Rennes vs Montpellier — result, stats and line-ups

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2024/2025

RennesRank 12

15 SEPT

3:0

MontpellierRank 18

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal24'

Ludovic Blas (assist: Albert Grønbæk) · Left foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal35'

Arnaud Kalimuendo (assist: Lorenz Assignon) · Header 2-0

GOAL

AST

Goal60'

Albert Grønbæk (assist: Baptiste Santamaria) · Right foot shot 3-0

Man of the match

Albert GrønbækRennes8.4

Expected goals (xG)

RennesxGMontpellier

1.140.43

Trends

season

Win %

38%12%

Over 1.5 %

79%79%

Over 2.5 %

59%56%

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Venue

Roazhon ParkRennes · 29,778 seats

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Conditions

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RefereeJérémie Pignard
1st AssistantAurélien Drouet
2nd AssistantLaurent Coniglio
4th OfficialRemi Landry

Pressure index

RennesMontpellier

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Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card9'

Alidu Seidu

PLAYER

Yellow card22'

Modibo Sagnan

GOAL

AST

Goal24'

Ludovic Blas (assist: Albert Grønbæk) · Left foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal35'

Arnaud Kalimuendo (assist: Lorenz Assignon) · Header 2-0

PLAYER

VAR54'

Akor Adams · Goal Disallowed

GOAL

AST

Goal60'

Albert Grønbæk (assist: Baptiste Santamaria) · Right foot shot 3-0

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Jordan Ferri · Out: Tanguy Coulibaly

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Yanis Issoufou · Out: Khalil Fayad

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Amine Gouiri · Out: Arnaud Kalimuendo

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Jota · Out: Albert Grønbæk

PLAYER

Yellow card79'

Rabby Nzingoula

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Glen Kamara · Out: Ludovic Blas

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Mahamadou Nagida · Out: Adrien Truffert

PLAYER

Yellow card85'

Stefan Dzodic

OUT

Substitution86'

In: Wahbi Khazri · Out: Rabby Nzingoula

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Théo Chennahi · Out: Enzo Tchato

OUT

Substitution89'

