Ligue 1: Rennes prevails over Reims 3-2
REIMS. Rennes topped Reims.
REIMS. Rennes conquered Reims. Rennes took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
M. Doumbia missed a decisive penalty (77′). That would have allowed Reims to draw the match.
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II stadium in Reims on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Romain Lissorgue who was helped by Steven Torregrossa and Mikael Berchebru. The 4th official was Aurélien Petit. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.18 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
Rennes was in firm control of the ball 60% while Reims was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Reims was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Rennes found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Reims shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Rennes shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Reims received 2 yellow cards (M. Munetsi and M. Busi). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Rennes.
After this contest, Reims will stay with 36 points to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Rennes will have 53 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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39'39'
B. Bourigeaud
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41'41'
M. Munetsi
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43'43'
B. Bourigeaud
H. Traore
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58'58'
J. Cajuste
N. Mbuku
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58'58'
B. Locko
V. Berisha
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58'58'
M. Doumbia
M. van Bergen
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58'58'
M. Terrier
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60'60'
M. Busi
G. Konan
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62'62'
I. Kebbal
D. Lopy
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68'68'
M. Busi
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76'76'
F. Tait
L. Majer
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77'77'
M. Doumbia
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80'80'
J. Cajuste (Penalty)
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84'84'
Lorenz Assignon
Hamari Traoré
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84'84'
Serhou Guirassy
Gaëtan Laborde
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90'90'
B. Meling
M. Terrier
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90'90'
C. Ugochukwu
B. Bourigeaud
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Reims will play away with Montpellier on the 17th of April with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Montpellier (3 draws).
Rennes will host Monaco on the 15th of April with a 13-9 head to head stats in favor of Monaco (6 draws).
Reims: Formation and Lineups
Reims started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Óscar García Junyent chose to play with the following team: Predrag Rajković , Thomas Foket , Wout Faes , Yunis Abdelhamid , Maxime Busi , Marshall Munetsi , Dion Lopy , Valon Berisha , Ghislain Konan , Mitchell Van Bergen and Nathanael Mbuku .
Substitutes
Reims made 4 changes: N. Mbuku for J. Cajuste (58′), V. Berisha for B. Locko (58′), M. van Bergen for M. Doumbia (58′) and D. Lopy for I. Kebbal (62′).
Top player: Jens Cajuste
The player who no doubt impressed Reims the most was Jens Cajuste.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 58′.
Rennes: Formation and Lineups
Rennes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Bruno Génésio played with: Doğan Alemdar , Hamari Traore , Warmed Omari , Nayef Aguerd , Adrien Truffert , Jonas Martin , Baptiste Santamaria , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Lovro Majer , Martin Terrier and Gaëtan Laborde .
Substitutes
Rennes made 5 changes: L. Majer for F. Tait (76′), G. Laborde for S. Guirassy (84′), H. Traore for L. Assignon (84′), M. Terrier for B. Meling (90′) and B. Bourigeaud for C. Ugochukwu (90′).
Top player: Benjamin Bourigeaud
Probably the most impressive player in Rennes was Benjamin Bourigeaud.
His rating is with 2 goals, 52 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
