Ligue 1 preview and data: Rennes - Strasbourg at Roazhon Park

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Roazhon Park (29778 seats)

A tale of loss and gain for these two teams so far, situated in positions near the midpoint of the Ligue 1 table. Here's the Rennes - Strasbourg latest:

Insights:
  • Rennes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Ligue 1
  • Strasbourg have scored in all their away matches so far.

These are full days for the home side, as they had a match only three days ago in the Europa Conference League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Mura.

Strasbourg have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Rennes form and stats

Rennes have collected 10 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 3-1-1. Rennes has recorded two wins in a row here at Roazhon Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Rennes, as their goalkeeper Alfred Benjamin Gomis has completely shut out the opponents for 182 minutes in the Ligue 1.

Happy days for Rennes in their previous game, a Europa Conference League match away at Mura that ended with a 2-1 victory.

Before that match, a Ligue 1 win away at Metz.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Rennes matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, one draw and two defeats (from four games).

Goals decide football matches and Rennes are scoring many of them at home; 10 on target from 5 league matches. Rennes have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Strasbourg form and stats

Playing away, Strasbourg have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.

Strasbourg won their last game, 5-1 versus Saint-Étienne played at home. As mentioned above, Strasbourg was the only team on the pitch versus Saint-Étienne in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. Midfielder Ibrahima Sissoko was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.35. Sissoko signed up for two assists, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 25 successful passes (of 30 total).

Before that, Strasbourg travelled to Montpellier and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Strasbourg when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing one and winning zero games.

Strasbourg find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. For Strasbourg, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two squads are: six wins for Rennes, one draw and three wins for Strasbourg. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Rennes missing players

Strasbourg missing players

Rennes Strasbourg
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 1 4 10
4 3 1 Won W 0 1 4
3 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
3 1 0 Lost L 0 2 4
15 10 1 Scored S 1 5 18
9 3 0 Conceded C 1 8 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 90%
20% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 60%
10% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 40%
10% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 20%
30% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 70%
40% 60% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 20%
30% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 10%
 
5.7 4.4 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.2 4.7
5.5 5.6 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.5 5.3
1.8 1.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.4 13.4 14 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.5 10.4
4.3 3.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 4
35% 53% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 45% 45%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Rennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Rennes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Ligue 1
  • Rennes have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Ligue 1
  • Rennes have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Rennes haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Strasbourg have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Strasbourg 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 10 9 0 1 24 10 5 5 0 0 14 4 5 4 0 1 10 6 14 27
2 Lens 10 5 3 2 16 11 5 2 2 1 7 5 5 3 1 1 9 6 5 18
3 Olympique Marseille 9 5 2 2 18 11 5 3 1 1 13 7 4 2 1 1 5 4 7 17
4 Nice 9 5 2 2 17 5 4 2 2 0 8 3 5 3 0 2 9 2 12 16
5 Angers SCO 10 4 4 2 15 11 5 3 1 1 9 6 5 1 3 1 6 5 4 16
6 Olympique Lyonnais 10 4 4 2 16 13 6 3 3 0 13 7 4 1 1 2 3 6 3 16
7 Rennes 10 4 3 3 15 9 5 3 1 1 10 3 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 15
8 Strasbourg 10 4 2 4 18 15 6 3 1 2 13 7 4 1 1 2 5 8 3 14
9 Nantes 10 4 2 4 14 11 5 3 0 2 7 4 5 1 2 2 7 7 3 14
10 Monaco 10 4 2 4 14 13 5 2 1 2 7 6 5 2 1 2 7 7 1 14
11 Lille 10 4 2 4 13 15 4 3 0 1 6 6 6 1 2 3 7 9 -2 14
12 Lorient 10 3 5 2 11 13 4 3 1 0 5 2 6 0 4 2 6 11 -2 14
13 Montpellier 10 3 4 3 17 16 6 3 2 1 12 8 4 0 2 2 5 8 1 13
14 Clermont 10 3 4 3 13 20 5 2 2 1 7 6 5 1 2 2 6 14 -7 13
15 Reims 10 2 5 3 11 12 4 1 2 1 6 6 6 1 3 2 5 6 -1 11
16 Troyes 10 2 3 5 9 14 5 1 2 2 5 6 5 1 1 3 4 8 -5 9
17 Bordeaux 10 1 5 4 12 21 5 0 3 2 5 8 5 1 2 2 7 13 -9 8
18 Metz 10 1 3 6 11 22 5 0 2 3 5 11 5 1 1 3 6 11 -11 6
19 Brest 10 0 5 5 11 19 5 0 3 2 6 9 5 0 2 3 5 10 -8 5
20 Saint-Étienne 10 0 4 6 9 23 5 0 3 2 4 8 5 0 1 4 5 15 -14 4

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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.