RENNES. Rennes was after all too good for Montpellier with the goal of M. Terrier (15′), A. Kalimuendo (23′) and A. Gouiri (85′). Rennes capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Bastien Dechepy who had the assistance of Brice Parinet Le Tellier and Julien Haulbert. The 4th official was Guillaume Paradis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Rennes

3 - 0

Montpellier

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 15 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 11 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 139 Attack 78
  • 53 Dangerous attack 34
  • 83 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Rennes was in firm control of the ball 56% while Montpellier was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rennes was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rennes won the match​.

Rennes shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Montpellier shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Rennes received 1 yellow card (L. Majer). On the opposite side, Montpellier received 2 yellow cards (N. Cozza and J. Chotard).

Match Timeline

Martin Terrier(goal)
15'
Arnaud Kalimuendo(goal)B. Bourigeaud
23'
23'
64'
65'
71'
Joris Chotard- Yellow
72'
Leo Leroy- sub ->J. Chotard
74'
74'
81'
Mamadou Sakho- sub ->E. Tchato
84'
Amine Gouiri(goal)
85'
87'
87'
Adrien Truffert- sub ->B. Meling
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Paris Saint Germain
85
38
Lens
84
38
Olympique Marseille
73
38
Rennes
68
38
LOSC Lille
67
38
Monaco
65
38
Olympique Lyonnais
62
38
Clermont
59
38
Nice
58
38
Lorient
55
38
Reims
51
38
Montpellier
50
38
Toulouse
48
38
Brest
44
38
Strasbourg
40
38
Nantes
36
38
Auxerre
35
38
Ajaccio
26
38
Troyes
24
38
Angers SCO
18
38

After playing this match, Rennes will have 27 points like Lorient to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Montpellier will stay with 12 points like Nantes and Auxerre to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Rennes will play away with Lille on the 6th of November with a 15-9 head to head record in favor of Lille (16 draws).

Montpellier will play away agasint Clermont on the 6th of November with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Clermont (0 draws).

Rennes – Formation

Rennes
G
Steve Mandanda 30.France
7.1
D
Hamari Traoré 27.Mali
7.3
D
Birger Meling 25.Norway
6.5
88'
D
Christopher Wooh 15.France
7.3
D
Arthur Theate 5.Belgium
7.3
M
Benjamin Bourigeaud 14.France
7.1
87'
M
Xeka 80.Portugal
6.5
74'
M
Lovro Majer 21.Croatia
8.0
84'
M
Martin Terrier 7.France
8.8
15'
F
Amine Gouiri 19.Algeria
7.1
87' 85'
F
Arnaud Kalimuendo 9.France
7.2
74' 23'
Substitutes
G
D. Alemdar 1.Turkey
D
Adrien Truffert 3.France
88'
D
Lorenz Assignon 22.France
D
Joe Rodon 2.Wales
M
Kamaldeen Sulemana 10.Ghana
M
Lesley Ugochukwu 6.France
6.5
74'
M
F. Tait 20.France
6.4
74'
F
Jérémy Doku 11.Belgium
87'
F
Matthis Abline 28.France
87'

Rennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Bruno Génésio decided to play with the following team: Steve Mandanda (7.1), Hamari Traore (7.3), Christopher Wooh (7.3), Arthur Theate (7.3), Birger Meling (6.5), Benjamin Bourigeaud (7.1), Xeka (6.5), Lovro Majer (8.0), Martin Terrier (8.8), Amine Gouiri (7.1) and Arnaud Kalimuendo (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Adrien Truffert, Jeremy Doku, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Lorenz Assignon, Lesley Ugochukwu (6.5), Doğan Alemdar, Matthis Abline, Flavien Tait (6.4) and Joe Rodon.

Substitutions

Rennes made 5 changes: Xeka for C. Ugochukwu (74′), A. Kalimuendo for F. Tait (74′), A. Gouiri for J. Doku (86′), B. Bourigeaud for M. Abline (87′) and B. Meling for A. Truffert (88′).

Best player: Martin Terrier​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rennes was Martin Terrier.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 45 passes (75% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

Montpellier – Formation

Montpellier
G
Bingourou Kamara 90.Senegal
5.8
D
A. Souquet 2.France
6.7
65'
D
Christopher Jullien 6.France
6.4
D
Faitout Maouassa 27.France
6.1
D
Falaye Sacko 77.Mali
6.7
D
Nicolas Cozza 31.France
6.1
23'
M
Jordan Ferri 12.France
7.2
M
Téji Savanier 11.France
6.9
M
Joris Chotard 13.France
6.2
72' 71'
F
Wahbi Khazri 99.Tunisia
6.4
F
Arnaud Nordin 7.France
6.4
64'
Substitutes
G
Matis Carvalho 30.Portugal
D
E. Tchato 29.Cameroon
6.9
65'
D
Mamadou Sakho 75.France
81'
M
Leo Leroy 18.France
6.4
72'
M
Khalil Fayad 22.France
F
Sacha Delaye 19.France
F
Valère Germain 9.France
6.4
64'

Montpellier started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Romain Pitau played with: Bingourou Kamara (5.8), Arnaud Souquet (6.7), Falaye Sacko (6.7), Christopher Jullien (6.4), Nicolas Cozza (6.1), Faitout Maouassa (6.1), Teji Savanier (6.9), Jordan Ferri (7.2), Joris Chotard (6.2), Arnaud Nordin (6.4) and Wahbi Khazri (6.4).

They had on the bench: Teo Allix, Matis Carvalho, Sacha Delaye, Leo Leroy (6.4), Enzo Tchato Mbiayi (6.9), Khalil Fayad, Mamadou Sakho, Axel Gueguin and Valère Germain (6.4).

Substitutions

Montpellier made 4 changes: A. Nordin for V. Germain (64′), A. Souquet for E. Tchato (65′), J. Chotard for L. Leroy (72′) and E. Tchato for M. Sakho (81′).

Best player: Jordan Ferri​

The player that probably impressed the most for Montpellier was Jordan Ferri.

His rating is (7.2) with 57 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​