Rennes
Strasbourg
Match summary
Rennes won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Strasbourg. Rennes led 2-0 at half-time.
Boulaye Dia put Rennes ahead in the 34th minute, set up by Przemyslaw Frankowski, Sebastian Szymanski made it 2-0 in the 41st minute, set up by Mahamadou Nagida, and Szymanski made it 3-0 in the 61st minute, set up by Mousa Al Tamari.
The chances backed that up: Rennes created 1.75 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Strasbourg's 0.90 from 12.
Rennes hosted Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on matchday 8, securing a 3-0 victory after leading 2-0 at half-time. Despite sharing 47 percent of the possession and registering 2 corners compared to Strasbourg's 4, the home side demonstrated superior clinical efficiency. Rennes recorded 15 shots with 5 on target, whilst Strasbourg managed 12 shots with 4 on target from 111 attacks and 44 dangerous attacks. The visitors held 53 percent possession and completed 536 passes, but accumulated 17 fouls and 3 yellow cards, while Rennes committed 10 fouls and received 1 yellow card.
The key action began in the 33rd minute when Strasbourg player Gessime Yassine received a yellow card for argument, quickly followed by the opening goal in the 34th minute as Boulaye Dia scored with a right foot shot for Rennes, subject to a VAR review. Sebastian Szymański added a second with a left foot shot in the 41st minute. Following half-time, Strasbourg substituted Dário Essugo for Yaya Diémé in the 46th minute. Rennes player Boulaye Dia was booked in the 56th minute before Szymański scored his second and his team's third goal with a left foot shot in the 61st minute. Multiple substitutions occurred for both sides throughout the second half, alongside yellow cards for Giovanni Reyna in the 65th minute and Pape Demba Diop in the 87th minute, leading to the final score of 3-0 at full-time.
