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- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rennes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Ligue 1
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Rennes, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
This looks to be an exciting game with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
Montpellier form and stats
7 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Montpellier have to build on here at Stade de la Mosson in the Ligue 1.
A strong away win for Montpellier against Lorient the last match, as Savanier were on target. Savanier (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.25/10. Savanier scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that game, the home loss against Lille with the scoreline 0-1.Montpellier have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade de la Mosson with 22 goals in 13 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Rennes form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rennes so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-6 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Rennes, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Guirassy (2), Laborde and Terrier scored in Rennes's previous match, the home game against Troyes that ended 4-1. Defender Meling was the best team player with a rating of 8.34. Meling signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and won 5 of 6 duels.
Prior to that match, the Rennes manager Génésio faced defeat when travelling to PSG and losing 0-1.Rennes have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 16 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Rennes have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Montpellier and Rennes have faced each other earlier this season: Rennes - Montpellier 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Montpellier wins - draws - Rennes wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Terrier 12 goals |  G. Laborde 9 goals |   S. Mavididi 8 goals |
Montpellier missing players
Rennes missing players
| Montpellier | Rennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 39 | 22 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 16 | 47 |
| 34 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 84% |
| 48% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 42% | 44% |
| 44% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 24% |
| 20% | 31% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 20% |
| 52% | 46% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 40% |
| 28% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 20% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 20% |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 5.9 | 5.2 | 8.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 14.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 13.1 | 15.3 |
| 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 36% | 31% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 28% | 36% |
| 16.2 | 13.7 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 11.8 | 9.1 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rennes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Ligue 1
- Rennes 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 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 59 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 46 |
| 3 | Nice | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 45 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 42 |
| 5 | Rennes | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 40 |
| 6 | Monaco | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | Nantes | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 38 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | Lens | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 37 |
| 11 | Lille | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -3 | 36 |
| 12 | Brest | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Reims | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 28 |
| 15 | Clermont | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -15 | 27 |
| 16 | Saint-Etienne | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -21 | 22 |
| 17 | Troyes | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -18 | 21 |
| 18 | Lorient | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -19 | 21 |
| 19 | Metz | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 21 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 37 | -25 | 21 |
