The hosts, Nice, should be odds-on favourites in this fixture, but Rennes have proven both talent and fearlessness. Read more about the game!
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Ligue 1
- Rennes have yet to win a game away.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Nice form and stats
The complete Ligue 1 results playing at home this season for Nice are 2-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). days ago.
Nice are confident in defense, having played 453 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A good away victory last time out for Nice, who won 1-0 against Clermont (placed 17th). The score 1-0 has occurred to this team three times in a row! Boudaoui (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.62/10. Boudaoui scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 26 successful passes (of 30 total).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Olympique Marseille.Low-scoring affair? Looking at this club's last 10 league games, 9 have seen two goals or less.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nice here at Allianz Riviera in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Defensively Nice have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rennes form and stats
0 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Rennes playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.
Rennes played 1-1 against Strasbourg in their previous match. Defender Truffert was the best team player with a rating of 8.01. Truffert scored one goal and won 11 of 16 duels.
Earlier, the Europa League win away at Panathinaikos. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Rennes in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Rennes, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
Betting related statistic: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 8 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures.
A quick return to home after this game, as Rennes are hosting Panathinaikos in the Europa League only four days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Rennes's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 4 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Nice won five games, three matches ended with a tie and Rennes managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Moffi 3 goals |   I. Salah 3 goals |  H. Boudaoui 2 goals |
Nice missing players
Rennes missing players
| Nice | Rennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 80% | 60% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 60% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.4 | 13.4 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 13.5 | 16.2 |
| 4.8 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 23% | 25% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 10% | 28% |
| 8.6 | 7.6 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.5 | 11 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 4 |
- Nice have not yet lost a game.
- Nice have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most clean sheets (7) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Ligue 1
- Nice is in the best form (5-1-0) in Ligue 1
- Rennes have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nice | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 |
| 2 | PSG | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Monaco | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | LOSC Lille | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Reims | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Brest | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Nantes | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 8 | Rennes | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Lens | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Olympique Marseille | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Toulouse | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 15 | Lorient | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Metz | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 17 | Clermont | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 18 | Olympique Lyonnais | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -11 | 3 |
