RENNES. Rennes had a surprising win over Paris Saint Germain with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Laborde (45′) and a goal from F. Tait (46′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes on Sunday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Ruddy Buquet who had the assistance of Guillaume Debart and Frédéric Haquette. The 4th official was Olivier Thual. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 12 Total 14
- 4 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 13
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 80 Attack 110
- 57 Dangerous attack 70
- 65 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 4
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Paris Saint Germain was in firm control of the ball 67% while Rennes was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Rennes was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Rennes shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain shot 14 times, 1 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Rennes received 2 yellow cards (G. Laborde and J. Martin). On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain received 3 yellow cards (P. Kimpembe, G. Donnarumma and K. Mbappe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Rennes will have 12 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain will stay with 24 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Rennes will play away with Metz on the 17th of October with a 8-1 head to head record in favor of Rennes (4 draws).
Paris Saint Germain will host Angers SCO on the 15th of October with a 10-0 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (1 draw).
Rennes – Formation
Rennes
76'
55'
46'
Rennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Bruno Génésio decided to play with the following team: Alfred Gomis , Hamari Traore , Warmed Omari , Nayef Aguerd , Birger Meling , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Jonas Martin , Flavien Tait , Kamaldeen Sulemana , Gaëtan Laborde and Martin Terrier .
The home team had on the bench: Adrien Truffert, Romain Salin, Lorenz Assignon , Lesley Ugochukwu , Sehrou Guirassy , Baptiste Santamaria , Loum Tchaouna, Matthis Abline and Loïc Badé.
Substitutions
Rennes made 4 changes: M. Terrier for S. Guirassy (75′), B. Bourigeaud for L. Assignon (75′), J. Martin for B. Santamaria (76′) and F. Tait for C. Ugochukwu (87′).
Best player: Gaëtan Laborde
The player that probably impressed the most for Rennes was Gaëtan Laborde.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Nuno Mendes , Idrissa Gueye , Marco Verratti , Ángel Di María , Lionel Messi , Neymar and Kylian Mbappé .
They had on the bench: Thilo Kehrer, Danilo Pereira, Georginio Wijnaldum , Keylor Navas, Rafinha Alcântara, Leandro Paredes, Abdou Diallo, Mauro Icardi and Ander Herrera .
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 3 changes: I. Gueye for A. Herrera (76′), M. Verratti for G. Wijnaldum (76′) and Neymar for M. Icardi (76′).
Best player: Lionel Messi
The player that probably impressed the most for Paris Saint Germain was Lionel Messi.
His rating is with 61 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Metz – 3-2
- Lille – Olympique Marseille – 2-0
- Lorient – Clermont – 1-1
- Monaco – Bordeaux – 3-0
- Nantes – Troyes – 2-0
- Rennes – Paris Saint Germain – 2-0
- Saint-Étienne – Olympique Lyonnais – 1-1
