Media365 editorial team, published on Sunday December 15, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
Rennes hosts Angers this Sunday afternoon (5 p.m.) for the 15th day of Ligue 1. Here is everything you need to know about this meeting.
After a great victory to start (5-0 against ASSE), Jorge Sampaoli's Rennes fell again last week in Nantes (0-1). Not far from the red zone (12th, 14 points), the Bretons will try to finish the year 2024 as best as possible in front of their audience. Opposite, Angers (15th, 13 points) is also not at its best this season and will want to make a move away before the winter break. This meeting between poorly ranked players could be expensive at the end of the season.
The stats to know (with Opta)
Rennes have won each of their last 3 matches against Angers in Ligue 1 and could make it 4 for the first time in their history against this opponent in the elite. The Bretons found the fault during each of their 26 receptions of the SCO in the elite (55 goals scored in total).
Rennes have won 8 of their last 9 home games against a club promoted to Ligue 1 (1 draw), after not having won any of the previous 3 (2 draws, 1 loss).
Rennes have failed to score in 4 of their last 5 Ligue 1 games, as many as in the previous 31.
Angers have lost each of their last 3 Ligue 1 matches ending a calendar year, after remaining undefeated in the previous 4 (3 wins, 1 draw).
Rennes have recorded 4 clean sheets in 7 receptions in Ligue 1 this season (5 goals conceded), already double compared to the entire 2023-24 financial year.
Angers have won 2 of their last 3 away matches in Ligue 1 (1 defeat), as many successes as in the previous 41 (15 draws, 25 losses).
Rennes made just one error leading to one shot in Ligue 1 2024-25, their lowest total, while only Marseille (15) made more than Angers (11).
Excluded from Nantes, Jorge Sampaoli will be suspended for the match. The Rennes coach has already received 13 cards in Ligue 1 (11 yellows and 2 reds), 2nd highest total behind Michel Der Zakarian (18) since the introduction of yellow cards for coaches in L1 (2019-20) .
