Montpellier form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Montpellier have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 7 defeats from 13 games.
It's back home for Montpellier, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Olympique Lyonnais away with the result 2-1. Teji Savanier and Sepe Elye Wahi found the net in that victory. Nobody expected Montpellier to beat Olympique Lyonnais in the last match, but sometimes David beats Goliath. Before that match, a Coupe de France win away at Strasbourg.
Montpellier goalkeeper Jonas Omlin did an outstanding job against Olympique Lyonnais with seven saves, so vital to securing the victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of M. Der Zakarian when Sepe Elye Wahi scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
A decent goal production from Montpellier in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 13 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Montpellier with 27 goals conceded in these matches.
Rennes form and stats
5 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Rennes playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.
The attacking players of Rennes have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 256 minutes.
The manager J. Stéphan was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 1 match played at their home ground Roazhon Park. Rennes suffered a 0-2 loss to Saint-Étienne (placed 15th). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Angers SCO's place.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Rennes have scored 16 goals in 11 league games away. Rennes are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rennes - Montpellier 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Montpellier won one game, four matches ended with a draw and Rennes has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  A. Delort 9 goals |  G. Laborde 9 goals |  T. Savanier 5 goals |