Nice vs Stade Rennais: match preview
Ligue 1 · Kick-off:
Pre-match analysis
Nice are 10th in Ligue 1 with 11 points from 8 games (W3 D2 L3), scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.3 per game; their last 5 results read L-W-W-L-W.
Stade Rennais are 2nd in Ligue 1 with 16 points from 8 games (W5 D1 L2), scoring 2.3 and conceding 1.8 per game; their last 5 results read W-L-W-L-W.
At home this season Nice are W2 D2 L0 (scored 5, conceded 3); on the road Stade Rennais are W1 D0 L2 (scored 5, conceded 9).
Sepe Elye Wahi leads the way for Nice with 3 goals and 1 assist, while Esteban Lepaul leads the way for Stade Rennais with 7 goals.
Head-to-head: in their last 8 meetings Nice have won 4, Stade Rennais 4, with 0 draws; the last meeting finished Nice 0-4 Stade Rennais.
What to watch: Stade Rennais's attack against Nice's defence is where the numbers show the biggest gap between the sides.
Key players
Top scorers for each club in Ligue 1 this season.
Nice
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sepe Elye Wahi | 3 | 1 | – |
Stade Rennais
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban Lepaul | 7 | – | 4 |
| Sebastian Szymański | 3 | 1 | – |
| Boulaye Dia | 3 | – | – |
Season so far
| Nice | Stade Rennais | |
|---|---|---|
| League position | 10 | 2 |
| Points | 11 | 16 |
| W–D–L | 3-2-3 | 5-1-2 |
| Goals scored per game | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Home record (home side) / away record (away side) | 2-2-0 | 1-0-2 |
| Last five (oldest → newest) | LWWLW | WLWLW |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 2 |
| Failed to score | 3 | 1 |
| Both teams scored | 63% | 63% |
| 3+ goals in the game | 63% | 88% |
| Points per game at home | 2.00 | 2.60 |
| Points per game away | 0.75 | 1.00 |
| Biggest win | 2-1 at Brest | 4-1 v Auxerre |
| Heaviest defeat | 0-3 at Paris FC | 0-4 at Olympique Lyon |
Nice: recent results
Stade Rennais: recent results
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings: Nice 4 wins, 0 draws, Stade Rennais 4 wins.
Club details
Nice
- Head coach
- Olivier Pantaloni (France)
- Stadium
- Stade de Nice
- Founded
- 1904
Squad (28)
Goalkeepers
- Yehvann DioufSenegal · 26
- Teddy BoulhendiFrance · 25
Defenders
- Jonathan ClaussFrance · 34
- Ali El AbdiTunisia · 32
- Niels NkounkouFrance · 25
- Antoine MendySenegal · 22
- Youssouf NdayishimiyeBurundi · 28
- Moise BombitoCanada · 26
- Mohamed AbdelmonemEgypt · 27
- Hamza KoutouneMorocco · 20
- Brad MantsoungaCongo · 19
Midfielders
- Laurent AbergelFrance · 33
- Axel WitselBelgium · 37
- Morgan SansonFrance · 32
- EvertonBrazil · 31
- Salis Abdul SamedGhana · 26
- Hicham BoudaouiAlgeria · 27
- Issiaga CamaraGuinea · 21
- Djibril CoulibalyFrance · 17
- Nassim LaarejFrance · 17
Forwards
- Gauthier HeinFrance · 30
- Sofiane DiopFrance · 26
- Isak JanssonSweden · 24
- Nathan N'GoumouCameroon · 26
- Sepe Elye WahiIvory Coast · 23
- Mohammed AmouraAlgeria · 26
- Zoumana DialloFrance · 21
- Victor OrakpoNigeria · 20
Stade Rennais
- Head coach
- Franck Haise (France)
- Stadium
- Roazhon Park
- Founded
- 1901
Squad (25)
Goalkeepers
- Nicolas LemaîtreFrance · 29
- Brice SambaFrance · 32
- Kilian BelazzougFrance · 20
Defenders
- Przemysław FrankowskiPoland · 31
- Bryan ReynoldsUSA · 25
- Alidu SeiduGhana · 26
- Anthony RouaultFrance · 25
- Charlie CresswellEngland · 24
- Quentin MerlinFrance · 24
- Mahamadou NagidaCameroon · 21
- Gonçalo OliveiraPortugal · 20
- Abdelhamid Ait BoudlalMorocco · 20
Midfielders
- Mahdi CamaraFrance · 28
- Valentin RongierFrance · 31
- Adrien ThomassonFrance · 32
- Sebastian SzymańskiPoland · 27
- Ludovic BlasFrance · 28
- Ayanda SishubaBelgium · 21
- Djaoui CisséFrance · 22
Forwards
- Arnaud NordinFrance · 28
- Boulaye DiaSenegal · 29
- Musa Al TaamariJordan · 29
- Esteban LepaulFrance · 26
- Eliezer MayendaSpain · 21
- Elias Legendre QuiñonezEcuador · 18
Figures are calculated from this season’s results in this competition and update after every game.