Rennes

6th · Ligue 1 · 13 points · Matches played: 7

1 point behind Lyon · Table & Fixtures →

L90 Strength L90 Strength is LOAD90’s own club strength rating on a fixed 0–100 scale, built from its Elo rating. League Strength uses the mean Elo of a league's clubs and a separate league calibration, so the two scores are not directly comparable.

-1.0 is current form. We look at the goals the team scores and concedes and at the quality of its chances (expected goals, xG) over recent matches. If attack and defence are playing above what the Elo rating predicts, L90 Strength goes up for the forecast; if below, it goes down.

Base L90 Strength changed -2.6 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number.
52.2-1.0
World Rank 72nd Global, by Elo
Ligue 1 Rank 6th L90 Strength

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Our take

A solid mid-table side.

Rennes lean on a top-three attack, with a mid-table defence behind it. Across the 7 league matches with forecasts, their points total is close to our pre-match expectations. The toughest of the next 5 matches is the trip to Juventus.

They are among the busiest attacks in the league, with 16 shots a game. Home is where they earn their points: 2.5 per game there against 1.0 away.

  • Top 4 46% · Relegation 0%Likely 5th · 57 projected points
  • Next 5: about 7 of 15 points Toughest at Juventus · , 21% to win
  • Full squadNobody reported missing · Last match: 18 Oct
  • 13 pts vs 11.0 expected+2.0 vs pre-match expectations · 7 matches with forecasts

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Rennes. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals for this club in each category.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses observed Playing style averages; window size is not xG coverage and the two metrics can have different denominators. Points minus xPts uses the same covered current-league matches and stored forecasts as Club strength, including labelled historical reconstructions.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

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Season

League position and season results.

Overview

2026-2027
UEFA Europa League · League phaseView table →
Position
13th/ 36
Points
42.00 PPG
Played
2
League gap
2pts behind leader
50.0%Win %
Wins1
Draws1
Losses0

Expected metrics · 2 of 2 matches covered

Goals For
21.00 / game
xG 3.57 1.57 fewer goals than expected. vs 2 goals
Goals Against
10.50 / game
xGA 0.80 0.20 more conceded than expected. vs 1 conceded
Goal Difference
+1+0.50 / game
xGD +2.77 Goal difference is 1.77 lower than expected. vs +1 GD
Clean Sheets
150% of games

League phase standings

UEFA Europa League · 2026-2027

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Full UEFA Europa League table, Rennes highlighted
#ClubRatingPWDLGDPtsForm
1– Juventus 67 2200 +6 6
2▲ Bayer Leverkusen 79 2200 +6 6
3▲ Benfica 82 2200 +5 6
4▼ Besiktas 50 2200 +4 6
5▲ Bournemouth 77 2200 +4 6
6▲ Omonia Nicosia 33 2200 +4 6
7▼ Ferencvarosi TC 57 2200 +3 6
8▲ Lyon 60 2200 +2 6
9▲ Olympiakos Piraeus 63 2200 +2 6
10▲ Sunderland 57 2200 +2 6
11▼ Sparta Praha 34 2110 +3 4
12▼ Union St. Gilloise 70 2110 +3 4
13▲ Rennes 52 2110 +1 4
14▲ Dinamo Zagreb 43 2110 +1 4
15▼ Crystal Palace 64 2101 +3 3
16▲ AC Milan 66 2101 +2 3
17▲ Jagiellonia 31 2101 +1 3
18▼ OFI 21 2101 +1 3
19▼ Torreense 26 2101 +0 3
20▲ AZ Alkmaar 47 2101 +0 3
21▼ Red Bull Salzburg 39 2101 -3 3
22▲ Lillestrom 27 2011 -1 1
23▲ Real Sociedad 58 2011 -1 1
24▼ Hapoel Beer Sheva 28 2011 -1 1
25▲ Levski Sofia 26 2011 -1 1
26▼ Sturm Graz 38 2011 -3 1
27▲ NEC Nijmegen 32 2011 -5 1
28▼ Anderlecht 43 2002 -2 0
29▼ Celta Vigo 54 2002 -2 0
30▼ 1899 Hoffenheim 49 2002 -3 0
31▲ Marseille 47 2002 -4 0
32▲ Plzen 49 2002 -4 0
33▼ Ararat-Armenia 7 2002 -5 0
34▼ Celtic 52 2002 -5 0
35▼ Celje 18 2002 -5 0
36▼ Lech Poznan 34 2002 -8 0

36 clubs · ▲ Up · ▼ Down · – Unchanged · Since the start of the latest played matchday.

