Rennes know they are going on a demanding excursion to Lorient and their Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir. This preview has all the knowledge you require ahead of the fixture.
- Lorient have the most conceded goals (18) in Ligue 1
- Rennes have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Ligue 1
Both participants have had enough days rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an energetic fixture!
Lorient form and stats
1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Lorient have to build on here at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir in the Ligue 1.
Lorient travelled for their previous game, a trip to Olympique Lyonnais that ended 3-3. Trouble was brewing at the score 1-3 against Olympique Lyonnais last time out, but a goal from Yongwa completed a comeback to a draw result for Lorient. Midfield player Yongwa got a match rating of 8.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Yongwa scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Montpellier (0-3).Goals are plenty in this club's league fixtures, with 6 in a row featuring at least three goals (over 2.5).
A decent goal production from Lorient in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
Rennes form and stats
Rennes are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Ligue 1, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses). One point away has become something of a habit for Rennes who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Rennes's previous game was their home loss versus PSG (1-3). Before that loss this team had gained at least one point from seven league fixtures in a row. Omari was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.73. The defender Omari won 9 of 11 duels.
A defeat, in the Europa League away at Villarreal, earlier.
The schedule is very tough for Rennes now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Europa League game at Panathinaikos is waiting in only four days.
Goals are few and far between in Rennes's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 3 travels. Rennes's manager Génésio has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {1 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Lorient-Rennes H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lorient two wins, Rennes six wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  R. Faivre 3 goals |  E. Kroupi 3 goals |   I. Salah 3 goals |
Lorient missing players
Rennes missing players
| Lorient | Rennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 18 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 33% | 75% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 33% | 75% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 62% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 62% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 62% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 75% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 25% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 25% |
| 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| 1 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.3 | 15.2 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 6.1 |
| 45% | 50% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 7% | 29% |
| 17.2 | 18.2 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 13.7 | 11.8 |
| 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
- All of Lorient's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lorient have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Lorient have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rennes have scored away.
- Lorient have the most conceded goals (18) in Ligue 1
- Lorient have the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in Ligue 1
- Lorient have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Lorient haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rennes have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Rennes have not yet lost a game away.
- Rennes have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Ligue 1
- Rennes have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monaco | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Nice | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | PSG | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | Brest | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Reims | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | LOSC Lille | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Rennes | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Nantes | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Strasbourg | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 11 | Toulouse | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Montpellier | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Metz | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 8 |
| 15 | Lens | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Lorient | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 3 |
| 18 | Clermont | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
