
19 Troyes 27 4 8 15 36 59 13 1 8 4 14 20 14 3 0 11 22 39 -23 20
20 Angers SCO 27 2 4 21 21 60 14 1 2 11 14 30 13 1 2 10 7 30 -39 10

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