The visiting Rennes side should be favourites in this visit to Nantes, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their 17 league games this season.
- Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rennes has the most points from losing position (12) in Ligue 1
Nantes and Rennes should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Nantes form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Nantes at their home stadium (Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Nantes faced defeat in their previous match, away at Olympique Lyonnais (0-3). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Angers SCO that ended 1-1.
Nantes lost the game against Olympique Lyonnais in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that. Alban Lafont had a busy but productive day in the Olympique Lyonnais match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nantes as they are travelling to their away game against Montpellier in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.
Nantes has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Nantes have conceded 14 from these games.
Rennes form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Rennes playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. The fact that Rennes have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Momentum is building for Rennes in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
The Rennes goalkeeper Romain Jules Salin is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 246 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Rennes had fun at their own home (Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau) last time out, beating Metz 1-0. Clément Grenier scored. Preceding that game was the away victory against Lorient with the score of 3-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Olympique Lyonnais in just three days.
Rennes are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 8 away games so far. Rennes have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nantes one win, three draws and Rennes six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Blas 5 goals |   D. Da Silva 4 goals |  A. Hunou 4 goals |
Nantes missing players
Rennes missing players
| Nantes | Rennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 30 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 82% |
| 59% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 59% |
| 29% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 12% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | 6% |
| 65% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 59% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 38% | 24% |
| 29% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.3 | 11.4 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.3 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 40% | 39% |
- All of Nantes's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Nantes have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nantes haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rennes has the most points from losing position (12) 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 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 36 |
| 2 | Lille | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 36 |
| 3 | Paris Saint Germain | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 35 |
| 4 | Rennes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Monaco | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Lens | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Angers SCO | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Metz | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Brest | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Nice | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 | Saint-Étienne | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Reims | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Nantes | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 15 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | Lorient | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 12 |
| 19 | Dijon | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Nîmes | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -20 | 12 |