RENNES. Paris Saint Germain prevails over Rennes 3-1. Paris Saint Germain got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Vitinha (32′) and Achraf Hakimi (36′). Rennes tried to recover with a goal from Amine Gouiri (56′). Nonetheless, the contest was closed by a goal (58′) scored by Randal Kolo Muani for Paris Saint Germain. Paris Saint Germain took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Bastien assisted by Hicham Zakrani and Aurélien Berthomieu. The 4th official was Mathieu Vernice. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.23 degrees Celsius or 77.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 14 Total 17
- 4 On Target 7
- 8 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 7
- 119 Attack 107
- 57 Dangerous attack 58
- 40 Ball safe 35
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain was in firm control of the ball 58% while Rennes was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Rennes shot 14 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain shot 17 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rennes received 1 yellow card (Warmed Omari). Regarding the opposition, Paris Saint Germain didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rennes will stay with 11 points like Nantes to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain will have 15 points like Brest to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Rennes will host Olympique Marseille on the 17th of March with a 18-10 head to head record in favor of Olympique Marseille (12 draws).
Paris Saint Germain will play away agasint Metz on the 18th of May with a 14-1 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (1 draw).
Rennes – Formation
Rennes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Bruno Génésio decided to play with the following team: Ibrahim Salah, Steve Mandanda , Lorenz Assignon , Warmed Omari , Arthur Theate , Jeanuel Belocian , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Nemanja Matić , Fabian Rieder , Ludovic Blas , Arnaud Kalimuendo and Amine Gouiri .
The home team had on the bench: Adrien Truffert , Enzo Le Fée , Gauthier Gallon, Martin Terrier , Baptiste Santamaria, Christopher Wooh, Guéla Doué, Désiré Doué and Bertug Yildirim .
Substitutions
Rennes made 5 changes: Fabian Rieder for Enzo Le Fée (71′), Arnaud Kalimuendo for Bertug Yildirim (71′), Amine Gouiri for Martin Terrier (76′), Jeanuel Belocian for Adrien Truffert (66′) and Ludovic Blas for Désiré Doué (66′).
Best player: Warmed Omari
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rennes was Warmed Omari.
His rating is with 29 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Luis Enrique Martínez García played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Milan Škriniar , Lucas Hernández , Manuel Ugarte , Warren Zaïre-Emery , Vitinha , Ousmane Dembélé , Gonçalo Ramos , Kylian Mbappé .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Bradley Barcola , Keylor Navas, Fabián Ruiz , Danilo Pereira, Randal Kolo Muani , Nordi Mukiele, Cher Ndour, Carlos Soler and Layvin Kurzawa.
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 4 changes: Vitinha for Carlos Soler (88′), Gonçalo Ramos for Randal Kolo Muani (57′), Ousmane Dembélé for Bradley Barcola (75′) and Manuel Ugarte for Fabián Ruiz (75′).
Best player: Achraf Hakimi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Achraf Hakimi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 82 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Lyonnais – Lorient – 3-3
- Olympique Marseille – Le Havre – 3-0
- Rennes – Paris Saint Germain – 1-3
- Brest – Toulouse – 1-1
- Lens – LOSC Lille – 1-1