RODEZ. Toulouse defeats Rennes 3-1. It was Rennes to score first with a goal from . Nonetheless, later Toulouse found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Rafael Ratão (27′), Zakaria Aboukhlal (28′) and T. Dallinga (37′). Rennes was surely superior in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Stade Paul Lignon stadium in Rodez on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 21,783 spectators. The referee was Jeremy Stinat with the collaboration of François Boudikian and Bastien Courbet. The 4th official was Gabriel Henry. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rennes had a strong ball possession 69% while Toulouse was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rennes was putting more pressure with 87 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Toulouse found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Toulouse shot 13 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Rennes shot 13 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Toulouse received 1 yellow card (Mikkel Desler). Talking about the opposition, Rennes received 1 yellow card (A. Gouiri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Toulouse will have 32 points to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Rennes will stay with 40 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Toulouse will host Olympique Marseille on the 19th of February with a 14-4 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Marseille (17 draws).
Rennes will host Olympique Marseille on the 5th of March with a 17-10 head to head record in favor of Olympique Marseille (12 draws).
Toulouse – Formation
Toulouse
19'
55'
78'
Toulouse started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Philippe Montanier decided to play with the following team: Maxime Dupé , Mikkel Desler , Anthony Rouault , Rasmus Nicolaisen , Gabriel Suazo , Brecht Dejaegere , Stijn Spierings , Farès Chaïbi , Zakaria Aboukhlal , Thijs Dallinga and Rafael Ratão .
The home team had on the bench: Ado Onaiwu , Waren Hakon Christofer Kamanzi, Veljko Birmančević , Kjetil Haug, Theocharis Tsingaras, Denis Genreau , Logan Costa, Said Hamulic and Moussa Diarra .
Substitutions
Toulouse made 4 changes: F. Chaïbi for Denis Genreau (63′), Brecht Dejaegere for Moussa Diarra (78′), T. Dallinga for Ado Onaiwu (78′) and Rafael Ratão for Veljko Birmančević (83′).
Best player: Zakaria Aboukhlal
The most impressive player for Toulouse was Zakaria Aboukhlal.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 14. He hit the woodwork once times.
Rennes – Formation
Rennes
Rennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Bruno Génésio played with: Steve Mandanda , Djed Spence , Joe Rodon , Arthur Theate , Adrien Truffert , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Désiré Doué , Baptiste Santamaria , Jeremy Doku , Arnaud Kalimuendo and Amine Gouiri .
They had on the bench: Lovro Majer , Warmed Omari , Doğan Alemdar, Ibrahim Salah , Birger Meling, Jeanuel Belocian, Karl Toko Ekambi , Flavien Tait and Lesley Ugochukwu.
Substitutions
Rennes made 5 changes: A. Kalimuendo for Karl Toko Ekambi (63′), D. Doué for Lovro Majer (69′), Joe Rodon for Warmed Omari (70′), Benjamin Bourigeaud for Flavien Tait (70′) and B. Santamaría for Ibrahim Salah (82′).
Best player: Jeremy Doku
The player that probably impressed the most for Rennes was Jeremy Doku.
His rating is with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 19 duels out of 32. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Lyonnais – Lens – 2-1
- Angers SCO – Auxerre – 1-1
- Toulouse – Rennes – 3-1
- Reims – Troyes – 4-0
- Montpellier – Brest – 3-0
- Lille – Strasbourg – 2-0
- Nantes – Lorient – 1-0
