Ligue 1 Gameweek 3 Sun, Aug 31 · 14:00 Stade Raymond-Kopa, Angers
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Our take

Rennes were slight favourites.

Rennes were the stronger side on L90 Strength (36 vs 18). Rennes usually keep the ball (47% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Angers had 8.8 days of rest, Rennes 7 and had to travel 110 km.

Away travel110 kmRest days8.8 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Angers29%
Draw28%
Rennes43%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.42
Angers30%
Draw27%
Rennes43%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.49
Angers29%
Draw28%
Rennes43%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.42
Angers23%
Draw26%
Rennes51%
Expected goals 0.99 – 1.60
Angers30%
Draw27%
Rennes43%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.49
Over 2.5 47% Both score 52% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · FranceMarc Bollengier
  • Cards per match 3.4
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 52

Team strength

AngersRennes
18 L90 StrengthIn forecast 36
19 Current StrengthIn forecast 52
22 AttackIn forecast 63
12 DefenceIn forecast 39
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Angers

Attack—
Defense risk—

Rennes

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AngersRennes
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
0.65 xGVia Att/Def 0.60
1.30 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.49
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext -0.10
50% Scored inContext 50%
50% Clean sheetsContext 50%
5.50 ShotsContext 8.00
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
18% On target shareContext 38%
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
9% ConversionContext 6%
— OffsidesContext 3.50
19.00 Shots allowedContext 23.00
5.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
4.00 BlocksContext 8.00
5.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
91% Save rateContext 56%
25% PossessionIn forecast 39%
237 PassesContext 373
175 Accurate passesContext 310
74% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.94 Team ratingContext 6.71
11.50 FoulsContext 7.50
6.50 Fouls sufferedContext 14.50
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.50 Red cardsContext 1.50
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
0.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
0.67 xGVia Att/Def 1.40
1.54 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.54
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.30
50% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
7.60 ShotsContext 11.90
2.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
29% On target shareContext 38%
5.63 Shots in the boxContext 8.50
67% Box shareContext 63%
9% ConversionContext 14%
2.67 OffsidesContext 2.00
14.80 Shots allowedContext 13.30
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
3.80 BlocksContext 3.89
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
75% Save rateContext 63%
34% PossessionIn forecast 51%
322 PassesContext 462
260 Accurate passesContext 402
81% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.98
11.60 FoulsContext 11.70
9.80 Fouls sufferedContext 11.30
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.30
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Angers
Rest8.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km529 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Rennes
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel110 km265 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Angers Rennes
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.8Ligue 1 2025-2026, 22 Aug7Ligue 1 2025-2026, 24 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km110 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways529 km265 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one14.114.2

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Angers Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
12H. Koffi(G)
3J. Ekomié 21J. Lefort 4O. Camara 2C. Arcus
93H. Belkebla 14Y. Belkhdim
11S. Chérif 6L. Mouton 27L. Rao-Lisoa
35P. Peter
Rennes Confirmed XI
3-5-2
30B. Samba(G)
3L. Brassier 97J. Jacquet 24A. Rouault
26Q. Merlin 8S. Fofana 21V. Rongier 10L. Blas 95P. Frankowski
9E. Lepaul 11Mousa Al Ta'mari

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Angers Absences are shown before kick-off
Rennes Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Angers+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Rennes+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Angers · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00
Rennes · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
4.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

1 Angers wins0 draws5 Rennes wins
Goals per game0.83 – 2.17 Over 2.550% Both scored33% Clean sheets17% · 50%
  • 30 Mar 2025Angers0–3Rennes
  • 15 Dec 2024Rennes2–0Angers
  • 30 Apr 2023Rennes4–2Angers
  • 23 Oct 2022Angers1–2Rennes
  • 6 Mar 2022Rennes2–0Angers
  • 29 Aug 2021Angers2–0Rennes

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Marc Bollengier France · 52 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.17league 3.32
Red cards0.27league 0.27
Cards 5+25%league 36%
Fouls26.0league 23.4
Penalties0.31league 0.50
Home wins38%league 64%
Angers4 with this referee
Record1-0-3 Cards · opp.1.5 · 1.3 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • L5 Apr 25A · Paris Saint Germain0–13
  • L7 Dec 24H · Lyon0–30
  • W26 Oct 24H · Saint Etienne4–21
  • L29 Jan 23A · Stade Brestois 290–42
Rennes4 with this referee
Record3-0-1 Cards · opp.0.3 · 1.5 Pens for · against3 · 0
  • L26 Apr 25A · Lyon1–40
  • W21 Feb 25H · Reims1–01
  • W30 Nov 24H · Saint Etienne5–00
  • W1 Feb 23H · Strasbourg3–00

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Angers2 games · scored 1 · conceded 1
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Rennes2 games · scored 1 · conceded 4
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
1 76-90
Angers10 games · scored 7 · conceded 12
3 1 0-15
16-30
1 3 31-45
3 5 46-60
2 61-75
1 76-90
Rennes10 games · scored 17 · conceded 17
6 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
5 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
6 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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