League position over time

Position by matchday

Higher is better. One point per matchday; partial rounds are marked. Postponed games count when played. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

View position history
Rennes league position by matchweek
MDResults through (UTC)PositionPtsP
117 Sep 20261911
215 Oct 20261342

Squad 29 players · this season, all competitions

Top scorer
E. Lepaul7 goals (4 pen)
Most assists
A. Thomasson2 assists
Best rated
B. Samba7.20 avg rating
Most minutes
C. Cresswell810 min
Key to the model
V. RongierCore · weight 2.68

Stats are this season in all competitions. Model role is how much the availability model weighs each player before the trip to Juventus: core, starter, rotation or depth, from several seasons of minutes and ratings.

Performance

Strength, recent form and playing style.

Strength Ligue 1 · 18 clubs

L90 Strength6th of 18
52 Elo 1659 · World #72
Current Strength
52 With absences before 22 Oct: +0 Elo
Attack3rd of 18
63 Scores 1.75 per match against an average top-five side
Defence9th of 18
39 Concedes 1.71 per match against an average top-five side

In forecast League average

L90 Strength comes from Elo; Attack and Defence from goals scored and conceded, expected goals (xG) and shots on target, all on fixed 0–100 scales shared by every league. These are the numbers the forecast uses.

Strong at both ends Defence first Attack first Struggling Attack → Defence → Lyon: attack 55, defence 56, L90 Strength 60 Paris Saint Germain: attack 91, defence 83, L90 Strength 90 Paris FC: attack 46, defence 38, L90 Strength 34 Lille: attack 42, defence 60, L90 Strength 56 Monaco: attack 45, defence 56, L90 Strength 56 Rennes: attack 63, defence 39, L90 Strength 52 Lorient: attack 28, defence 45, L90 Strength 34 Lens: attack 63, defence 53, L90 Strength 58 Marseille: attack 48, defence 46, L90 Strength 47 Stade Brestois 29: attack 47, defence 36, L90 Strength 34 Toulouse: attack 45, defence 49, L90 Strength 39 Auxerre: attack 39, defence 25, L90 Strength 30 Nice: attack 26, defence 35, L90 Strength 27 Strasbourg: attack 40, defence 37, L90 Strength 45 Angers: attack 22, defence 12, L90 Strength 19 Le Mans: attack 27, defence 21, L90 Strength 26 Estac Troyes: attack 12, defence 19, L90 Strength 12 LE Havre: attack 20, defence 22, L90 Strength 20
Every Ligue 1 club on the Attack and Defence scales. Dashed lines are the league average. Tap a crest to open that club.

Form last 5 for the index · last 9 listed

42
Form index · 11th of 18 in league
Points, last 5
7
Median top-5 club
7.9
Own forecasts
8.4 -1.4
Table6th L90 Strength6th Form11th

Table position in line with their strength.

Form compares points with what a median top-five club (L90 Strength 50) would take from the same fixtures, so wins over strong sides count for more; 50 is a typical run. "Own forecasts" is the gap to this club's pre-match expectations. Form is context: in our tests it did not improve the forecast.

