The league table reveals that 3 points separate the pair of competitors in this Ligue 1 fixture. Rennes enjoy both the points- and home ground advantage.
- Rennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Reims have the most clean sheets (13) in Ligue 1
Both sides have had time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an enthusiastic game!
Rennes form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Roazhon Park as Rennes have scored 30 goals to get 33 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 1 are 11-0-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Rennes, their manager Génésio and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Rennes are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Olympique Lyonnais. Kalimuendo, who usually features in attack, was the top performer for the side in that game, and was presented with a rating of 7.31 (out of 10). Kalimuendo served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Lens (0-1).Rennes have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Reims form and stats
The visitors are W4-D9-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. Reims are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.
Reims delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Brest (placed 16th) in their previous game. Matusiwa got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, top player of the team. Matusiwa hit two key passes and had 74 successful passes (of 82 total).
Prior to that result Reims won their away game at Nantes. The scoreline was 3-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Reims playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 3 Reims wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
Reims find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the participants faced each other previously this campaign; Reims - Rennes 3-1. Rennes-Reims H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rennes two wins, Reims six wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  F. Balogun 18 goals |   A. Gouiri 10 goals |  M. Terrier 9 goals |
Rennes missing players
Reims missing players
| Rennes | Reims | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 15 | 11 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 48 | 30 | 12 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 40 |
| 33 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 29 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 73% | 80% |
| 80% | 73% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 53% | 63% |
| 60% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 40% |
| 27% | 27% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 7% | 13% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 13% | 13% |
| 60% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 47% | 50% |
| 30% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 47% | 43% |
| 13% | 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 27% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 13.6 | 14 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.2 | 12.2 | 14.8 |
| 5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 32% | 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 24% | 25% |
| 10.9 | 9.1 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.3 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
- Reims have the most clean sheets (13) in Ligue 1
- 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 at home.
- 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 | PSG | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 41 | 69 |
| 2 | Lens | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 50 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 28 | 63 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 61 |
| 4 | Monaco | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 58 |
| 5 | Lille | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 52 |
| 6 | Rennes | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 50 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 47 |
| 8 | Reims | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 47 |
| 9 | Nice | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| 10 | Lorient | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 45 |
| 11 | Clermont | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | -10 | 40 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -6 | 38 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 37 |
| 14 | Nantes | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Auxerre | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -24 | 29 |
| 16 | Brest | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -14 | 28 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -14 | 26 |
| 18 | Troyes | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 40 | -26 | 21 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -34 | 21 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 64 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 33 | -41 | 14 |
