LE HAVRE. Rennes conquers Le Havre 1-0 after B. Bourigeaud scored just 1 goal (60′).
The match was played at the Stade Océane stadium in Le Havre on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Millot with the help of Gwenaël Pasqualotti and Hicham Zakrani. The 4th official was Remi Landry. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.43 degrees Celsius or 48.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Le Havre was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Rennes that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Le Havre was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Rennes was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Le Havre shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rennes shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Le Havre received 2 yellow cards (André Ayew and Abdoulaye Touré). Regarding the opposition, Rennes received 1 yellow card (Alidu Seidu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Le Havre stays with 24 points to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Rennes will has 31 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Le Havre will play away with Lille on the 18th of February with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Lille (0 draws).
Rennes will host Clermont on the 18th of February with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Rennes (1 draw).
Le Havre – Formation
Le Havre
76'
36'
Le Havre started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luka Elsner decided to play with the following team: Arthur Desmas , Arouna Sangante , Étienne Youté Kinkoué , Gautier Lloris , Christopher Operi , Loïc Nego , Abdoulaye Touré , Yassine Kechta , Emmanuel Sabbi , Josué Casimir and Mohamed Bayo .
The home team had on the bench: Mathieu Gorgelin, Steve Ngoura , Oualid El Hajjam, Rassoul Ndiaye, Antoine Joujou , Yoann Salmier, Aloïs Confais, André Ayew and Samuel Grandsir .
Substitutions
Le Havre made 3 changes: Josué Casimir for Samuel Grandsir (65′), Emmanuel Sabbi for André Ayew (65′) and Mohamed Bayo for Antoine Joujou (76′).
Player of the match: Christopher Operi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Le Havre was Christopher Operi.
His rating is with 45 passes (76% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 15 crosses.
Rennes – Formation
Rennes
60'
Rennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Julien Stéphan played with: Steve Mandanda , Guéla Doué , Warmed Omari , Arthur Theate , Adrien Truffert , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Azor Matusiwa , Baptiste Santamaria , Désiré Doué , Arnaud Kalimuendo and Martin Terrier .
These were the players on the bench: Gauthier Gallon, Christopher Wooh, Amine Gouiri , Ludovic Blas , Ibrahim Salah , Alidu Seidu , Mahamadou Aboubakar Nagida, Bertuğ Yıldırım and Jeanuel Belocian.
Rennes could not rely on the presence of Ludovic Blas (injured).
Substitutions
Rennes made 4 changes: Guéla Doué for Alidu Seidu (61′), Arnaud Kalimuendo for Amine Gouiri (76′), Désiré Doué for Ibrahim Salah (61′) and Benjamin Bourigeaud for Ludovic Blas (85′).
Player of the match: Arthur Theate
The player that probably impressed the most for Rennes was Arthur Theate even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 64 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Montpellier – Olympique Lyonnais – 1-2
- Le Havre – Rennes – 0-1
- Clermont – Brest – 1-1
- Nice – Monaco – 2-3
- Lorient – Reims – 2-0
- Toulouse – Nantes – 1-2
