Rennes vs Paris Saint-Germain

23 September 2018 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Adrien Rabiot 11’ (og)
  • Ángel Di María 45’
  • Thomas Meunier 61’
  • Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 83’

Match summary

Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to win 3-1 away at Rennes. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Rabiot's own goal put Rennes ahead from a corner in the 11th minute and Ángel Di María equalised in the 45th minute, set up by Julian Draxler. In the second half, Thomas Meunier put Paris Saint-Germain in front in the 61st minute, set up by Neymar and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting made it 1-3 in the 83rd minute, set up by Thomas Meunier.

The chances backed that up: Paris Saint-Germain created 1.69 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Rennes's 1.29 from 14.

Match stats

Rennes Paris Saint-Germain
14 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 6
9 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.29 xG 1.57
1.29 Non-penalty xG 1.57
4 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Rennes Paris Saint-Germain
Kick-off
Adrien Rabiot
Own goal1-0 (Rennes)
11’
45’
Ángel Di María
Assist: Julian Draxler1-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
Half-time1-1
61’
Thomas Meunier
Assist: Neymar1-2 (Paris Saint-Germain)
83’
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Assist: Thomas Meunier1-3 (Paris Saint-Germain)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Rennes
  • Hamari Traore
  • Ramy Bensebaini
Paris Saint-Germain
  • Juan Bernat
  • Adrien Rabiot
  • Julian Draxler

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 1.29 1.69 11’ Adrien Rabiot (Rennes) own goal, 1-0 11’ 45’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-1 45’ 61’ Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-2 61’ 83’ Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-3 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 1.69 11’ Adrien Rabiot (Rennes) own goal, 1-0 Rabiot 11’ 45’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-1 Di María 45’ 61’ Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-2 Meunier 61’ 83’ Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-3 Choupo-Moting 83’
Rennes 1.29 xGParis Saint-Germain 1.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Paris Saint-Germain attacking Rennes attacking 
52’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.78 xG, blocked 83’ Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 10’ James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 39’ Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 11’ M'Baye Niang (Rennes), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 52’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 74’ Damien Da Silva (Rennes), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 42’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Clément Grenier (Rennes), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 85’ Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 52’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Damien Da Silva (Rennes), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ M'Baye Niang (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 61’ Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 86’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Rennes), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ M'Baye Niang (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Benjamin André (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Hamari Traore (Rennes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain), own goal 52’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.78 xG, blocked 83’ Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 10’ James Edward Lea Siliki (Rennes), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 39’ Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 11’ M'Baye Niang (Rennes), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 52’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 74’ Damien Da Silva (Rennes), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 42’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Clément Grenier (Rennes), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 85’ Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 52’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Damien Da Silva (Rennes), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ M'Baye Niang (Rennes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 86’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Rennes), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 4’ M'Baye Niang (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Benjamin André (Rennes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Hamari Traore (Rennes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Tomas Koubek GK900 0.000.000
Hamari Traore DEF901 0.010.021
Damien Da Silva DEF902 0.150.000
Mexer DEF900 0.000.000
Ramy Bensebaini DEF902 0.270.000
Benjamin André MID901 0.020.042
Benjamin Bourigeaud MID750 0.000.000
Ismaila Sarr MID900 0.000.081
Clément Grenier MID901 0.090.645
James Edward Lea Siliki MID621 0.310.292
M'Baye Niang FWD813 0.310.000
Hatem Ben Arfa Sub282 0.110.000
Jordan Siebatcheu Sub151 0.040.000
Romain Del Castillo Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rennes win 12% Bet365 odds 7.50
Draw 21% Bet365 odds 4.50
Paris Saint-Germain win 67% Bet365 odds 1.40

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

Form going into the game

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Paris Saint-Germain WWWWW

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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.