Ligue 1: Rennes prevails over Brest 3-1
RENNES. Rennes beats Brest 3-1.
RENNES. Rennes overcomes Brest 3-1. Rennes was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Millot with the assistance of Valentin Evrard and Florian Gonçalves de Araujo. The 4th official was Brendan Roffet. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.76 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
Rennes was in firm control of the ball 65% while Brest was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Rennes was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Rennes won the match.
Rennes shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Brest shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Rennes received 2 yellow cards (L. Assignon and F. Tait). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Brest.
After this match, Rennes will have 4 points like Brest to move up in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Brest will stay with 4 points like Rennes to move up in the 16th place.
Match Events
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53'53'
J. Rodon
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57'57'
F. Honorat
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60'60'
D. Doue
L. Majer
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61'61'
M. Abline
K. Sulemana
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61'61'
L. Assignon
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72'72'
H. Traore
L. Assignon
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73'73'
M. Camara
Y. Belaili
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79'79'
A. Truffert
B. Meling
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86'86'
F. Tait
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89'89'
M. Terrier
H. Traore
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90'90'
D. Doue
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Rennes will play away with Troyes on the 4th of September with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rennes (5 draws).
Brest will host Strasbourg on the 4th of September with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Strasbourg (1 draw).
Rennes: Formation and Lineups
Rennes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Bruno Génésio chose to play with the following team: Steve Mandanda , Lorenz Assignon , Joe Rodon , Arthur Theate , Birger Meling , Lovro Majer , Baptiste Santamaria , Flavien Tait , Kamaldeen Sulemana , Martin Terrier and Benjamin Bourigeaud .
Substitutes
Rennes made 4 changes: L. Majer for D. Doue (60′), K. Sulemana for M. Abline (61′), L. Assignon for H. Traore (72′) and B. Meling for A. Truffert (79′).
Top player: Benjamin Bourigeaud
The player who no doubt impressed Rennes the most was Benjamin Bourigeaud even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 60 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 7 crosses.
Brest: Formation and Lineups
Brest started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Michel Der Zakarian played with: Marco Bizot , Jean-Kevin Duverne , Brendan Chardonnet , Achraf Dari , Lilian Brassier , Haris Belkebla , Hugo Magnetti , Franck Honorat , Mathias Pereira Lage , Youssef Belaïli and Islam Slimani .
Substitutes
Brest made only 1 change substituting Y. Belaili for M. Camara (73′).
Best player: Marco Bizot
The player that probably impressed the most for Brest was the goalkeeper: Marco Bizot. His rating is 8.00. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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