RENNES. Rennes tops Monaco with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Majer (53′) and a goal from A. Gouiri (73′). Rennes took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Clément Turpin who had the assistance of Benjamin Pages and Brice Parinet Le Tellier. The 4th official was Romain Lissorgue. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rennes had a superior ball possession 57% while Monaco was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Monaco had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Rennes was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Rennes shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Monaco shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Rennes didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Monaco received 3 yellow cards (Vanderson, G. Maripán and Breel Embolo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Rennes will have 65 points like Monaco to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Monaco will stay with 65 points like Rennes to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Rennes will play away with Brest on the 3rd of June with a 12-3 head to head in favor of Rennes (6 draws).
Monaco will host Toulouse on the 3rd of June with a 14-4 head to head record in favor of Monaco (10 draws).
Rennes – Formation
Rennes
90'
53'
Rennes started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Bruno Génésio decided to play with the following team: Steve Mandanda , Hamari Traore , Warmed Omari , Arthur Theate , Jeanuel Belocian , Baptiste Santamaria , Jeremy Doku , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Lovro Majer , Amine Gouiri and Karl Toko Ekambi .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Rodon, Lorenz Assignon, Doğan Alemdar, Lesley Ugochukwu, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Ibrahim Salah, Birger Meling, Désiré Doué and Flavien Tait.
Substitutions
Rennes made 5 changes: Hamari Traoré for Lorenz Assignon (84′), Karl Toko Ekambi for Arnaud Muinga (84′), J. Belocian for Birger Meling (87′), Lovro Majer for C. Ugochukwu (87′) and Steve Mandanda for Dogan Alemdar (90′).
Best player: Lovro Majer
The player that probably impressed the most for Rennes was Lovro Majer.
His rating is with 1 goal, 47 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Monaco – Formation
Monaco
55'
Monaco started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Philippe Clement played with: Alexander Nübel , Ruben Aguilar , Axel Disasi , Guillermo Maripán , Ismail Jakobs , Vanderson , Youssouf Fofana , Mohamed Camara , Aleksandr Golovin , Eliesse Ben Seghir and Wissam Ben Yedder .
They had on the bench: Breel Embolo , Chrislain Matsima, Kevin Volland , Krépin Diatta , Eliot Matazo , Thomas Didillon, Caio Henrique, Edan Diop and Takumi Minamino.
Substitutions
Monaco made 5 changes: Mohamed Camara for Eliot Matazo (63′), Wissam Ben Yedder for Breel Embolo (63′), Eliesse Ben Seghir for Kevin Volland (63′), Aleksandr Golovin for Krépin Diatta (72′) and Ruben Aguilar for Caio Henrique (80′).
Best player: Youssouf Fofana
The most impressive player for Monaco was Youssouf Fofana.
His rating is with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Strasbourg – Paris Saint Germain – 1-1
- Olympique Marseille – Brest – 1-2
- Olympique Lyonnais – Reims – 3-0
- Angers SCO – Troyes – 2-1
- Toulouse – Auxerre – 1-1
- Rennes – Monaco – 2-0
- Lens – Ajaccio – 3-0
- Montpellier – Nice – 2-3
- Lille – Nantes – 2-1
- Clermont – Lorient – 2-0
