The Ligue 1 league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Saint-Étienne and Rennes are placed 1st and 2nd respectively.
Saint-Étienne and Rennes should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
Perfect Ligue 1 season at home so far for Saint-Étienne, who have the the best goal difference (+6) in Ligue 1, 2 wins from 2 appearances.
Saint-Étienne manager C. Puel and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Nantes (placed 14th) in the Ligue 1. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Olympique Marseille.
Opportunity lost for Saint-Étienne in the Nantes match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
This is expected to be a close game, with Saint-Étienne perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Saint-Étienne as a small favourite), we find eight games. Saint-Étienne has won two of these, drawn five and lost one.
At Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne has the goal stats of 4-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Rennes form and stats
Rennes are still undefeated on their travels in the Ligue 1. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Rennes won their last game, 2-1 versus Monaco played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Nimes at their stadium, the result 4-2.
Adrien Truffert came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Monaco last time out, making the manager J. Stéphan feel like a tactical genius. Late drama in the previous game, when Adrien Truffert scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Monaco.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rennes playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Rennes wins, three draws and three defeats.
Rennes have the goal stats of 5-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - four - five (Saint-Étienne wins - draws - Rennes wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Hamouma 3 goals |  D. Bouanga 2 goals |   S. Guirassy 2 goals |
Saint-Étienne missing players
Rennes missing players
| Saint-Étienne | Rennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | 22 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 24 | 51 |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 62% | 56% |
- Rennes has the most points from losing position (4) in Ligue 1
- Rennes has the most scored goals (5) away in Ligue 1
- Saint-Étienne has the the best goal difference (+6) in Ligue 1
| Saint-Étienne | Last season | Rennes | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Scored | S | 13 | 38 | ||
| 45 | 18 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 71% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 43% | 57% | ||
| 50% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 14% | 39% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 18% | ||
| 14% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 14% | ||
| 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 46% | ||
| 18% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 25% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 310 | 167 | Total Shots | T S | 146 | 343 | ||
| 100 | 47 | Shots on Target | S O | 45 | 114 | ||
| 29% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Saint-Étienne | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Rennes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Montpellier | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Lens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Lille | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Monaco | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Olympique Marseille | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | PSG | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Brest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Nice | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Nantes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Nimes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Lorient | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Metz | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | Reims | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Dijon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 51 | 68 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 56 |
| 3 | Rennes | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 50 |
| 4 | Lille | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 49 |
| 5 | Reims | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 41 |
| 6 | Nice | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 40 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Monaco | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 40 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -5 | 39 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 38 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 37 |
| 13 | Nantes | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 37 |
| 14 | Brest | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -3 | 34 |
| 15 | Metz | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 34 |
| 16 | Dijon | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 22 | -10 | 30 |
| 17 | Saint-Étienne | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -16 | 30 |
| 18 | Nimes | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -15 | 27 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -19 | 23 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 28 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 34 | -36 | 13 |