Champions League preview and statistics: Rennes vs Sevilla full pre-match guide

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 08.December
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Roazhon Park (29778 seats)

This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Rennes at Roazhon Park when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Sevilla with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!

It's no vacation for neither Rennes nor Sevilla as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Rennes form and stats

Rennes was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Europa League.

Overall Ligue 1 stats at home this season for Rennes are 3-1-3 (wins-draw-losses). This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in this competition. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Rennes, their manager J. Stéphan and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

The Rennes fans got no joy from their last match, a Ligue 1 game also here at Roazhon Park: A 0-2 defeat against Lens. A Champions League defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Krasnodar.

Rennes has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Rennes's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sevilla form and stats

Nothing but glory last season for Sevilla, as they won the Champions League.

As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Sevilla have produced an overall stat of 2-1-2 so far. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.

Sevilla might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Real Madrid proved too strong as Sevilla slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. Preceding that, the 0-4 home loss versus Chelsea.

The schedule is very tough for Sevilla now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A La Liga game at Getafe is waiting in only four days.

Sevilla find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Sevilla have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Sevilla - Rennes 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

SevillaY. En-Nesyri
Y. En-Nesyri
4 goals
RennesD. Da Silva
D. Da Silva
3 goals
RennesA. Hunou
A. Hunou
3 goals

Rennes missing players

Sevilla missing players

Rennes Sevilla
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   11 25
9 7   Won W   5 16
6 2   Drew D   3 3
10 4   Lost L   3 6
36 21   Scored S   12 35
34 14   Conceded C   9 24
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 92%
88% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   55% 56%
60% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 44%
16% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   9% 24%
12% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 16%
60% 62%   BTTS BTTS   55% 44%
16% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 40%
24% 15%   Failed to Score F T   27% 24%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.2
3 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
11 12.5   Shots (avg) S (   12.4 13.8
3.4 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.4
39% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Chelsea 5 4 1 0 13 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 10 1 12 13
2 Sevilla 5 3 1 1 6 7 3 2 0 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 -1 10
3 Krasnodar 5 1 1 3 5 10 3 1 0 2 2 6 2 0 1 1 3 4 -5 4
4 Rennes 5 0 1 4 2 8 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 3 0 5 -6 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 13 9 1 3 33 9 6 4 1 1 16 4 7 5 0 2 17 5 24 28
2 Olympique Marseille 11 7 3 1 17 9 5 2 2 1 8 6 6 5 1 0 9 3 8 24
3 Lille 12 6 5 1 22 8 6 4 2 0 13 2 6 2 3 1 9 6 14 23
4 Olympique Lyonnais 12 6 5 1 21 10 6 4 2 0 14 4 6 2 3 1 7 6 11 23
5 Monaco 12 7 2 3 23 16 7 5 2 0 18 8 5 2 0 3 5 8 7 23
6 Montpellier 13 7 2 4 22 19 7 4 0 3 14 14 6 3 2 1 8 5 3 23
7 Lens 12 6 3 3 19 18 6 3 2 1 11 9 6 3 1 2 8 9 1 21
8 Rennes 13 5 4 4 19 18 7 3 1 3 9 10 6 2 3 1 10 8 1 19
9 Angers SCO 12 6 1 5 18 22 6 2 1 3 5 9 6 4 0 2 13 13 -4 19
10 Brest 12 6 0 6 21 23 6 4 0 2 13 11 6 2 0 4 8 12 -2 18
11 Nice 11 5 2 4 16 15 6 2 1 3 7 11 5 3 1 1 9 4 1 17
12 Metz 12 4 4 4 12 11 6 3 1 2 8 6 6 1 3 2 4 5 1 16
13 Bordeaux 12 4 4 4 12 13 6 2 3 1 5 2 6 2 1 3 7 11 -1 16
14 Nantes 12 3 4 5 14 18 5 2 2 1 8 8 7 1 2 4 6 10 -4 13
15 Saint-Etienne 12 3 2 7 12 20 6 2 1 3 6 8 6 1 1 4 6 12 -8 11
16 Nimes 13 3 2 8 11 24 7 1 1 5 8 17 6 2 1 3 3 7 -13 11
17 Reims 12 2 3 7 16 22 5 1 0 4 3 8 7 1 3 3 13 14 -6 9
18 Lorient 12 2 2 8 12 22 6 1 1 4 6 9 6 1 1 4 6 13 -10 8
19 Strasbourg 12 2 1 9 14 24 6 1 1 4 4 10 6 1 0 5 10 14 -10 7
20 Dijon 12 1 4 7 8 21 6 0 3 3 3 7 6 1 1 4 5 14 -13 7
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 10 8 2 0 21 2 6 5 1 0 15 1 4 3 1 0 6 1 19 26
2 Real Sociedad 11 7 3 1 22 5 6 3 2 1 10 3 5 4 1 0 12 2 17 24
3 Real Madrid 11 6 2 3 17 12 4 2 0 2 6 4 7 4 2 1 11 8 5 20
4 Villarreal 11 5 5 1 15 11 6 4 2 0 11 5 5 1 3 1 4 6 4 20
5 Cadiz 12 5 3 4 11 13 6 1 2 3 4 8 6 4 1 1 7 5 -2 18
6 Sevilla 10 5 1 4 12 9 5 3 0 2 6 4 5 2 1 2 6 5 3 16
7 Barcelona 10 4 2 4 20 11 5 3 1 1 15 6 5 1 1 3 5 5 9 14
8 Granada 10 4 2 4 11 17 5 3 1 1 7 5 5 1 1 3 4 12 -6 14
9 Athletic Club 11 4 1 6 12 12 5 3 0 2 8 4 6 1 1 4 4 8 0 13
10 Elche 9 3 4 2 9 10 5 1 3 1 4 6 4 2 1 1 5 4 -1 13
11 Eibar 11 3 4 4 8 9 6 0 3 3 1 5 5 3 1 1 7 4 -1 13
12 Deportivo Alaves 11 3 4 4 11 13 6 1 3 2 4 6 5 2 1 2 7 7 -2 13
13 Getafe 11 3 4 4 9 13 6 3 1 2 7 5 5 0 3 2 2 8 -4 13
14 Celta de Vigo 12 3 4 5 13 20 5 2 0 3 6 11 7 1 4 2 7 9 -7 13
15 Valencia 11 3 3 5 17 17 6 2 2 2 11 9 5 1 1 3 6 8 0 12
16 Real Betis 11 4 0 7 12 23 5 2 0 3 7 9 6 2 0 4 5 14 -11 12
17 Levante 11 2 5 4 13 15 5 1 3 1 6 5 6 1 2 3 7 10 -2 11
18 Osasuna 10 3 2 5 8 13 5 2 1 2 6 7 5 1 1 3 2 6 -5 11
19 Real Valladolid 12 2 4 6 11 18 6 1 3 2 6 8 6 1 1 4 5 10 -7 10
20 Huesca 11 0 7 4 8 17 5 0 3 2 3 6 6 0 4 2 5 11 -9 7

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.