Tense top table potboiler in Ligue 1 as Nice have travelled the 745 miles needed to meet Rennes at their Roazhon Park.
- Rennes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Ligue 1
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 have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Rennes form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Roazhon Park as Rennes have scored 18 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 1 are 6-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Rennes are returning here after visiting Saint-Etienne in a Ligue 1 game and winning with a 5-0 scoreline. Terrier (3) and Ugochukwu scored the goal(s). As indicated by the result mentioned above, Rennes played a great game against Saint-Etienne and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Terrier was absolutely essential when Rennes beat Saint-Etienne 5-0, scoring three goals. The forward Martin Terrier was declared "man of the match" for Rennes with the rating of 9.6/10. Terrier scored three goals, hit two key passes and had 26 successful passes (of 32 total).
Ahead of that match, Rennes lost 1-2 at home to Lille.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rennes handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, one draw and four defeats.
The Rennes manager Génésio has got the team scoring with 18 from 9 home games in the league. From these home matches, Rennes have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Nice form and stats
Nice's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Nice collect 16 points from their 8 away matches in the Ligue 1. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
The attacking players of Nice have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 278 minutes.
Home advantage was not enough for Nice in their previous game, as they lost their Ligue 1-match, hosting Strasbourg, 0-3. Kasper Dolberg, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.13. Dolberg hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Paris Saint Germain.Nice are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, four draws and two defeats. From a total of nine matches.
Nice are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. The Nice defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 8 games). It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): Rennes won one game, four matches ended with a draw and Nice got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  M. Terrier 8 goals |   A. Gouiri 8 goals |  G. Laborde 6 goals |
Rennes missing players
Nice missing players
| Rennes | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 88% | 88% |
| 88% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 62% | 65% |
| 35% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 24% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 18% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 35% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 47% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 35% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 41% |
| 6.1 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.1 | 16.3 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 10.2 | 12.4 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 38% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 42% | 32% |
| 9.4 | 7.2 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 22 | 12.5 | 10.1 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
- Nice have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Ligue 1
- Nice have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Ligue 1
- Rennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rennes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Ligue 1
- Rennes have the most clean sheets (5) 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 | Paris Saint Germain | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | Rennes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 31 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Nice | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Lens | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | Monaco | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Brest | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Lille | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Nantes | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Reims | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Troyes | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Lorient | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 15 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 14 |
| 18 | Clermont | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Metz | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -19 | 12 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -20 | 12 |