Nice vs Rennes

8 March 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Romain Lissorgue

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

  • Esteban Lepaul 13’
  • Sebastian Szymanski 20’
  • Ludovic Blas 74’
  • Nordan Mukiele 90+2’

Match summary

Rennes won comfortably, 4-0 away at Nice. Rennes led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Esteban Lepaul put Rennes ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Valentin Rongier and Sebastian Szymanski made it 0-2 in the 20th minute, set up by Mousa Al Tamari. In the second half, Ludovic Blas made it 0-3 in the 74th minute, set up by Breel Embolo and Nordan Mukiele made it 0-4 in stoppage time, set up by Valentin Rongier.

Nice can feel hard done by, creating 2.90 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Rennes's 1.88 from 12. Esteban Lepaul missed a penalty for Rennes.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%
14 Shots 12
2 Shots on target 7
7 Corners 1
100 Attacks 105
50 Dangerous attacks 40
394 Passes 614
78% Pass accuracy 86%
16 Tackles 18
9 Fouls 8
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 3

Key events

Nice Rennes
Kick-off
13’
Estéban LepaulRight foot shot0-1 (Rennes)
Dante Kojo Peprah OppongInjury
18’
20’
Sebastian SzymanskiLeft foot shot0-2 (Rennes)
31’
Arnaud NordinShot on target
Dante Argument
36’
36’
Estéban LepaulMissed penalty
37’
VAR review
37’
Video review
Mohamed Ali-ChoShot on target
44’
Half-time0-2
Kaïl BoudacheHicham Boudaoui
46’
46’
Djaoui CisséSebastian Szymanski
Kevin CarlosMohamed-Ali Cho
46’
51’
Valentin RongierShot on target
Second half underway
70’
Ludovic BlasMousa Tamari
70’
Breel EmboloEstéban Lepaul
Tiago GouveiaSofiane Diop
70’
70’
Nordan MukieleArnaud Nordin
74’
Ludovic BlasLeft foot shot0-3 (Rennes)
Antoine MendyTom Louchet
80’
81’
Djaoui CisséFoul
Tiago GouveiaArgument
86’
88’
Abdelhamid Ait BoudlalMahamadou NagidaInjury
Antoine MendyShot on target
90’
90+2’
Nordan MukieleRight foot shot0-4 (Rennes)
Full-time0-4

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 2.90 1.88 13’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), 0-1 13’ 20’ Sebastian Szymanski (Rennes), 0-2 20’ 74’ Ludovic Blas (Rennes), 0-3 74’ 90+2’ Nordan Mukiele (Rennes), 0-4 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.90 1.88 13’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), 0-1 Lepaul 13’ 20’ Sebastian Szymanski (Rennes), 0-2 Szymanski 20’ 74’ Ludovic Blas (Rennes), 0-3 Blas 74’ 90+2’ Nordan Mukiele (Rennes), 0-4 Mukiele 90+2’
Nice 2.90 xGRennes 1.88 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rennes attacking Nice attacking 
36’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 65’ Kevin Omoruyi (Nice), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 69’ Kail Boudache (Nice), from a corner, 0.47 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Antoine Mendy (Nice), from a corner, 0.45 xG, saved 13’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 90+1’ Morgan Sanson (Nice), from a corner, 0.37 xG, off target 90+4’ Tiago Gouveia (Nice), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 44’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 20’ Sebastian Szymanski (Rennes), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 31’ Arnaud Nordin (Rennes), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 54’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Ludovic Blas (Rennes), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 69’ Morgan Sanson (Nice), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Juma Bah (Nice), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+6’ Kevin Omoruyi (Nice), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Arnaud Nordin (Rennes), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Kevin Omoruyi (Nice), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Kevin Omoruyi (Nice), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Nordan Mukiele (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 51’ Valentin Rongier (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Melvin Bard (Nice), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 65’ Kevin Omoruyi (Nice), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 69’ Kail Boudache (Nice), from a corner, 0.47 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Antoine Mendy (Nice), from a corner, 0.45 xG, saved 13’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 90+1’ Morgan Sanson (Nice), from a corner, 0.37 xG, off target 90+4’ Tiago Gouveia (Nice), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 44’ Mohamed Ali-Cho (Nice), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 20’ Sebastian Szymanski (Rennes), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 31’ Arnaud Nordin (Rennes), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 54’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Ludovic Blas (Rennes), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 69’ Morgan Sanson (Nice), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 69’ Juma Bah (Nice), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+6’ Kevin Omoruyi (Nice), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Arnaud Nordin (Rennes), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Kevin Omoruyi (Nice), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Kevin Omoruyi (Nice), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Nordan Mukiele (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 51’ Valentin Rongier (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Tom Louchet (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Mousa Al Tamari (Rennes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Melvin Bard (Nice), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Nice 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Diouf
Clauss
Bah
Oppong 18’
Bard
Boudaoui 46’
Vanhoutte
Cho 46’
Sanson
Louchet 80’
Diop 70’
Rennes 4-3-3 Starting XI
Samba
Merlin
Brassier
Rouault
Nagida 88’
Camara
Rongier 2
Szymanski 46’
Nordin 70’
Lepaul 70’
Tamari 70’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yehvann Diouf GK900 0.000.000
Jonathan Clauss DEF901 0.031.305
Juma Bah DEF901 0.090.471
Kojo Peprah Oppong DEF170 0.000.000
Melvin Bard DEF901 0.010.451
Charles Vanhoutte MID900 0.000.113
Hichem Boudaoui MID520 0.000.000
Mohamed Ali-Cho MID521 0.250.000
Morgan Sanson MID902 0.460.000
Tom Louchet MID861 0.020.000
Sofiane Diop FWD760 0.000.000
Dante Sub730 0.000.000
Kevin Omoruyi Sub384 0.830.000
Kail Boudache Sub381 0.470.000
Tiago Gouveia Sub141 0.290.000
Antoine Mendy Sub41 0.450.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nice win 36% Avg odds 2.61
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.46
Rennes win 37% Avg odds 2.56

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

Form going into the game

Nice DDLDL
Rennes LLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rennes 1-2 Nice, 26 Oct 25 All Nice vs Rennes meetings, next on 31 Oct 26

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