Olympique Lyonnais vs Rennes: Soccer match preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 13.March
Match begins: 16:05 (UTC)
Venue: Parc Olympique Lyonnais (59186 seats)

This has the potential to be an engrossing fixture as Olympique Lyonnais have their expected home advantage, while Rennes are in front by 5 points in the Ligue 1 table.

Insights:
  • Olympique Lyonnais haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Rennes have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 1

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Olympique Lyonnais form and stats

Olympique Lyonnais have collected 26 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 7-5-2.

The goalie Lopes was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.33 out of ten. Lopes topped it up with a clean sheet.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Lorient and winning 4-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Olympique Lyonnais have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost one.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Lyon as they have a new game in only four days, a Europa League match thankfully also at home. Porto are visiting.

The Olympique Lyonnais fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 14 league matches.

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Rennes form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Defender Truffert was the best team player with a rating of 7.2. Truffert hit two key passes and won 9 of 10 duels.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Angers SCO in the Ligue 1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Rennes are hosting Leicester City in the Europa Conference League only four days away.

The travelling fans enjoy Rennes's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 13 league matches away. Rennes have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before in this season, with the final score Rennes - Olympique Lyonnais 4-1 registered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Lyon victories, two draws and five Rennes wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

RennesM. Terrier
M. Terrier
13 goals
RennesG. Laborde
G. Laborde
11 goals
Olympique LyonnaisM. Dembélé
M. Dembélé
9 goals

Olympique Lyonnais missing players

Rennes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Olympique Lyonnais Rennes
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 14 4 Played P 4 13 27
11 7 3 Won W 1 4 14
9 5 1 Drew D 1 3 4
7 2 0 Lost L 2 6 9
38 23 8 Scored S 6 20 53
33 14 3 Conceded C 6 16 25
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 85% 85%
44% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 44%
26% 21% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 26%
15% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 22%
63% 71% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 46% 41%
26% 21% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 41%
15% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 31% 19%
 
4.8 5.3 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.3 5.9
4.8 4.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.9 5.1
1.8 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.6
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
14 14.8 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 12.8 15
4.8 5.5 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 5 5.3
29% 30% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 31% 37%
 
12.3 10 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 11.8 9.1
4.9 3.9 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.6 2.9
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Olympique Lyonnais haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Rennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rennes have the fewest points from losing position (1) 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 27 19 5 3 56 24 13 12 1 0 31 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 32 62
2 Nice 27 15 5 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 13 8 2 3 20 7 17 49
3 Olympique Marseille 27 13 8 6 39 25 14 5 5 4 22 16 13 8 3 2 17 9 14 47
4 Rennes 27 14 4 9 53 25 14 10 1 3 33 9 13 4 3 6 20 16 28 46
5 Strasbourg 27 12 8 7 49 32 13 7 3 3 27 13 14 5 5 4 22 19 17 44
6 Nantes 27 12 6 9 36 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 3 4 6 12 16 7 42
7 Lille 27 11 9 7 37 35 13 6 5 2 19 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 2 42
8 Monaco 27 11 8 8 40 29 14 7 4 3 26 13 13 4 4 5 14 16 11 41
9 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 9 7 38 33 14 7 5 2 23 14 13 4 4 5 15 19 5 41
10 Lens 27 11 7 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 13 5 2 6 19 23 4 40
11 Montpellier 27 11 4 12 41 40 14 7 2 5 24 18 13 4 2 7 17 22 1 37
12 Brest 27 9 8 10 35 38 13 5 3 5 20 18 14 4 5 5 15 20 -3 35
13 Reims 27 7 11 9 31 31 13 4 5 4 18 13 14 3 6 5 13 18 0 32
14 Angers SCO 27 7 8 12 31 40 13 5 1 7 15 17 14 2 7 5 16 23 -9 29
15 Clermont 27 7 7 13 27 46 13 3 5 5 14 17 14 4 2 8 13 29 -19 28
16 Troyes 27 6 7 14 25 41 13 2 6 5 12 14 14 4 1 9 13 27 -16 25
17 Saint-Etienne 27 6 7 14 28 50 14 3 5 6 17 26 13 3 2 8 11 24 -22 25
18 Lorient 27 5 9 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 14 1 5 8 11 29 -21 24
19 Metz 27 4 10 13 25 46 13 1 5 7 15 25 14 3 5 6 10 21 -21 22
20 Bordeaux 27 4 10 13 38 65 14 2 5 7 20 27 13 2 5 6 18 38 -27 22

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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 27 19 5 3 56 24 13 12 1 0 31 7 14 7 4 3 25 17 32 62
2 Nice 27 15 5 7 38 21 14 7 3 4 18 14 13 8 2 3 20 7 17 49
3 Olympique Marseille 27 13 8 6 39 25 14 5 5 4 22 16 13 8 3 2 17 9 14 47
4 Rennes 27 14 4 9 53 25 14 10 1 3 33 9 13 4 3 6 20 16 28 46
5 Strasbourg 27 12 8 7 49 32 13 7 3 3 27 13 14 5 5 4 22 19 17 44
6 Nantes 27 12 6 9 36 29 14 9 2 3 24 13 13 3 4 6 12 16 7 42
7 Lille 27 11 9 7 37 35 13 6 5 2 19 16 14 5 4 5 18 19 2 42
8 Monaco 27 11 8 8 40 29 14 7 4 3 26 13 13 4 4 5 14 16 11 41
9 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 9 7 38 33 14 7 5 2 23 14 13 4 4 5 15 19 5 41
10 Lens 27 11 7 9 42 38 14 6 5 3 23 15 13 5 2 6 19 23 4 40
11 Montpellier 27 11 4 12 41 40 14 7 2 5 24 18 13 4 2 7 17 22 1 37
12 Brest 27 9 8 10 35 38 13 5 3 5 20 18 14 4 5 5 15 20 -3 35
13 Reims 27 7 11 9 31 31 13 4 5 4 18 13 14 3 6 5 13 18 0 32
14 Angers SCO 27 7 8 12 31 40 13 5 1 7 15 17 14 2 7 5 16 23 -9 29
15 Clermont 27 7 7 13 27 46 13 3 5 5 14 17 14 4 2 8 13 29 -19 28
16 Troyes 27 6 7 14 25 41 13 2 6 5 12 14 14 4 1 9 13 27 -16 25
17 Saint-Etienne 27 6 7 14 28 50 14 3 5 6 17 26 13 3 2 8 11 24 -22 25
18 Lorient 27 5 9 13 22 43 13 4 4 5 11 14 14 1 5 8 11 29 -21 24
19 Metz 27 4 10 13 25 46 13 1 5 7 15 25 14 3 5 6 10 21 -21 22
20 Bordeaux 27 4 10 13 38 65 14 2 5 7 20 27 13 2 5 6 18 38 -27 22

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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.