Rennes vs Nice

26 October 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Marc Bollengier

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal 67’
  • Sofiane Diop 38’
  • Jonathan Clauss 45+1’

Match summary

Nice won 2-1 away at Rennes. Nice led 2-0 at half-time.

Sofiane Diop put Nice ahead in the 38th minute, set up by Jonathan Clauss, Jonathan Clauss made it 0-2 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Jeremie Boga, and Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 67th minute, set up by Przemyslaw Frankowski.

Rennes can feel hard done by, creating 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Nice's 0.89 from 8.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
19 Shots 8
7 Shots on target 3
7 Corners 3
116 Attacks 64
78 Dangerous attacks 21
480 Passes 349
88% Pass accuracy 78%
13 Tackles 14
13 Fouls 22
5 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 2

Key events

Rennes Nice
Kick-off
Ludovic BlasShot on target
5’
22’
Jeremie BogaShot on target
Valentin RongierShot on target
27’
Mahdi CamaraFoul
29’
Breel EmboloShot on target
30’
31’
Charles VanhoutteFoul
38’
Sofiane DiopRight foot shot0-1 (Nice)
45+1’
Jonathan ClaussRight foot shot0-2 (Nice)
45+2’
VAR review
Half-time0-2
Przemyslaw FrankowskiAlidu Seidu
46’
46’
Tom LouchetJonathan Clauss
Mousa TamariEstéban Lepaul
46’
Second half underway
Abdelhamid Ait BoudlalSeko Fofana
58’
Djaoui CisséMahdi Camara
58’
61’
Bernard NgueneKevin Carlos
Kader MeïtéQuentin Merlin
62’
66’
Tom LouchetFoul
Abdelhamid Ait BoudlalHeader1-2 (Rennes)
67’
Przemyslaw FrankowskiFoul
68’
71’
Juma BahAli Abdi
Jérémy JacquetShot on target
74’
Djaoui CisséShot on target
75’
77’
Tiago GouveiaSalis Abdul Samed
77’
Morgan SansonSofiane Diop
Djaoui CisséFoul
78’
Breel EmboloArgument
78’
Habib Beye
80’
Brice SambaArgument
83’
Djaoui CisséShot on target
85’
Full-time1-2

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 1.56 0.89 38’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), 0-1 38’ 45+1’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), 0-2 45+1’ 67’ Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (Rennes), 1-2 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.56 0.89 38’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), 0-1 Diop 38’ 45+1’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), 0-2 Clauss 45+1’ 67’ Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (Rennes), 1-2 Boudlal 67’
Rennes 1.56 xGNice 0.89 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nice attacking Rennes attacking 
67’ Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (Rennes), set piece, 0.66 xG, goal 22’ Jeremie Boga (Nice), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 50’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 89’ Mohamed Meïté (Rennes), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 89’ Ludovic Blas (Rennes), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 74’ Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 75’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Mohamed Meïté (Rennes), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 53’ Breel Embolo (Rennes), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Jeremie Boga (Nice), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Mohamed Meïté (Rennes), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Antoine Mendy (Nice), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Breel Embolo (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Valentin Rongier (Rennes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Valentin Rongier (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 5’ Ludovic Blas (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Mahdi Camara (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Ludovic Blas (Rennes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Jeremie Boga (Nice), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (Rennes), set piece, 0.66 xG, goal 22’ Jeremie Boga (Nice), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 50’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 89’ Mohamed Meïté (Rennes), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 89’ Ludovic Blas (Rennes), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ Jonathan Clauss (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 74’ Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 83’ Mohamed Meïté (Rennes), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 75’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Breel Embolo (Rennes), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Jeremie Boga (Nice), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Mohamed Meïté (Rennes), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Antoine Mendy (Nice), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Esteban Lepaul (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Breel Embolo (Rennes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Valentin Rongier (Rennes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Valentin Rongier (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Sofiane Diop (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 5’ Ludovic Blas (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Mahdi Camara (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Ludovic Blas (Rennes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Djaoui Cissé (Rennes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Jeremie Boga (Nice), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Rennes 4-4-2 Starting XI
Samba
Seidu 46’
Jacquet
Brassier
Merlin 62’
Blas
Camara 58’
Rongier
Fofana 58’
Embolo
Lepaul 46’
Nice 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Diouf
Bard
Oppong
Mendy
Abdi 71’
Vanhoutte
Samed 77’
Clauss 46’
Diop 77’
Boga
Carlos 61’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Brice Samba GK900 0.000.000
Alidu Seidu DEF510 0.000.000
Jérémy Jacquet DEF902 0.100.000
Lilian Brassier DEF900 0.000.000
Quentin Merlin DEF670 0.000.053
Ludovic Blas MID903 0.140.081
Valentin Rongier MID902 0.050.222
Mahdi Camara MID631 0.020.000
Seko Fofana MID630 0.000.000
Breel Embolo FWD902 0.110.011
Esteban Lepaul FWD511 0.040.041
Mousa Al Tamari Sub390 0.000.082
Przemyslaw Frankowski Sub3910 0.000.833
Djaoui Cissé Sub274 0.130.000
Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal Sub2711 0.660.000
Mohamed Meïté Sub233 0.320.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rennes win 46% Avg odds 2.05
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.61
Nice win 28% Avg odds 3.40

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

Form going into the game

Rennes WDDDD
Nice WLDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rennes 2-0 Nice, 10 May 25 Next meeting: Nice 0-4 Rennes, 08 Mar 26  All Rennes vs Nice meetings

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