In: Jordan James · Out: Azor Matusiwa

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Commentary

54′VAR Ruling: Goal Disallowed. Rennes leads Montpellier 2-0.
51′GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Akor Adams - Montpellier - scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
51′Christopher Wooh from Rennes commits a foul.
51′Akor Adams of Montpellier has secured a free kick on the right flank.
48′Offside - Rennes. Baptiste Santamaría is in offside.
47′Another offensive move is underway. Khalil Fayad from Montpellier takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's deflected to the right corner. The assist was provided by Tanguy Coulibaly.
45′The second half commences with Rennes leading Montpellier by 2 goals to none.
45+3′The first half concludes with Rennes leading Montpellier by 2 goals to none.
45+3′Corner kick awarded to Rennes, forced by Rabby Nzingoula's defensive action.
45+1′Modibo Sagnan of Montpellier commits a foul.
45+1′Arnaud Kalimuendo of Rennes secured a free kick on the right flank.
45+1′The referee's assistant has indicated an additional two minutes of playtime.
44′Corner kick awarded to Montpellier, resulting from a defensive action by Steve Mandanda.
44′Another offensive effort is underway. Téji Savanier of Montpellier takes a shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area, but it's saved in the top right corner. The assist was provided by Tanguy Coulibaly.Penalty
41′Offside called against Montpellier. Akor Adams has been flagged offside.
40′Khalil Fayad from Montpellier has secured an attacking free kick.
40′Azor Matusiwa of Rennes commits a foul.
39′Opportunity squandered. Arnaud Kalimuendo of Rennes takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box but fails to hit the target. The assist was provided by Adrien Truffert after a quick counter-attack.
37′Khalil Fayad from Montpellier has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.
37′Fouled by Adrien Truffert - Rennes
35′Goal! Rennes 2, Montpellier 0. Arnaud Kalimuendo - Rennes - shot with the head from the centre of the box to the right corner. Assist - Lorenz Assignon with a cross.
32′Opportunity squandered. Stefan Dzodic from Montpellier attempts a right-footed shot from beyond the penalty area, but it sails high and wide to the right. The assist came from Modibo Sagnan.Penalty
32′Shot blocked. Arnaud Nordin - Montpellier - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Akor Adams.
30′Corner kick awarded to Rennes. Forced by Benjamin Lecomte.
30′Another offensive push. Albert Grønbæk of Rennes fires a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's deflected to the right corner by the goalkeeper.
30′Opportunity lost. Hans Hateboer of Rennes attempts a header from the right side of the box, it's near but doesn't hit the mark. The assist was provided by Baptiste Santamaría.
28′Azor Matusiwa of Rennes commits a foul.
28′Arnaud Nordin of Montpellier has secured a defensive free kick.
24′Goal! Rennes 1, Montpellier 0. Ludovic Blas - Rennes - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Albert Grønbæk .
22′Rabby Nzingoula of Montpellier has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
22′Rabby Nzingoula of Montpellier commits a foul.
22′Albert Grønbæk of Rennes has earned an offensive free kick.
21′Pause finished. They are prepared to proceed.
20′Match pause - Tanguy Coulibaly of Montpellier is injured.
19′Rabby Nzingoula of Montpellier has earned a defensive free kick.
19′Lorenz Assignon of Rennes commits a foul.
17′Missed chance. Rabby Nzingoula - Montpellier - shot with left foot from outside the box missed after corner.
16′Corner - Montpellier. Conceded by Alidu Seidu.
16′Shot blocked. Tanguy Coulibaly - Montpellier - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Khalil Fayad.
12′Corner kick awarded to Rennes, due to a deflection off Modibo Sagnan.
9′Ludovic Blas of Rennes has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
9′Khalil Fayad of Montpellier has committed a foul.
8′Alidu Seidu of Rennes has been handed a yellow card due to a violation.
8′Alidu Seidu of Rennes commits a foul.
8′Arnaud Nordin of Montpellier has secured a free kick on the right flank.
5′Missed chance. Baptiste Santamaría - Rennes - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left. Assist - Adrien Truffert.
The initial half of the match commences...

Match statistics

RENMPL

Possession and passing

51%Possession49%

89%Pass accuracy87%

452Passes444

403Successful Passes387

73Ball Safe76

7Key Passes11

5 more

44Long Passes64

61%Long-pass accuracy64%

5Substitutions4

27Successful Long Passes41

20Throw-ins11

Attack

3Goals0

11Shots Total12

6Shots On Target4

1Big Chances Created0

3Corners4

59Dangerous Attacks38

14 more

3Accurate Crosses2

99Attacks110

1Big Chances Missed0

27Dribble Attempts16

47Duels Won48

9Goal Attempts7

1Offsides3

0Shots Blocked4

7Shots inside the box3

5Shots Off Target4

4Shots outside the box9

52%Successful dribbles56%

14Successful Dribbles9

20Total Crosses15

Defence and discipline

4Saves3

15Tackles23

5Interceptions15

10Fouls7

1Yellow cards3

7Free Kicks9

1 more

7Goal Kicks8

Other

11Successful Headers8

3Assists0

0Injuries2

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

J. PignardPer-match averages this season · 18 matches · career: 158

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	4.39	2.17	2.22	4.21
Red cards	0.17	0.11	0.06	0.18
Second yellows	0.06	0.00	0.06	0.11
Penalties	0.39	0.28	0.11	0.38

