Nice vs Rennes

14 September 2018 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee Jérôme Miguelgorry

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Allan Saint-Maximin 77’
  • Pierre Lees-Melou 89’
  • Malang Sarr 58’ (og)

Match summary

Nice came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Rennes, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Sarr's own goal put Rennes ahead in the 58th minute, Allan Saint-Maximin equalised in the 77th minute, set up by Myziane Maolida, and Pierre Lees-Melou won it in the 89th minute, set up by Myziane Maolida.

The chances backed that up: Nice created 1.43 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Rennes's 1.04 from 9. Benjamin Bourigeaud had a penalty saved for Rennes.

Match stats

Nice Rennes
13 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.43 xG 1.04
1.43 Non-penalty xG 0.28
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Nice Rennes
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
58’
Malang Sarr
Own goal0-1 (Rennes)
Allan Saint-Maximin
Assist: Myziane Maolida1-1 (Nice)
77’
Pierre Lees-Melou
Assist: Myziane Maolida2-1 (Nice)
89’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Nice
  • Dante
  • Christophe Herelle
  • Adrien Tameze
  • Youcef Atal
Rennes
  • James Edward Lea Siliki

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 1.04 58’ Malang Sarr (Rennes) own goal, 0-1 58’ 77’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), 1-1 77’ 89’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), 2-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 1.04 58’ Malang Sarr (Rennes) own goal, 0-1 Sarr 58’ 77’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), 1-1 Saint-Maximin 77’ 89’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), 2-1 Lees-Melou 89’
Nice 1.43 xGRennes 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rennes attacking Nice attacking 
20’ Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 16’ Myziane Maolida (Nice), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 77’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 68’ Myziane Maolida (Nice), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 55’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 4’ Myziane Maolida (Nice), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 50’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Dante (Nice), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Clément Grenier (Rennes), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Clément Grenier (Rennes), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Ismaila Sarr (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 67’ James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Myziane Maolida (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Romain Del Castillo (Rennes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Mehdi Zeffane (Rennes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Malang Sarr (Nice), own goal 20’ Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 16’ Myziane Maolida (Nice), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 77’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 68’ Myziane Maolida (Nice), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 55’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 4’ Myziane Maolida (Nice), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 50’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Wylan Cyprien (Nice), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Dante (Nice), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Clément Grenier (Rennes), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Clément Grenier (Rennes), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Ismaila Sarr (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 87’ Myziane Maolida (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Romain Del Castillo (Rennes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Mehdi Zeffane (Rennes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Malang Sarr (Nice), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Walter Benítez GK900 0.000.000
Dante DEF901 0.070.000
Malang Sarr DEF900 0.000.000
Christophe Herelle DEF900 0.000.000
Christophe Jallet MID650 0.000.000
Racine Coly MID900 0.000.000
Pierre Lees-Melou MID9014 0.200.000
Wylan Cyprien MID901 0.080.071
Adrien Tameze MID900 0.000.041
Myziane Maolida FWD9024 0.680.292
Allan Saint-Maximin FWD9013 0.400.453
Youcef Atal Sub250 0.000.272
Olivier Boscagli Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nice win 38% Bet365 odds 2.50
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.25
Rennes win 33% Bet365 odds 2.80

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Nice LDLW
Rennes LWDW

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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.