Montpellier vs Rennes

21 February 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Clément Turpin

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Stephy Mavididi 17’, 27’
  • Serhou Guirassy 78’

Match summary

Montpellier saw off Rennes 2-1. Montpellier led 2-0 at half-time.

Stephy Mavididi put Montpellier ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Téji Savanier, Mavididi made it 2-0 in the 27th minute, and Serhou Guirassy pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 78th minute, set up by Clément Grenier.

The chances backed that up: Montpellier created 2.89 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Rennes's 1.42 from 14. Téji Savanier missed a penalty for Montpellier.

Match stats

Montpellier Rennes
12 Shots 14
7 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.87 xG 1.42
2.11 Non-penalty xG 1.42
3 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Montpellier Rennes
Kick-off
Stephy Mavididi
Assist: Téji Savanier1-0 (Montpellier)
17’
Stephy Mavididi2-0 (Montpellier)
27’
Half-time2-0
78’
Serhou Guirassy
Assist: Clément Grenier2-1 (Rennes)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Montpellier
  • Téji Savanier
Rennes
  • Damien Da Silva
  • Faitout Maouassa

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.89 1.42 17’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), 1-0 17’ 27’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), 2-0 27’ 78’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), 2-1 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.89 1.42 17’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), 1-0 Mavididi 17’ 27’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), 2-0 Mavididi 27’ 78’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), 2-1 Guirassy 78’
Montpellier 2.89 xGRennes 1.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rennes attacking Montpellier attacking 
51’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 61’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 6’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 17’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), set piece, 0.57 xG, goal 27’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 78’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 61’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 12’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 27’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 6’ Jéremy Doku (Rennes), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 41’ Hamari Traore (Rennes), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 33’ Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Steven N'Zonzi (Rennes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Hamari Traore (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Steven N'Zonzi (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Damien Da Silva (Rennes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 60’ Adrien Truffert (Rennes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 61’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 6’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 17’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), set piece, 0.57 xG, goal 27’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 78’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 61’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 12’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 27’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 6’ Jéremy Doku (Rennes), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 41’ Hamari Traore (Rennes), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 33’ Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Steven N'Zonzi (Rennes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Hamari Traore (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Steven N'Zonzi (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Serhou Guirassy (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Damien Da Silva (Rennes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Florent Mollet (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 60’ Adrien Truffert (Rennes), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jonas Omlin GK900 0.000.000
Junior Sambia DEF901 0.050.000
Hilton DEF900 0.000.000
Daniel Congré DEF900 0.000.000
Nicolas Cozza DEF900 0.000.000
Jordan Ferri MID900 0.000.000
Gaetan Laborde MID903 0.830.051
Florent Mollet MID903 0.060.242
Téji Savanier MID5811 0.760.571
Stephy Mavididi MID8823 1.060.021
Sepe Elye Wahi FWD771 0.120.000
Joris Chotard Sub320 0.000.000
Arnaud Souquet Sub130 0.000.000
Petar Skuletic Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 30% Avg odds 3.18
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.26
Rennes win 41% Avg odds 2.31

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier LLDWW
Rennes WLDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rennes 2-1 Montpellier, 29 Aug 20 Next meeting: Rennes 2-0 Montpellier, 20 Nov 21  All Montpellier vs Rennes meetings

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.