Montpellier vs Rennes

2 March 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2024/25 · Referee Florent Batta

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–1

  • Seko Fofana 28’
  • Djaoui Cissé 56’
  • Lorenz Assignon 69’
  • Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga 87’

Match summary

Rennes won comfortably, 4-0 away at Montpellier. Rennes led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Seko Fofana put Rennes ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Lorenz Assignon. In the second half, Djaoui Cissé made it 0-2 from a corner in the 56th minute, set up by Jordan James, Lorenz Assignon made it 0-3 with a header in the 69th minute, set up by Ludovic Blas, and Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga made it 0-4 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Rennes created 3.10 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Montpellier's 1.60 from 16. Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga had a penalty saved for Rennes.

Match stats

Montpellier Rennes
16 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 9
6 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.60 xG 2.50
1.60 Non-penalty xG 1.55
2 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Montpellier Rennes
Kick-off
28’
Seko Fofana
Assist: Lorenz Assignon0-1 (Rennes)
Half-time0-1
56’
Djaoui Cissé
Assist: Jordan James0-2 (Rennes)
69’
Lorenz Assignon
Assist: Ludovic Blas0-3 (Rennes)
87’
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga0-4 (Rennes)
Full-time0-4

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Montpellier
  • Kiki Kouyate
  • Jordan Ferri
Rennes
  • Seko Fofana

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 1.60 3.10 28’ Seko Fofana (Rennes), 0-1 28’ 56’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), 0-2 56’ 69’ Lorenz Assignon (Rennes), 0-3 69’ 87’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Rennes), 0-4 87’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.60 3.10 28’ Seko Fofana (Rennes), 0-1 Fofana 28’ 56’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), 0-2 Cissé 56’ 69’ Lorenz Assignon (Rennes), 0-3 Assignon 69’ 87’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Rennes), 0-4 Muinga 87’
Montpellier 1.60 xGRennes 3.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rennes attacking Montpellier attacking 
87’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Rennes), set piece, 0.79 xG, goal 87’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Rennes), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 69’ Lorenz Assignon (Rennes), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 15’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 78’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 71’ Theo Sainte Luce (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.28 xG, saved 77’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 90+3’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 75’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 27’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Rennes), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 14’ Lilian Brassier (Rennes), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Rennes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Seko Fofana (Rennes), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90+1’ Nicolas Pays (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 19’ Anthony Rouault (Rennes), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 6’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 3’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 10’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Rennes), set piece, 0.79 xG, goal 87’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Rennes), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 69’ Lorenz Assignon (Rennes), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 15’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 78’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 71’ Theo Sainte Luce (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.28 xG, saved 77’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 90+3’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 75’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 27’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Rennes), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 14’ Lilian Brassier (Rennes), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Rennes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Nicolas Pays (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Seko Fofana (Rennes), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 62’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 19’ Anthony Rouault (Rennes), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Khalil Fayad (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 52’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 3’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 10’ Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Benjamin Lecomte GK900 0.000.000
Enzo Tchato Mbiayi DEF900 0.000.412
Modibo Sagnan DEF900 0.000.000
Kiki Kouyate DEF903 0.120.000
Bamo Meïté DEF520 0.000.000
Theo Sainte Luce DEF901 0.280.000
Téji Savanier MID901 0.020.798
Joris Chotard MID900 0.000.000
Jordan Ferri MID660 0.000.000
Andy Delort FWD843 0.980.000
Wahbi Khazri FWD665 0.100.000
Khalil Fayad Sub381 0.030.000
Rabby Nzingoula Sub241 0.010.000
Nicolas Pays Sub241 0.060.241
Junior Ndiaye Sub60 0.000.000
Simon Cara Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 25% Avg odds 3.82
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.49
Rennes win 47% Avg odds 2.02

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier WLLLL
Rennes LWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.