REIMS. Reims bested Rennes 3-1 thanks to F. Balogun who scored in the 6th and 84th minute. Reims got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Folarin Balogun (6′) and Alexis Flips (22′). Rennes tried to recover with a goal from Arthur Theate (45′). However, the match was closed by a goal (84′) scored by Folarin Balogun for Reims. Rennes was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II stadium in Reims on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Hakim Ben El Hadj assisted by Gwenaël Pasqualotti and Huseyin Ocak. The 4th official was Romain Perpinan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.8 degrees Celsius or 46.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rennes had a superior ball possession 67% while Reims was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rennes was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Reims managed to find the solution to win this match.
Reims shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Rennes shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Reims received 2 yellow cards (Junya Ito and Folarin Balogun). Talking about the opposition, Rennes received 2 yellow cards (Benjamin Bourigeaud and Warmed Omari ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Reims will have 20 points to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Rennes will stay with 31 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Reims will play away with Lille on the 2nd of January with a 7-7 head to head stats.
Rennes will host Paris Saint Germain on the 15th of January with a 17-12 head to head stats in favor of Paris Saint Germain (7 draws).
Reims – Formation
Reims started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager William Still decided to play with the following team: Yehvann Diouf , Thomas Foket , Emmanuel Agbadou , Yunis Abdelhamid , Thibault De Smet , Marshall Munetsi , Azor Matusiwa , Junya Ito , Alexis Flips , Arbër Zeneli and Folarin Balogun .
The home team had on the bench: Patrick Pentz, Maxime Busi, Andreaw Gravillon, Mitchell Van Bergen , Noah Jean Holm, Bradley Locko, Kamory Doumbia , Rafik Guitane and Dion Lopy.
Substitutions
Reims made 4 changes: Alexis Flips for Kamory Doumbia (69′), Arbër Zeneli for Mitchell van Bergen (74′), Junya Ito for Dion Lopy (86′) and Folarin Balogun for Noah Jean Holm (86′).
Best player: Folarin Balogun
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Reims was Folarin Balogun.
His rating is with 2 goals, 7 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 11.
Rennes – Formation
Rennes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Bruno Génésio played with: Steve Mandanda , Hamari Traore , Warmed Omari , Arthur Theate , Adrien Truffert , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Lesley Ugochukwu , Flavien Tait , Amine Gouiri , Arnaud Kalimuendo and Martin Terrier .
They had on the bench: Doğan Alemdar, Joe Rodon, Jeremy Doku , Birger Meling , Noah Francoise, Matthis Abline, Xeka , Guéla Doué and Kamaldeen Sulemana.
Substitutions
Rennes made 5 changes: Adrien Truffert for Birger Meling (46′), Amine Gouiri for Jérémy Doku (46′), Flavien Tait for Xeka (65′), Lesley Ugochukwu for Kamaldeen Sulemana (83′) and Martin Terrier for Matthis Abline (90′).
Best player: Benjamin Bourigeaud
The most impressive player for Rennes was Benjamin Bourigeaud.
His rating is with 59 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 14 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Marseille – Toulouse – 6-1
- Nice – Lens – 0-0
- Reims – Rennes – 3-1
- Lorient – Montpellier – 0-2