Matchday

Ligue 1 25/26 · 3 Jan 2026

Lille 0–2 Stade Rennais

Picked for matchday: Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 23% · Standout: Ludovic Blas scored 98.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.9 – 1.1
Actual xG
0.8 – 1.6
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made Lille favourites at 55%.

Stade Rennais won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Alidu Seidu, 75.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Alidu Seidu +22.8, Quentin Merlin +18.5, Lilian Brassier +15.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Lille

20 Dec 2025W 1–0at US Lusitanos Saint-Maur Coupe de France
14 Dec 2025W 4–3at Auxerre Ligue 1
11 Dec 2025L 0–1at BSC Young Boys Europa League
5 Dec 2025W 1–0v Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1
30 Nov 2025W 1–0at Le Havre Ligue 1

Stade Rennais

21 Dec 2025W 3–0v Les Sables Vendee Foot Coupe de France
13 Dec 2025W 3–1v Stade Brestois Ligue 1
6 Dec 2025L 0–5at Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1
28 Nov 2025W 1–0at Metz Ligue 1
22 Nov 2025W 4–1v AS Monaco Ligue 1

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Lille

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Benjamin André Midfielder90000.0962.7+12.5
Tiago Santos Defender1600–60.1–
Félix Correia Midfielder20000.1357.2–
Marius Broholm Midfielder7000–55.4+8.8
Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder20000.0555.1–
Hakon Arnar Haraldsson Midfielder84000.2052.1+2.7
Thomas Meunier Defender90000.0351.1+1.9
Matías Fernández-Pardo Forward70000.2547.7−1.2
Nathan Ngoy Defender9000–47.3+1.3
Nabil Bentaleb Midfielder9000–44.1−7.1
Berke Özer Goalkeeper9000–43.8−7.8
Olivier Giroud Forward70000.0842.1−6.0
Calvin Verdonk Defender74000.0341.9−7.7
Osame Sahraoui Midfielder1000–36.9–
Soriba Diaoune Forward2000–34.2–
Alexsandro Ribeiro Defender1300–0.0–

Stade Rennais

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ludovic Blas Midfielder28000.1098.0–
Alidu Seidu Defender9000–75.8+22.8
Przemysław Frankowski Midfielder90100.3265.2+9.9
Jérémy Jacquet Defender90000.1664.3+15.1
Mahdi Camara Midfielder9000–59.3+11.0
Brice Samba Goalkeeper9000–59.1+11.8
Quentin Merlin Defender62100.3858.6+18.5
Valentin Rongier Midfielder9000–57.1+4.5
Lilian Brassier Defender90010.1357.0+15.6
Breel Embolo Forward90010.2654.0+4.5
Mousa Tamari Midfielder89000.0153.7+8.0
Mohamed Kader Meite Forward62000.0647.2−1.4
Esteban Lepaul Forward28000.1545.8–
Elías Legendre Quiñónez Forward100–38.1–