Ligue 1 duel: Close contest expected between Nantes and Rennes

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Date: Wed 25.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (38285 seats)

Nantes will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 1 point behind Rennes.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Ligue 1 game only three days ago.

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Nantes form and stats

Seven points from three Ligue 1 home games is a great start for Nantes, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau. Nantes has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Nantes lost their last game at Strasbourg (placed 16th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that, Nantes had a home game versus Reims which ended with a victory 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Nantes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 2 Lost 6.

There will be little rest for Nantes after this match as they are travelling to Olympique Lyonnais for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nantes here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). Defensively Nantes have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (0 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rennes form and stats

Rennes, who have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Ligue 1, are happy with their away performances in the Ligue 1 so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.

Rennes's last game was the home draw against Lille (1-1). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Celtic.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rennes playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were 2 Rennes wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Rennes manager J. Stéphan as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Olympique Marseille.

Rennes find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Rennes's manager J. Stéphan has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 0 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Nantes-Rennes H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nantes 0 wins, Rennes 6 wins, 4 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

K. Coulibaly
3 goals
M. Niang
2 goals
Andrei Girotto
1 goals

Nantes missing players

Rennes missing players

Nantes Rennes
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 1 3 6
3 2 0 Won W 1 2 3
1 1 1 Drew D 0 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
6 2 0 Scored S 1 3 7
5 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 4
83% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 83%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 67%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 50%
17% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 17%
 
6.3 6.7 7 Corners For (avg) C F 1 1.7 3.5
4.3 3.3 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 7 5 6
1.7 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
Key stats This season:
  • Nantes have not yet lost a 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 won significantly less corners away then at home.

Nantes
17-08-19 L1 Nantes 0 - 0 Olympique Marseille
24-08-19 L1 Amiens SC 1 - 2 Nantes
31-08-19 L1 Nantes 1 - 0 Montpellier
15-09-19 L1 Nantes 1 - 0 Reims
20-09-19 L1 Strasbourg 2 - 1 Nantes
25-09-19 L1 Nantes 17:00 Rennes
28-09-19 L1 Olympique Lyonnais 11:30 Nantes
05-10-19 L1 Nantes 18:00 Nice
19-10-19 L1 Metz 18:00 Nantes
26-10-19 L1 Nantes - Monaco
Rennes
25-08-19 L1 Strasbourg 0 - 2 Rennes
01-09-19 L1 Rennes 1 - 2 Nice
14-09-19 L1 Brest 0 - 0 Rennes
19-09-19 EL Rennes 1 - 1 Celtic
22-09-19 L1 Rennes 1 - 1 Lille
25-09-19 L1 Nantes 17:00 Rennes
29-09-19 L1 Olympique Marseille 19:00 Rennes
03-10-19 EL Lazio 19:00 Rennes
06-10-19 L1 Rennes 15:00 Reims
20-10-19 L1 Monaco 15:00 Rennes