RENNES. Lorient beat Rennes to win 2-1. A goal from A. Gouiri was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Lorient to strike first with a goal of Mohamed Bamba at the 59′. Then Eli Junior Kroupi scored again for Lorient in the 90′ minute. Eventually, Amine Gouiri reduced the distance for Rennes (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes on Sunday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Bastien with the collaboration of Hicham Zakrani and Aurélien Berthomieu. The 4th official was Guillaume Paradis. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.42 degrees Celsius or 48.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rennes had a superior ball possession 55% while Lorient was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rennes had a more offensive attitude with 96 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Lorient found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Rennes shot 22 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lorient shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Rennes received 1 yellow card (Ludovic Blas). On the other side, Lorient received 2 yellow cards (Laurent Abergel and Isaak Touré).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rennes stays with 35 points to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Lorient will has 25 points like Nantes to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Rennes will play away against Lille on the 10th of March with a 16-9 head to head statistic in favor of Lille (18 draws).
Lorient will host Olympique Lyonnais on the 10th of March with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (11 draws).
Rennes – Formation
Rennes
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90'Rennes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Julien Stéphan decided to play with the following team: Steve Mandanda , Alidu Seidu , Warmed Omari , Arthur Theate , Adrien Truffert , Baptiste Santamaria , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Ludovic Blas , Martin Terrier , Désiré Doué and Arnaud Kalimuendo .
The home team had on the bench: Gauthier Gallon, Christopher Wooh , Mathis Lambourde, Bertuğ Yıldırım , Guéla Doué , Jeanuel Belocian, Azor Matusiwa, Ibrahim Salah and Amine Gouiri .
Rennes could not rely on the presence of Ibrahim Salah (injured).
Substitutions
Rennes made 5 changes: Baptiste Santamaria for Amine Gouiri (67′), Warmed Omari for Christopher Wooh (82′), Désiré Doué for Ibrahim Salah (82′), Arnaud Kalimuendo for Bertuğ Yıldırım (82′) and Alidu Seidu for Guéla Doué (72′).
Player of the match: Désiré Doué
The player that probably impressed the most for Rennes was Désiré Doué.
His rating is with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 21. He performed 6 crosses.
Lorient – Formation
Lorient
Lorient started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Régis Le Bris played with: Yvon Mvogo , Nathaniel Adjei , Julien Laporte , Isaak Touré , Panos Katseris , Laurent Abergel , Tiemoué Bakayoko , Théo Le Bris , Ayman Kari , Julien Ponceau and Mohamed Bamba .
These were the players on the bench: Imrân Louza, Badredine Bouanani, Ahmadou Bamba Dieng, Darlin Yongwa, Formose Mendy, Eli Junior Kroupi , Gédéon Kalulu , Tosin Aiyegun and Dominique Youfeigane.
Substitutions
Lorient made 3 changes: Ayman Kari for Tosin Aiyegun (82′), Mohamed Bamba for Eli Junior Kroupi (82′) and Panos Katseris for Gédéon Kalulu (82′).
Player of the match: Eli Junior Kroupi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lorient was Eli Junior Kroupi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 6 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1.
His performance was exceptional also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 82′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Lyonnais – Lens – 0-3
- Brest – Le Havre – 1-0
- Montpellier – Strasbourg – 2-2
- Nantes – Metz – 0-2
- Toulouse – Nice – 2-1
- Rennes – Lorient – 1-2
