Lorient vs Rennes

24 August 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Jérôme Brisard

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Sambou Soumano 45+4’
  • Aiyegun Tosin 47’
  • Pablo Pagis 65’
  • Théo Le Bris 69’

Match summary

Lorient won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Rennes. Lorient led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Sambou Soumano put Lorient ahead in first-half stoppage time, set up by Arthur Avom. In the second half, Aiyegun Tosin made it 2-0 from a corner in the 47th minute, set up by Arsène Kouassi, Pablo Pagis made it 3-0 in the 65th minute, set up by Mohamed Bamba, and Théo Le Bris made it 4-0 with a header in the 69th minute.

The chances backed that up: Lorient created 3.49 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Rennes's 0.07 from 4. Rennes had 2 players sent off.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
22 Shots 4
7 Shots on target 1
3 Corners 2
118 Attacks 77
79 Dangerous attacks 22
486 Passes 476
88% Pass accuracy 87%
7 Tackles 11
18 Fouls 7
6 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 2
4 Offsides 2

Key events

Lorient Rennes
Kick-off
6’
Mahdi CamaraFoul
11’
Christopher WoohProfessional foul last man
16’
Mahamadou NagidaKader Meïté
20’
Mahamadou NagidaShot on target
Karim DermaneSimulation
35’
Formose MendyFoul
41’
Sambou SoumanoFoul
45’
Sambou SoumanoLeft foot shot1-0 (Lorient)
45+4’
Half-time1-0
Abdoulaye FayeFormose Mendy
46’
Aiyegun TosinRight foot shot2-0 (Lorient)
47’
Second half underway
Panos KatserisShot on target
54’
Mohamed BambaSambou Soumano
56’
Pablo PagisKarim Dermane
56’
Aiyegun TosinShot on target
61’
63’
Djaoui CisséFabian Rieder
63’
Ibrahim SalahLudovic Blas
Pablo PagisRight foot shot3-0 (Lorient)
65’
Théo Le BrisAiyegun Tosin
66’
Théo Le BrisHeader4-0 (Lorient)
69’
Arsène KouassiFoul
71’
Pablo PagisShot on target
71’
73’
Alidu SeiduMahamadou Nagida
Darlin YongwaArsène Kouassi
73’
Panos KatserisFoul
84’
Laurent AbergelFoul
86’
Full-time4-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.49 0.07 45+4’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), 1-0 45+4’ 47’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), 2-0 47’ 65’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), 3-0 65’ 69’ Théo Le Bris (Lorient), 4-0 69’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.49 0.07 45+4’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), 1-0 Soumano 45+4’ 47’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), 2-0 Tosin 47’ 65’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), 3-0 Pagis 65’ 69’ Théo Le Bris (Lorient), 4-0 Le Bris 69’
Lorient 3.49 xGRennes 0.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rennes attacking Lorient attacking 
77’ Mohamed Bamba (Lorient), open play, 0.72 xG, off target 49’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 69’ Théo Le Bris (Lorient), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 65’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 23’ Panos Katseris (Lorient), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 65’ Arthur Avom (Lorient), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 23’ Panos Katseris (Lorient), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 47’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 61’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 52’ Arthur Avom (Lorient), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 23’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 13’ Arsène Kouassi (Lorient), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Dermane Karim (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 44’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Mahamadou Nagida (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Seko Fofana (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Panos Katseris (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Arthur Avom (Lorient), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Mahamadou Nagida (Rennes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 32’ Ludovic Blas (Rennes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ Arthur Avom (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 77’ Mohamed Bamba (Lorient), open play, 0.72 xG, off target 49’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 65’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 69’ Théo Le Bris (Lorient), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 23’ Panos Katseris (Lorient), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 65’ Arthur Avom (Lorient), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 23’ Panos Katseris (Lorient), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 47’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 61’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 23’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ Arthur Avom (Lorient), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 13’ Arsène Kouassi (Lorient), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Dermane Karim (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Pablo Pagis (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 44’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Sambou Soumano (Lorient), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Mahamadou Nagida (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Seko Fofana (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Panos Katseris (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Arthur Avom (Lorient), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Mahamadou Nagida (Rennes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 32’ Ludovic Blas (Rennes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ Arthur Avom (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Lorient 3-4-3 Starting XI
Kamara
Mendy 46’
Talbi
Silva
Katseris
Abergel
Avom
Kouassi 73’
Tosin 66’
Soumano 56’
Dermane 56’
Rennes 3-5-2 Starting XI
Samba
Rouault
Jacquet
Wooh
Merlin
Fofana
Rongier
Rieder 63’
Camara
Meïté 16’
Blas 63’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bingourou Kamara GK900 0.000.000
Igor Silva DEF900 0.000.021
Montassar Talbi DEF900 0.000.000
Formose Mendy DEF520 0.000.000
Panos Katseris MID903 0.280.091
Arsène Kouassi MID7911 0.070.182
Laurent Abergel MID902 0.040.173
Arthur Avom MID9014 0.250.581
Aiyegun Tosin FWD7214 0.290.323
Sambou Soumano FWD6213 0.700.000
Dermane Karim FWD621 0.060.000
Abdoulaye Faye Sub380 0.000.000
Pablo Pagis Sub2812 0.560.011
Mohamed Bamba Sub2811 0.720.501
Théo Le Bris Sub1811 0.500.000
Darline Yongwa Sub110 0.000.721

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lorient win 34% Avg odds 2.74
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.31
Rennes win 37% Avg odds 2.52

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lorient LLLWL
Rennes LLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rennes 1-2 Lorient, 03 Mar 24 Next meeting: Rennes 0-2 Lorient, 24 Jan 26  All Lorient vs Rennes meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.