The home team, Rennes, should be odds-on favourites in this game, but Montpellier have revealed both flair and fearlessness. Read more about the fixture!
- Rennes have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Ligue 1
These teams have little in common geographically as Montpellier have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There haven't been much to rest for the home side, as they featured in a Europa League game only three days back. That game was an away game at Fenerbahce, so at least Rennes are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Rennes form and stats
Rennes have been outstanding at home so far in the Ligue 1 with 5 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. After failing to beat Lorient here at Roazhon Park, Rennes has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
The Rennes boss Génésio and his players return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Fenerbahce in the Europa League. The forward Gouiri was announced as "man of the match" for Rennes with the rating of 8.83/10. Gouiri scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that match, a Ligue 1 win away at Angers SCO.Rennes are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 10 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 9, drew 1 and lost 0.
Some stats: A review of the 11 latest league matches reveals that 9 of them had at least one goal from each team.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Europa League game versus AEK Larnaca in only four days. This game is also played here at Roazhon Park.
Rennes are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (16 goals in 6 games). Rennes have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Montpellier form and stats
1-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Montpellier in their Ligue 1 matches away. With the Montpellier losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Home advantage was not enough for Montpellier in their previous game as they lost hosting Olympique Lyonnais, 1-2. Ferri got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, top player of the team. Ferri served one assist, hit one key pass and had 34 successful passes (of 36 total).
Prior to that match, the Montpellier manager Dall’Oglio faced defeat when travelling to Lens and losing 0-1.Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this team's 12 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Montpellier are regular goalscorers on their travels. For Montpellier, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Rennes wins - draws - Montpellier wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Terrier 7 goals |  A. Gouiri 5 goals |
Rennes missing players
Montpellier missing players
| Rennes | Montpellier | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 25 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 92% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 75% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | 42% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 60% | 33% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 67% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 17% |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15.9 | 15.3 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 33% | 43% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 67% | 49% |
| 10.2 | 8.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 14.4 | 14.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
- Montpellier have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Montpellier have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Ligue 1
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rennes have the most scored goals (16) at home in Ligue 1
- Rennes have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Ligue 1
- Rennes have the the best goal difference (+11) at home 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 27 | 32 |
| 2 | Lens | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 | Lorient | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Rennes | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 24 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Lille | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Monaco | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Clermont | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Troyes | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Nice | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Reims | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 15 | Nantes | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Brest | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -12 | 9 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -11 | 8 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -15 | 8 |
