AUXERRE. Rennes didn’t concede much to Auxerre to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Rennes was vastly better in terms of ball possession (68%)​.

The match was played at the Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps stadium in Auxerre on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Mathieu Vernice assisted by Florian Gonçalves de Araujo and Bastien Courbet. The 4th official was Mehdi Mokhtari. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Rennes had a superior ball possession 68% while Auxerre was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rennes had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Rennes to win the contest​.

Auxerre shot 12 times, 0 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rennes shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Auxerre received 2 yellow cards (Akim Zedadka and Isaak Touré). On the other side, Rennes received 2 yellow cards (Christopher Wooh and Birger Meling).

Standings

After this match, Auxerre will have 23 points like Brest to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Rennes will have 47 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Auxerre will host Troyes on the 1st of April with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of Troyes (6 draws).

Rennes will host Lens on the 1st of April with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Rennes (7 draws).

Auxerre – Formation

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

The manager Christophe Pélissier decided to play with the following team: Andrei Radu (6.8), Rayan Raveloson (7.1), Jubal (6.5), Souleymane Isaak Touré (6.8), Akim Zedadka (7.3), Han-Noah Massengo (6.8), Birama Touré (7.0), Gideon Mensah (7.1), Gauthier Hein (6.6), Gaëtan Perrin (7.8) and M’Baye Niang (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Mathias Autret, Youssouf M’Changama, Donovan Leon, Julian Jeanvier, Lassine Sinayoko, Kévin Danois, Nuno Da Costa (6.2), Siriki Dembélé (6.3) and Kenji Van Boto.

Substitutions

Auxerre made only 1 change substituting Gauthier Hein for Lassine Sinayoko (85′)​.

Best player: Gaëtan Perrin​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Auxerre was Gaëtan Perrin.

His rating is (7.8) with 21 passes (80% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Rennes – Formation

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

Bruno Génésio played with: Steve Mandanda (6.5), Djed Spence (6.6), Christopher Wooh (7.4), Arthur Theate (7.6), Adrien Truffert (7.3), Benjamin Bourigeaud (6.8), Lovro Majer (7.4), Baptiste Santamaria (7.4), Karl Toko Ekambi (6.8), Arnaud Kalimuendo (6.6) and Amine Gouiri (6.8).

They had on the bench: Alan Do Marcolino, Hamari Traore (6.8), Jeanuel Belocian, Joe Rodon, Birger Meling (6.4), Ibrahim Salah (6.2), Lesley Ugochukwu, Doğan Alemdar and Flavien Tait (6.8).

Substitutions

Rennes made 7 changes: A. Kalimuendo for Flavien Tait (46′), D. Spence for Birger Meling (46′), M’Baye Niang for Siriki Dembele (74′), Gaëtan Perrin for Ibrahim Salah (74′), Karl Toko Ekambi for Hamari Traore (74′), A. Truffert for Nuno Da Costa (75′) and Benjamin Bourigeaud for Alan Do Marcolino (83′).

Best player: Arthur Theate​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rennes was Arthur Theate.

His rating is (7.6) with 122 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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

• Brest – Paris Saint Germain – 1-2
• Auxerre – Rennes – 0-0