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

RennesxGMontpellier

1.140.43

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.640.31

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.140.43

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.080.34

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.060.09

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.000.09

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.940.74

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

0.431.14

Form

RennesLLWLD

1 SEPTaway

Reims

Rennes

Ligue 1Round 3

25 AUGaway

Strasbourg

Rennes

Ligue 1Round 2

18 AUGhome

Rennes

Olympique Lyonnais

Ligue 1Round 1

19 MAYaway

Reims

Rennes

Ligue 1Round 34

12 MAYhome

Rennes

Lens

Ligue 1Round 33

4 MAYaway

Metz

Rennes

Ligue 1Round 32

28 APRhome

Rennes

Brest

Ligue 1Round 31

20 APRaway

Nantes

Rennes

Ligue 1Round 30

13 APRhome

Rennes

Toulouse

Ligue 1Round 29

7 APRaway

Monaco

Rennes

Ligue 1Round 28

3 APRaway

Paris Saint Germain

Rennes

Coupe de France

31 MARaway

Strasbourg

Rennes

Ligue 1Round 27

MontpellierLLDDL

31 AUGhome

Montpellier

Nantes

Ligue 1Round 3

23 AUGaway

Paris Saint Germain

Montpellier

Ligue 1Round 2

18 AUGhome

Montpellier

Strasbourg

Ligue 1Round 1

19 MAYaway

Lens

Montpellier

Ligue 1Round 34

12 MAYhome

Montpellier

Monaco

Ligue 1Round 33

3 MAYaway

Toulouse

Montpellier

Ligue 1Round 32

26 APRhome

Montpellier

Nantes

Ligue 1Round 31

21 APRaway

Reims

Montpellier

Ligue 1Round 30

14 APRaway

Clermont

Montpellier

Ligue 1Round 29

7 APRhome

Montpellier

Lorient

Ligue 1Round 28

31 MARaway

Le Havre

Montpellier

Ligue 1Round 27

Head-to-head

14Wins

8Draws

8Wins

The two sides have met 30 times.

2 MAR2025

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

15 SEPT2024

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

3 FEB2024

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

24 SEPT2023

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

23 APR2023

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

30 OCT2022

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

25 FEB2022

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

20 NOV2021

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

21 FEB2021

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

29 AUG2020

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

8 MAR2020

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

10 AUG2019

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

20 JAN2019

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

25 NOV2018

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

19 MAY2018

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

28 OCT2017

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

7 MAY2017

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

27 AUG2016

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

7 MAY2016

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

15 AUG2015

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

2 MAY2015

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

6 DEC2014

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

15 FEB2014

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

26 SEPT2013

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

1 MAR2013

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

20 OCT2012

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

7 MAY2012

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

21 AUG2011

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

5 MAR2011

Montpellier

Rennes

Ligue 1

23 OCT2010

Rennes

Montpellier

Ligue 1

Trends

Win %

38%12%

Over 1.5 %

79%79%

Over 2.5 %

59%56%

Over 3.5 %

32%38%

BTTS %

47%41%

Failed to score %

21%59%

Clean sheets %

32%3%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

1.50.68

Conceded / match

1.472.32

Possession %

51.1244.97

Corners / match

54.68

Yellow cards / match

2.032.5

Team rating

7.046.83

Starting XI

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Rennes€84Mstarting XI · 11/11€152Mwith bench · 18/20

Montpellier€36Mstarting XI · 9/11€48Mwith bench · 12/18

Rennes's starting XI cost €48M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Rennes — bench

Amine GouiriAttacker · €19M (2025)6.3 15

Mikayil FayeDefender · €10M (2024)17

Jordan JamesMidfielder · €2M (2026, loan)18

Mahamadou NagidaDefender7.3 19

Henrik MeisterAttacker · €4M (2025)23

Gauthier GallonGoalkeeper27

JotaAttacker · €10M (2025)6.5 28

Glen KamaraMidfielder · €10M (2024)6.6 32

Naouirou AhamadaMidfielder · €12M (2023)

