Angers
Rennes
Match summary
Rennes won 2-1 away at Angers. Rennes led 2-1 at half-time.
Przemyslaw Frankowski put Rennes ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Sebastian Szymanski, Lefort's own goal made it 0-2 in the 17th minute, and Carlens Arcus pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 35th minute, set up by Branco van den Boomen.
The chances backed that up: Rennes created 2.37 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Angers's 1.88 from 19.
Rennes secured a narrow away victory against Angers in Ligue 1 on Matchday 3, despite a dominant territorial display from the hosts. Angers registered 19 shots compared to Rennes' 17, won 12 corners to six, and recorded an expected goals figure of 1.88 against 2.37 for the visitors. Rennes enjoyed 56 percent of the possession and completed 542 passes with an 88 percent accuracy rate, while Angers managed 399 passes at 82 percent accuracy. Both sides received one yellow card during a competitive encounter that saw 25 fouls committed in total, with 10 from Angers and 15 from Rennes.
The scoring opened in the ninth minute when Przemyslaw Frankowski put Rennes ahead with a left-footed shot. The visitors doubled their advantage in the 17th minute through an own goal by Jordan Lefort. Angers responded in the 35th minute when Carlens Arcus scored with a header to reduce the deficit to one before half-time. Following the interval, Charlie Cresswell received a yellow card for Rennes in the 58th minute. Numerous substitutions were made by both teams in the second half, and Joseph Kalulu was shown a yellow card for argument in the 90+3rd minute as Rennes held on for the win.
