Ligue 1 · 2025Sat, 20 Sept 2025, 15:00 UTCFull timeStade de la BeaujoireFull-time recap

Nantes

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Rennes

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This match

Match statistics

MetricNantesRennes
Shots16 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match4 shots/match
Possession43%57%
Corners4 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls14 fouls/match18 fouls/match
Yellow cards2 cards/match2 cards/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Ludovic Blas · Rennes · 7′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLudovic Blas · Rennes · 27′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLouis Leroux · Nantes · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFrancis Coquelin · Nantes · 75′ · 0.02 xG · on targetDehmaine Tabibou · Nantes · 88′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLouis Leroux · Nantes · 2′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLudovic Blas · Rennes · 40′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMatthis Abline · Nantes · 64′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMostafa Mohamed · Nantes · 37′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEsteban Lepaul · Rennes · 19′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMatthis Abline · Nantes · 37′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJohann Lepenant · Nantes · 66′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSeko Fofana · Rennes · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMatthis Abline · Nantes · 79′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedValentin Rongier · Rennes · 36′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedMatthis Abline · Nantes · 45′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedYoussef El Arabi · Nantes · 90′ · 0.13 xG · goalMostafa Mohamed · Nantes · 50′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMostafa Mohamed · Nantes · 8′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedMatthis Abline · Nantes · 64′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedJunior Mwanga · Nantes · 64′ · 0.25 xG · goalEsteban Lepaul · Rennes · 35′ · 0.34 xG · goalLudovic Blas · Rennes · 29′ · 0.82 xG · goalMatthis Abline · Nantes · 90′ · 0.82 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Nantes: 16 shots, 4 on target, 2.14 xG. Rennes: 8 shots, 4 on target, 1.41 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Junior Mwanga · Nantes · 64′Youssef El Arabi · Nantes · 90′Ludovic Blas · Rennes · 29′Esteban Lepaul · Rennes · 35′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Nantes 2.14 xG · Rennes 1.41 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Rennes's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Rennes have a visible away split

weak

Rennes's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season12.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9 shots/match12.4 shots/match12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Nantes favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · Rennes in 5 · 6 too close

0.6 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 5/51.4 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 5/51.6 goals/match
Expected goalsseason · 0/0
Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0
9.6 shots/matchShotsseason · 5/512.4 shots/match
14.8 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 5/516 shots/match
2.4 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 5/54.4 shots/match
4.8 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 5/55 shots/match
41.4%Possessionseason · 5/549%
3.8 corners/matchCornersseason · 5/53.8 corners/match
6.8 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 5/54.8 corners/match
1.2 cards/matchCardsseason · 5/52.2 cards/match
11.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 5/512.4 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
20%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 5/520%
40%Scoring frequencyseason · 5/580%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Nantes13.9
Rennes47.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Nantes9.3
Rennes50.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Nantes43.5
Rennes25
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Nantes30.6
Rennes52.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Nantes22.2
Rennes58.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Nantes22.2
Rennes22.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Nantes20.1
Rennes44.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
9.6 shots/matchShots5/512.4 shots/match
2.4 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
41.4%Possession5/549%
3.8 corners/matchCorners5/53.8 corners/match
1.2 cards/matchCards5/52.2 cards/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls5/512.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

5 / 5 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
9.6 shots/matchShots5/512.4 shots/match
2.4 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
41.4%Possession5/549%
3.8 corners/matchCorners5/53.8 corners/match
1.2 cards/matchCards5/52.2 cards/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls5/512.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

5 / 5 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
9.6 shots/matchShots5/512.4 shots/match
2.4 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
41.4%Possession5/549%
3.8 corners/matchCorners5/53.8 corners/match
1.2 cards/matchCards5/52.2 cards/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls5/512.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

3 / 3 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored3/31 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed3/32.33 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
8.33 shots/matchShots3/39 shots/match
2.33 shots/matchShots on target3/34 shots/match
38.3%Possession3/356.3%
3 corners/matchCorners3/34.33 corners/match
1.33 cards/matchCards3/32 cards/match
11 fouls/matchFouls3/312 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.84 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 20 Sept 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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