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Ligue 1 25/26 · 26 Apr 2026

Stade Rennais 2–1 Nantes

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.9 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.3 – 2.0
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Stade Rennais favourites at 62%.

Stade Rennais won although Nantes made the better chances (2.0 xG to 1.3): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Johann Lepenant, 75.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Johann Lepenant +32.3, Nicolas Cozza +15.3, Ignatius Ganago +15.1.

Well below it: Mousa Tamari −10.5, Quentin Merlin −9.2, Breel Embolo −9.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Stade Rennais

19 Apr 2026W 3–0at RC Strasbourg Ligue 1
11 Apr 2026W 2–1v Angers Ligue 1
4 Apr 2026W 4–3at Stade Brestois Ligue 1
22 Mar 2026D 0–0v Metz Ligue 1
15 Mar 2026L 1–2v Lille Ligue 1

Nantes

22 Apr 2026L 0–3at Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1
19 Apr 2026D 1–1v Stade Brestois Ligue 1
11 Apr 2026D 0–0at Auxerre Ligue 1
5 Apr 2026D 0–0at Metz Ligue 1
22 Mar 2026L 2–3v RC Strasbourg Ligue 1

Head to head

20 Sep 2025Nantes 2–2 Stade Rennais Ligue 1

Stade Rennais

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mahamadou Nagida Defender22000.0470.6–
Brice Samba Goalkeeper9000–62.3+12.3
Esteban Lepaul Forward90100.8758.7+5.0
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal Defender90000.0957.9+7.4
Valentin Rongier Midfielder90100.0357.8+5.5
Ludovic Blas Midfielder6800–53.8+0.7
Alidu Seidu Defender6800–50.8−0.5
Yassir Zabiri Forward9000.1645.9–
Lilian Brassier Defender90000.0245.6−3.8
Nordan Mukiele Forward900–42.2–
Mahdi Camara Midfielder90000.0139.7−8.2
Breel Embolo Forward81000.0238.5−9.1
Mousa Tamari Midfielder89000.0638.0−10.5
Quentin Merlin Defender9000–32.3−9.2
Sebastian Szymański Midfielder2200–28.3–

Nantes

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Johann Lepenant Midfielder90000.0775.3+32.3
Mathieu Acapandié Defender1300–64.8–
Ignatius Ganago Forward87100.3759.7+15.1
Nicolas Cozza Defender90010.6656.1+15.3
Bahereba Guirassy Forward22000.0955.7–
Ali Youssef Defender90000.0653.1+6.5
Ibrahima Sissoko Midfielder90000.0652.7+10.9
Dehmaine Tabibou Midfielder22000.0549.6–
Anthony Lopes Goalkeeper9000–47.3−1.6
Mostafa Mohamed Forward13000.1046.9–
Matthis Abline Forward87000.2443.3−3.3
Youssef El Arabi Forward1300–43.1–
Deiver Machado Defender90000.0742.0−2.7
Mohamed Kaba Midfielder68000.1939.9−4.5
Louis Leroux Midfielder6800–37.5−8.2