Only a win will satisfy the Rennes supporters in this Roazhon Park clash with Brest, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Ligue 1 table.
It's no vacation for neither Rennes nor Brest as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rennes form and stats
Rennes have performed here at Roazhon Park this season with 7 wins from 11 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3.
Rennes lost their last game at Lille (placed 4th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Rennes won a home game hosting Nantes (3-2).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Rennes as they are travelling to their away game against Belfort in the Coupe de France. That match is three days after this one.
The Rennes fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Rennes have conceded 13 goals.
Brest form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Brest so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-7 (win-draw-lose).
Brest's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Bordeaux that finished 1-1. A 0-3 defeat away at Dijon before that.
Brest find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Brest have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Brest - Rennes 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rennes five wins, three draws and Brest two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Niang 7 goals |  A. Hunou 6 goals |  R. Dias Belloli 5 goals |
Rennes missing players
Brest missing players
| Rennes | Brest | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 29 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 29 |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 23 | 31 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 57% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 74% |
| 39% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 48% |
| 17% | 27% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 26% |
| 13% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| 52% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 48% |
| 30% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 30% |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 45% | 30% |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 271 | 139 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 117 | 273 |
| 91 | 51 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 39 | 94 |
| 32% | 35% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 28% | 31% |
- Brest have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rennes has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
- Rennes has the most points from losing position (14)
- Rennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rennes haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 44 | 58 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 |
| 3 | Rennes | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 40 |
| 4 | Lille | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 33 |
| 7 | Reims | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | Nice | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Strasbourg | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Monaco | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 32 |
| 11 | Nantes | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 32 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 31 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 30 |
| 14 | Brest | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -2 | 29 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | Metz | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 27 |
| 17 | Dijon | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -15 | 21 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -17 | 20 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -27 | 13 |