Montpellier vs Rennes pre-match guide

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 23.April
Match begins: 15:05 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Mosson (22000 seats)

Rennes cannot expect any favours from hosts Montpellier in this Ligue 1 fixture. Here's our broad match guide!

Insights:
  • Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Rennes have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Both teams have had adequate rest since their previous game. Let's look for an energetic fixture!

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Montpellier form and stats

Montpellier have played 16 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-8 (wins-draws-losses).

Montpellier lost their last game at Lille (placed 5th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Sylla, defender, was given a rating of 8.13/10 in that game, top of the team. Sylla scored one goal and won 9 of 11 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Toulouse that was lost 1-2.

A decent goal production from Montpellier in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 16 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.

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Rennes form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Rennes have produced an overall stat of 4-5-6 so far.

Rennes are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the game against Reims (placed 8th). Midfield player Doku was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.13/10. Doku scored two goals, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times and had 24 successful passes (of 28 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Olympique Lyonnais's place.

The visiting Rennes have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 15 games. Rennes have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head encounter ended Rennes - Montpellier 3-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Montpellier wins - draws - Rennes wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MontpellierS. Wahi
S. Wahi
13 goals
RennesA. Gouiri
A. Gouiri
10 goals

Montpellier missing players

Rennes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Montpellier Rennes
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 16 5 Played P 5 15 31
11 6 0 Won W 0 4 16
4 2 1 Drew D 0 5 5
16 8 4 Lost L 5 6 10
47 25 4 Scored S 5 18 51
52 25 11 Conceded C 13 21 33
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 81%
61% 75% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 53% 61%
26% 25% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 27% 26%
19% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
58% 69% 80% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 58%
26% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 32%
16% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 13%
 
4.8 5.1 3.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.4 4.3
4.7 5.2 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 5.3 4.3
1.8 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.9 1.6
9 8 1 Red cards R C 2 3 6
 
11.4 12.4 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 13.6 13.3 13.9
4.3 5.1 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.6 5.1
36% 30% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 26% 32%
 
14 15.2 18.6 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 12.7 10.7
5.3 6 7.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.2 3.7
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Montpellier's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 31 23 3 5 73 30 16 12 2 2 37 19 15 11 1 3 36 11 43 72
2 Olympique Marseille 31 19 7 5 57 30 16 8 4 4 29 20 15 11 3 1 28 10 27 64
3 Lens 31 18 9 4 51 25 15 13 1 1 31 11 16 5 8 3 20 14 26 63
4 Monaco 31 18 7 6 66 43 16 9 2 5 36 27 15 9 5 1 30 16 23 61
5 Lille 31 16 7 8 56 39 16 10 4 2 33 23 15 6 3 6 23 16 17 55
6 Rennes 31 16 5 10 51 33 16 12 0 4 33 12 15 4 5 6 18 21 18 53
7 Olympique Lyonnais 31 14 8 9 49 34 15 7 5 3 23 12 16 7 3 6 26 22 15 50
8 Reims 31 11 14 6 40 32 15 7 5 3 24 16 16 4 9 3 16 16 8 47
9 Nice 31 11 12 8 38 29 15 5 6 4 18 14 16 6 6 4 20 15 9 45
10 Lorient 31 12 9 10 43 43 15 7 4 4 21 15 16 5 5 6 22 28 0 45
11 Clermont 31 12 7 12 33 42 16 6 3 7 15 27 15 6 4 5 18 15 -9 43
12 Toulouse 31 11 5 15 47 54 16 6 4 6 26 25 15 5 1 9 21 29 -7 38
13 Montpellier 31 11 4 16 47 52 16 6 2 8 25 25 15 5 2 8 22 27 -5 37
14 Auxerre 31 8 8 15 29 52 15 5 5 5 14 21 16 3 3 10 15 31 -23 32
15 Nantes 31 6 13 12 33 44 15 4 7 4 17 19 16 2 6 8 16 25 -11 31
16 Brest 31 7 10 14 35 48 15 4 5 6 18 23 16 3 5 8 17 25 -13 31
17 Strasbourg 31 6 11 14 41 53 16 4 6 6 21 23 15 2 5 8 20 30 -12 29
18 Troyes 31 4 9 18 39 67 15 1 9 5 16 24 16 3 0 13 23 43 -28 21
19 Ajaccio 31 6 3 22 22 58 15 3 1 11 9 25 16 3 2 11 13 33 -36 21
20 Angers SCO 31 3 5 23 24 66 16 2 3 11 16 31 15 1 2 12 8 35 -42 14

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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 PSG 31 23 3 5 73 30 16 12 2 2 37 19 15 11 1 3 36 11 43 72
2 Olympique Marseille 31 19 7 5 57 30 16 8 4 4 29 20 15 11 3 1 28 10 27 64
3 Lens 31 18 9 4 51 25 15 13 1 1 31 11 16 5 8 3 20 14 26 63
4 Monaco 31 18 7 6 66 43 16 9 2 5 36 27 15 9 5 1 30 16 23 61
5 Lille 31 16 7 8 56 39 16 10 4 2 33 23 15 6 3 6 23 16 17 55
6 Rennes 31 16 5 10 51 33 16 12 0 4 33 12 15 4 5 6 18 21 18 53
7 Olympique Lyonnais 31 14 8 9 49 34 15 7 5 3 23 12 16 7 3 6 26 22 15 50
8 Reims 31 11 14 6 40 32 15 7 5 3 24 16 16 4 9 3 16 16 8 47
9 Nice 31 11 12 8 38 29 15 5 6 4 18 14 16 6 6 4 20 15 9 45
10 Lorient 31 12 9 10 43 43 15 7 4 4 21 15 16 5 5 6 22 28 0 45
11 Clermont 31 12 7 12 33 42 16 6 3 7 15 27 15 6 4 5 18 15 -9 43
12 Toulouse 31 11 5 15 47 54 16 6 4 6 26 25 15 5 1 9 21 29 -7 38
13 Montpellier 31 11 4 16 47 52 16 6 2 8 25 25 15 5 2 8 22 27 -5 37
14 Auxerre 31 8 8 15 29 52 15 5 5 5 14 21 16 3 3 10 15 31 -23 32
15 Nantes 31 6 13 12 33 44 15 4 7 4 17 19 16 2 6 8 16 25 -11 31
16 Brest 31 7 10 14 35 48 15 4 5 6 18 23 16 3 5 8 17 25 -13 31
17 Strasbourg 31 6 11 14 41 53 16 4 6 6 21 23 15 2 5 8 20 30 -12 29
18 Troyes 31 4 9 18 39 67 15 1 9 5 16 24 16 3 0 13 23 43 -28 21
19 Ajaccio 31 6 3 22 22 58 15 3 1 11 9 25 16 3 2 11 13 33 -36 21
20 Angers SCO 31 3 5 23 24 66 16 2 3 11 16 31 15 1 2 12 8 35 -42 14

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.