  • L18 OctA · Paris FC3–41.4 xPts
  • W15 OctH · OFI2–12.2 xPts
  • W11 OctH · Auxerre4–12.1 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Lyon0–41.2 xPts
  • D16 SepA · Sturm Graz0–01.4 xPts
  • W11 SepH · Marseille1–01.6 xPts
  • W6 SepA · Angers2–11.7 xPts
  • W30 AugH · Le Mans3–22.2 xPts
  • D23 AugH · Paris Saint Germain2–20.8 xPts

Trends last 9, all competitions

Scored 7/9
Clean sheet 2/9
Conceded 2+ 4/9
Over 2.5 7/9
Both teams scored 6/9

Playing style vs Ligue 1 average

RENLeagueRank
Goals scored 2.14 1.52 1st
Goals conceded 2.00 1.52 13th
xG 2.22 1.66 4th
xG allowed 2.39 1.66 16th
Scored in 86% 79% 4th
Clean sheets 14% 21% 8th
RENLeagueRank
Shots 16.29 13.60 3rd
Shots on target 6.29 4.85 2nd
On target share 39% 36% 5th
Box share 65% 64% 9th
Conversion 13% 11% 7th
RENLeagueRank
Shots allowed 15.29 13.60 14th
On target allowed 5.86 4.83 15th
Blocks 4.71 3.55 3rd
Save rate 63% 71% 16th
RENLeagueRank
Possession 51% 50% 7th
Passes 472 479 10th
Pass accuracy 84% 85% 12th
RENLeagueRank
Fouls 13.57 11.99 12th
Fouls suffered 11.43 11.99 10th
Yellow cards 2.43 1.66 17th
Red cards 0.00 0.06 1st
This league season, per match · 7 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.
RENLeagueRank
Goals scored 1.80 1.56 6th
Goals conceded 1.80 1.51 13th
xG 2.12 1.52 3rd
xG allowed 1.91 1.54 14th
Scored in 80% 79% 6th
Clean sheets 20% 19% 5th
RENLeagueRank
Shots 18.60 13.51 2nd
Shots on target 6.30 4.85 2nd
On target share 34% 35% 13th
Box share 66% 64% 6th
Conversion 10% 12% 14th
RENLeagueRank
Shots allowed 14.70 13.69 13th
On target allowed 5.70 4.78 16th
Blocks 4.89 3.75 2nd
Save rate 68% 70% 13th
RENLeagueRank
Possession 54% 50% 3rd
Passes 476 464 7th
Pass accuracy 85% 85% 12th
RENLeagueRank
Fouls 12.40 11.61 12th
Fouls suffered 11.30 11.61 9th
Yellow cards 2.00 1.65 14th
Red cards 0.00 0.06 1st
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.

Home and away this league season

Home2.50pts per game3-1-0 · 2.5–1.2 goals · 4 games
Away1.00pts per game1-0-2 · 1.7–3.0 goals · 3 games

Goal timing this league season · 7 games

4 2 0-15
3 3 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
4 4 76-90

scored conceded, per 15 minutes

In forecastVia Att/DefContextLeague average

Possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Goals, xG and shots on target feed the Attack and Defence ratings. The rest describes how the team plays and does not change the forecast.

Team rankings Ligue 1 · 7 games · rank of 18

Attack

GF 15 1st / 18
GF/G 2.14 1st / 18
xG/G 2.22 4th / 18
G − xG -0.08 7th / 18

Defence

GA 14 13th / 18
GA/G 2.00 13th / 18
xGA/G 2.39 16th / 18
xGA − GA +0.39 4th / 18

Overall

Pts 13 6th / 18
xPts 11.0 5th / 18
PPG 1.86 6th / 18
TR 6.78 11th / 18
GD +1 9th / 18
xGD -1.2 10th / 18
W 4 1st / 18
L 2 6th / 18

Scorelines

  • 2–2×1
  • 3–2×1
  • 2–1×1
  • 1–0×1
  • 0–4×1
  • 4–1×1

Goals per game both teams

0% 0
14% 1
0% 2
14% 3
29% 4
43% 5+

Totals club · league

Over 1.5
86%79%
Over 2.5
86%63%
Over 3.5
71%38%
Both scored
71%63%
Clean sheet
14%21%
Failed to score
14%21%
ClubLeague average

This league season only. xPts adds up our pre-match win and draw chances (pure EloLambda, the same numbers as Form). xG and TR come from match data and describe the season so far; none of these rankings change the forecast directly.