MARIBOR. Rennes beat Mura to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Rennes to strike first with a penalty of S. Guirassy at the 17′. Then it was a goal in the 20′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Laborde gave the win to Rennes in the 41′ minute with a goal. Rennes was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Ljudski vrt stadium in Maribor on Thursday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Volen Chinkov who was helped by Georgi Todorov and Deniz Sokolov. The 4th official was Nikola Popov. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rennes had a strong ball possession 67% while Mura was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rennes was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rennes won the match.
Mura shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rennes shot 26 times, 8 on target, 18 off target.
Cards
Mura received 1 yellow card (M. Marusko). On the other side, Rennes received 1 yellow card (L. Tchaouna).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Next matches
In the next match in the Europa Conference League, Mura will play away against Vitesse on the 9th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Vitesse (0 draws).
Rennes will play away agasint Tottenham Hotspur on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Mura – Formation
The manager Ante Šimundža decided to play with the following team: M. Obradovič, Ž. Kous, K. Šturm, K. Pučko, J. Gorenc, Ž. Karničnik, M. Maruško, N. Lorbek, T. Horvat, M. Lotrič and N. Mulahusejnović.
The home team had on the bench: L. Erjavec, T. Cipot, K. Cipot, S. Ouro, M. Klepač, M. Karamarko, A. Maroša, M. Brkić, A. Kozar, S. Mandić, L. Bobičanec and M. Zalokar.
Substitutions
Mura made 5 changes: N. Lorbek for S. Ouro (72′), K. Pucko for S. Mandic (72′), M. Lotric for A. Marosa (80′), T. Horvat for M. Klepac (87′) and N. Mulahusejnovic for K. Cipot (87′).
Rennes – Formation
Regarding the opposition, Bruno Génésio played with: A. Gomis, H. Traoré, N. Aguerd, W. Omari, A. Truffert, F. Tait, B. Bourigeaud, B. Santamaría, K. Sulemana, G. Laborde and S. Guirassy.
The following players were sitting on the bench: L. Ugochukwu, R. Salin, L. Majer, M. Tel, J. Martin, D. Alemdar, L. Tchaouna, A. Diouf, M. Terrier, B. Meling and L. Assignon.
Substitutions
Rennes made 5 changes: K. D. Sulemana for M. Terrier (46′), F. Tait for L. Majer (63′), B. Bourigeaud for L. Tchaouna (63′), G. Laborde for L. Assignon (77′) and S. Guirassy for C. Ugochukwu (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa Conference League.
- Basel – Omonia Nicosia – 3-1
- Slovan Bratislava – Lincoln Red Imps – 2-0
- CFR Cluj – AZ – 0-1
- Jablonec – Randers – 2-2
- CSKA Sofia – Zorya – 0-1
- Partizan – Gent – 0-1
- HJK – Maccabi Tel Aviv – 0-5
- Qarabağ – Kairat – 2-1
- Vitesse – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-0
- Mura – Rennes – 1-2
- København – PAOK – 1-2
- Maccabi Haifa – Slavia Praha – 1-0
- Feyenoord – FC Union Berlin – 3-1
- Alashkert – LASK Linz – 0-3
- Bodø / Glimt – Roma – 6-1
- Anorthosis – Flora – 2-2