Montpellier — bench

Wahbi KhazriAttacker · €7M (2018)6.9 12

Jordan FerriMidfielder · €2M (2019)6.5 15

Gabriel BarèsMidfielder16

Dimitry BertaudGoalkeeper27

Becir OmeragicDefender · €2.3M (2026)39

Yanis IssoufouAttacker6.8 44

Théo ChennahiMidfielder

Player statistics

Rennes starters then subs, by rating

Albert Grønbæk#7 · Attacker · 68′8.4

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 2
Expected goals (xG): 0.14
xGoT: 0.28

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 15/20
Pass accuracy: 76%
Key passes: 1
Passes in final third: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 1/2

Possession & duels

Touches: 49
Duels (won/total): 7/14
Dribbles (won/attempted): 4/8
Dispossessed: 1
Possession lost: 17
Ball recoveries: 2

Defence

Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 1
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Andrés Gómez🩹 injury · Shin Injury	injury · Shin Injury	23 Sept 2024
Doğan Alemdar🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	23 Mar 2025

Player	Reason	Back
Lucas Mincarelli🩹 injury · Inner Ligament Injury	injury · Inner Ligament Injury	16 Sept 2024
Issiaga Sylla🩹 injury · Dead Leg	injury · Dead Leg	23 Sept 2024
Mousa Tamari🩹 injury · Ankle Sprain	injury · Ankle Sprain	24 Oct 2024
Christopher Jullien🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	9 May 2025
Joris Chotard🩹 injury · Calf Injury	injury · Calf Injury	30 Sept 2024
Théo Sainte-Luce🩹 injury · Muscle Injury	injury · Muscle Injury	18 Oct 2024
Othmane Maamma🩹 injury · Hamstring Injury	injury · Hamstring Injury	21 Oct 2024
Glenn Ngosso🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	1 Jul 2025
Kiki Kouyaté🩹 injury · Knee Injury	injury · Knee Injury	20 Sept 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Rennes	1.4270.42%	1.4270.42%
Draw	5.0020%	4.9020.41%
Montpellier	7.0014.29%	6.7514.81%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Rennes or Draw	1.1090.91%	1.1090.91%
Rennes or Montpellier	1.1685.76%	1.1686.21%
Draw or Montpellier	2.7536.36%	2.6537.74%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1388.5%
0–1 goals	–	6.0016.67%
3+ goals	1.4469.25%	1.4768.03%
0–2 goals	2.7536.36%	2.7037.04%
4+ goals	–	2.2344.84%
0–3 goals	–	1.6560.61%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Rennes	1.8354.56%	1.8554.05%
Draw	2.6238.1%	2.6537.74%
Montpellier	6.0016.67%	5.4018.52%

Outcome	bet365
REN → REN	2.0548.78%
REN → X	15.006.67%
REN → MPL	41.002.44%
X → REN	4.3323.08%
X → X	8.0012.5%
X → MPL	15.006.67%
MPL → REN	17.005.88%
MPL → X	17.005.88%
MPL → MPL	11.009.09%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.7521.05%
6 - 8	3.0033.33%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	9.0011.11%
Over 14	11.009.09%

Outcome	Unibet
3+ cards	1.2679.37%
0–2 cards	3.4029.41%
4+ cards	1.6361.35%
0–3 cards	2.1247.17%
5+ cards	2.2843.86%
0–4 cards	1.5564.52%
6+ cards	3.4029.41%
0–5 cards	1.2679.37%
7+ cards	5.1019.61%
0–6 cards	1.1289.29%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Monaco	5	13
2	Olympique Lyonnais	5	11
3	Paris	5	11
4	LOSC Lille	5	10
5	Rennes	5	10
6	Paris Saint Germain	5	8
7	Angers SCO	5	7
8	Strasbourg	5	7
9	Le Mans	5	6
10	Auxerre	5	6
11	Brest	5	5
12	Lorient	5	5
13	Toulouse	5	5
14	Nice	5	5
15	Lens	5	4
16	Troyes	5	4
17	Olympique Marseille	5	3
18	Le Havre	5	2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.6161.92%	1.6062.5%
No	2.2045.45%	2.1746.08%

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