DIRECT. Stade Brestois – Stade Rennais: the Finistériens hit the bar just before the break!

It’s back to Le Blé!

The Rennais kick off this second period.

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???? Camara’s bar on video

Alidu Seidu is the player who won the most duels (8), recovered the most balls (8) and suffered the most fouls (4) during this first period.

The match, long insipid, came alive in the last minutes of this first period. Stade Brestois came close to opening the score, but Stade Rennais was saved by its crossbar.

The first Rennes opportunity!

Blas and Gouiri combine on the left side. The former Nantes player serves behind the Algerian international striker, whose powerful shot at the edge of the area is repelled by Bizot at the near post.

The new fear in the Rennes defense

There is panic in the Rennes defense! Del Castillo throws a dive ball at Pereira Lage, into the right side area. The latter crosses back towards Ajorque, his back to the game but who does not manage to continue.

The new big opportunity in Brest!

Stade Rennais was very hot, once again! Del Castillo pokes his ball towards Ajorque, who heads it towards Magnetti, alone at the penalty spot. Fortunately for Julien Stéphan and his players, the Brest midfielder completely missed his volley and Mandanda recovered the ball in problem.

THE BAR SAVES THE RENNAIS!

The Brestois play a free kick on the right side. Lala shifts Del Castillo, who crosses back towards Camara. The Brest midfielder, forgotten in the middle, resumes with one touch. Mandanda, beaten, is saved by his crossbar.

For having wiped his crampons on Camara, Truffert is logically warned.

Fear for the people of Brest. Ndiaye attempts a back pass towards Bizot, which Gouiri anticipates. The Dutch goalkeeper comes out of his goal to ward off the danger in front of the Rennes striker.

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The Brest striker tackles Santamaria’s feet and recovers the ball, before trying to find Pereira Lage with a dive ball. His pass is too long and lands in the arms of Mandanda.

Wooh’s good intervention

Camara presses very high and recovers at Faye’s feet. Del Castillo inherits the ball and looks for Ajorque behind Wooh’s back, but the Cameroonian defender intervenes with a well-felt tackle.

Found with a long cross by Seidu, Blas attempts a tight cross on the left side. Gouiri is too short to resume from the penalty spot.

Shifted to the right side, Hateboer sends a tense cross, acrobatically deflected for a corner by Ndiaye at the near post. The set piece does nothing.

And still no chance in this match. The Brestois monopolize the ball (64% possession).

On the right side, Lala takes a free kick towards the far post. Mandanda comes out of his goal and deflects the ball with one hand, before recovering it in stride, taking advantage of the absence of Brestois in the immediate vicinity in the area. A risky outing with no consequences for the Rennes goalkeeper.

Rennes in difficulty

Only three Rennes players have touched more than 10 balls so far: Alidu Seidu (26), Mikayil Faye (21) and Baptiste Santamaria (14).

Camara calls for a penalty

On the left side, Magnetti sends a cross towards the penalty spot. Camara is beaten in the air by Faye and demands a penalty for a push from the Rennes defender. Bastien Dechepy doesn’t flinch, and that’s logical.

Ajorque misses his ball control!

Del Castillo imposes himself in the air in front of Faye and deflects towards Ajorque, who beats Wooh and rushes towards the goal, but the Brest striker misses his ball control and allows Mandanda to recover the ball.

The dangerous center of Del Castillo!

Shifted to the left side, the former Rennais crosses towards the near post and finds Pereira Lage, who touches the ball with his head but does not worry Mandanda, his attempt going wide.

The statistic that illustrates the weak spectacle

There have so far been no shots in this match and only one ball touched by a player in the opposing area, via Brest player Mahdi Camara.

First fifteen minutes without any chances, with Brest clearly in possession. Seidu is late in an aerial duel with Pereira Lage, who remains on the ground after landing badly.

Julien Lachuer gives his instructions on the bench

Eric Roy’s assistant replaces the Brest coach, suspended for this match.

Chardonnet’s big mistake

Chardonnet commits a big mistake on Kalimuendo, with a late tackle on the Rennes attacker. No yellow card, and the Brest captain is doing well.

Rennes deprived of the ball

70% possession for Stade Brestois in these first minutes. The Finisterians monopolize the ball, without being dangerous for the moment.

Stade Brestois installed in the opposing camp

The Finisterians have the ball at the start of the match and are installed in the opponent’s half.

The experienced Adrien Truffert

The Rennes full-back today honors his 125th Ligue 1 match with Stade Rennais.

The first period kicks off with Brest. Good match to all in our company!

The twenty-two actors enter the lawn of the Francis-Le Blé stadium, accompanied by referee Bastien Dechepy.

Rennes’ very poor start

Rennes have lost 4 of their first 7 Ligue 1 matches in 2024/25 (2 wins, 1 draw), performing worse only once in the 21st century, in 2002/03 (5 defeats, 15th overall).

???? A look at the latest confrontations

Brest have won just one of their last 14 Ligue 1 matches against Rennes (D6 L7), but that was the most recent (5-4 in April at Roazhon Park). On the other hand, the last success of the Brestois against the Rennes on Finisterian soil in the elite dates back to April 9, 2011 (2-0).

❌ The Cardinal last minute package

Last minute change in the Brest lineup: Julien Le Cardinal, injured during the warm-up, is replaced in defense by Abdoulaye Ndiaye.

Opposite dynamic for Stade Rennais, which has won only one of its last six Ligue 1 matches (one draw, four defeats), against relegated Montpellier a month ago (3-0).

The Finisterians remain on an excellent run: before the international break, they had won four of their last five matches in all competitions, including two in the Champions League against Sturm Graz (2-1) and Salzburg (0-4).

For Brest, nothing like a derby for a benchmark match

❓ Around the Rouge et Noir, a climate that is too “negative”?

Stade Rennais comes to Brest with increased pressure, the effects of which can be felt in the speeches. Particularly that of Julien Stéphan, who is weakened. Before the derby, the coach shared some of his perceptions, judging the atmosphere around the club quite negative since his return a year ago. ⬇️

Stade Rennais. Around the Red and Black, a climate that is too “negative”?

Four absentees from both sides are to be deplored: Massadio Haïdara (suspended), Bradley Locko, Abdallah Sima (injured) and Ibrahim Salah (agreement between the two clubs) for Stade Brestois; Lorenz Assignon (suspended), Leo Ostigard, Henrik Meister and Dogan Alemdar (injured) for Stade Rennais.

The figures of the Breton derby

???? A look at the leaderboard

Stade Rennais: Mandanda – Hateboer, Wooh, Seidu, Faye, Truffert – Matusiwa, Santamaria – Blas, Kalimuendo, Gouiri.

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