Olympique Marseille tops Rennes 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Kolasinac. HIGHLIGHTS

DINARD. Olympique Marseille tops Rennes 1-0 after S. Kolasinac scored just 1 goal (57').

Olympique Marseille tops Rennes 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Kolasinac. HIGHLIGHTS

DINARD. Olympique Marseille conquers Rennes 1-0 after S. Kolasinac scored just 1 goal (57′).

The match was played at the Stade Paul Audrin stadium in Dinard on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Eric Wattellier who was helped by Philippe Jeanne and Alexandre Viala. The 4th official was Antoine Valnet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 40.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 2
  • 132 Attack 109
  • 61 Dangerous attack 40
  • 86 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Rennes had a strong ball possession 55% while Olympique Marseille was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rennes was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Olympique Marseille was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Rennes shot 13 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Olympique Marseille shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Rennes received 1 yellow card (D. Doué). Regarding the opposition, Olympique Marseille received 1 yellow card (Leonardo Balerdi).

Match Timeline

Desire Doué- sub ->J. Doku
26'
46'
57'
Desire Doué- Yellow
66'
Ibrahim Salah- sub ->A. Kalimuendo
73'
80'
85'
Azzedine Ounahi- sub ->Cengiz Ünder
85'
86'
90'
Leonardo Balerdi- Yellow

Standings

After playing this match, Rennes will stay with 46 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Olympique Marseille will have 55 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Rennes will play away with Auxerre on the 11th of March with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Rennes (3 draws).

Olympique Marseille will host Montpellier on the 31st of March with a 17-7 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Marseille (6 draws).

Rennes – Formation

Rennes
G
Steve Mandanda  30.France
7.0
D
Djed Spence 90.England
6.5
D
Warmed Omari 23.France
6.6
D
Arthur Theate 5.Belgium
6.9
D
Adrien Truffert 3.France
6.9
M
7.2
86'
M
6.2
M
K. Toko-Ekambi 17.Cameroon
6.1
M
Jérémy Doku 10.Belgium
6.4
26'
F
Amine Gouiri 19.Algeria
6.8
F
6.8
73'
Substitutes
G
D. Alemdar 1.Turkey
D
Jeanuel Belocian 18.France
D
Christopher Wooh 15.France
D
Joe Rodon 2.Wales
D
Birger Meling 25.Norway
M
Lovro Majer 21.Croatia
86'
M
M
Desire Doué 33.France
7.1
26' 66'
F
Ibrahim Salah 34.Morocco
6.8
73'

Rennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Bruno Génésio decided to play with the following team: Steve Mandanda (7.0), Djed Spence (6.5), Warmed Omari (6.6), Arthur Theate (6.9), Adrien Truffert (6.9), Jeremy Doku (6.4), Baptiste Santamaria (6.2), Benjamin Bourigeaud (7.2), Karl Toko Ekambi (6.1), Arnaud Kalimuendo (6.8) and Amine Gouiri (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Lovro Majer, Ibrahim Salah (6.8), Lesley Ugochukwu, Jeanuel Belocian, Christopher Wooh, Joe Rodon, Doğan Alemdar, Birger Meling and Désiré Doué (7.1).

Substitutions

Rennes made 3 changes: J. Doku for Desire Doue (26′), A. Kalimuendo for Ibrahim Salah (73′) and Benjamin Bourigeaud for Lovro Majer (86′).

Best player: Benjamin Bourigeaud​

The most impressive player for Rennes was Benjamin Bourigeaud.

His rating is (7.2) with 62 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.

Olympique Marseille – Formation

Olympique Marseille
G
Pau López 16.Spain
6.8
D
Chancel Mbemba  99.DR Congo
6.9
D
Sead Kolasinac 23.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.5
Goals57'
D
Leonardo Balerdi 5.Argentina
8.1
90'
M
Jonathan Clauss 7.France
6.4
80'
M
Nuno Tavares 30.Portugal
7.3
M
Jordan Veretout 27.France
6.8
M
7.7
F
7.1
46'
F
Alexis Sánchez 70.Chile
7.3
85'
F
Cengiz Ünder  17.Turkey
7.4
85'
Substitutes
G
G
Rubén Blanco 36.Spain
D
Eric Bailly 3.Ivory Coast
D
Issa Kaboré 29.Burkina Faso
6.6
80'
M
Azzedine Ounahi 8.Morocco
6.2
85'
M
Dimitri Payet 10.France
M
6.6
46'
M
B. Elmaz 47.Turkey
F
Vitinha 9.Portugal
85'

Olympique Marseille started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Igor Tudor played with: Pau López (6.8), Chancel Mbemba (6.9), Leonardo Balerdi (8.1), Sead Kolašinac (7.5), Nuno Tavares (7.3), Valentin Rongier (7.7), Jordan Veretout (6.8), Jonathan Clauss (6.4), Cengiz Ünder (7.4), Mattéo Guendouzi (7.1) and Alexis Sánchez (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Rubén Blanco, Azzedine Ounahi (6.2), Eric Bailly, Issa Kaboré (6.6), Dimitri Payet, Vitinha, Ruslan Malinovskyi (6.6) and Bartuğ Elmaz.

Substitutions

Olympique Marseille made 4 changes: Mattéo Guendouzi for Ruslan Malinovskyi (46′), Jonathan Clauss  for Issa Kabore (80′), Cengiz Ünder for Azzedine Ounahi (85′) and A. Sánchez for Vítor Manuel Carvalho Oliveira (85′).

Best player: Leonardo Balerdi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Marseille was Leonardo Balerdi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 50 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​