Ligue 1 Gameweek 3 Sun, Sep 6 · 16:15 Stade Raymond-Kopa, Angers
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Our take

Rennes were slight favourites.

Rennes were the stronger side on L90 Strength (53 vs 21). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Angers. Angers had 7.9 days of rest, Rennes 7 and had to travel 110 km. Weather to note: heat stress.

Away travel110 kmRest days7.9 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 2
Angers28%
Draw23%
Rennes49%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.84
Angers25%
Draw25%
Rennes51%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.65
Angers29%
Draw23%
Rennes48%
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.81
Angers22%
Draw21%
Rennes57%
Expected goals 1.21 – 2.06
Angers29%
Draw23%
Rennes48%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.84
Over 2.5 62% Both score 62% 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.
Weather (Angers)
31°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 7 km/h
  • Humidity 39%
Heat stress
RefereeGeoffrey Kubler

Team strength

AngersRennes
21 L90 StrengthIn forecast 53
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
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.50
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.82 xGVia Att/Def 1.77
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.57
-0.32 Goals minus xGContext +0.73
50% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
17.50 ShotsContext 15.50
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.50
23% On target shareContext 36%
12.00 Shots in the boxContext 10.00
69% Box shareContext 55%
9% ConversionContext 16%
1.50 OffsidesContext —
15.00 Shots allowedContext 15.50
7.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.00 BlocksContext 6.00
6.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
87% Save rateContext 60%
49% PossessionIn forecast 48%
395 PassesContext 412
327 Accurate passesContext 336
83% Pass accuracyContext 82%
7.15 Team ratingContext 7.01
8.50 FoulsContext 11.50
14.50 Fouls sufferedContext 10.50
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.10
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.17 xGVia Att/Def 1.91
1.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.72
-0.27 Goals minus xGContext +0.19
70% Scored inContext 90%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.70 ShotsContext 17.20
3.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.20
31% On target shareContext 36%
7.67 Shots in the boxContext 11.30
64% Box shareContext 64%
8% ConversionContext 12%
2.22 OffsidesContext 2.88
16.30 Shots allowedContext 13.70
7.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.90
3.00 BlocksContext 4.30
5.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.29
74% Save rateContext 68%
40% PossessionIn forecast 55%
350 PassesContext 459
286 Accurate passesContext 387
82% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.94
9.70 FoulsContext 11.80
11.10 Fouls sufferedContext 11.60
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
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
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km622 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 50 · 3 pts vs 3.0 for an average club · +1.2 vs expected
  • W29 AugA · Auxerre3–11.0 xPts
  • L23 AugH · Lille0–20.9 xPts
Rennes
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel110 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 61 · 4 pts vs 2.7 for an average club · +1.0 vs expected
  • W30 AugH · Le Mans3–22.2 xPts
  • D23 AugH · Paris Saint Germain2–20.8 xPts

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 match7.9Ligue 1 2026-2027, 29 Aug7Ligue 1 2026-2027, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km110 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways622 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.15.1

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
1A. Lopes(G)
17Joseph Kalulu Kyatengwa 21J. Lefort 4O. Camara 2C. Arcus
8B. van den Boomen 14Y. Belkhdim
26A. Bermont 10M. Sbaï 18J. Allevinah
19A. El Ouazzani
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Rennes Confirmed XI
4-3-3
30B. Samba(G)
26Q. Merlin 24A. Rouault 4C. Cresswell 95P. Frankowski
45M. Camara 21V. Rongier 17S. Szymański
11Mousa Al Ta'mari 9E. Lepaul 10L. Blas

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-0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Rennes+0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Angers · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00
Rennes · Away No away games yet this season.

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 8 of 8 meetings

1 Angers wins1 draws6 Rennes wins
Goals per game0.88 – 2.00 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets13% · 38%
  • 11 Apr 2026Rennes2–1Angers
  • 31 Aug 2025Angers1–1Rennes
  • 30 Mar 2025Angers0–3Rennes
  • 15 Dec 2024Rennes2–0Angers
  • 30 Apr 2023Rennes4–2Angers
  • 23 Oct 2022Angers1–2Rennes

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.

Goal timing

Angers2 games · scored 3 · conceded 3
1 1 0-15
16-30
2 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Rennes2 games · scored 5 · conceded 4
2 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Angers10 games · scored 9 · conceded 19
1 6 0-15
1 2 16-30
5 31-45
1 3 46-60
4 3 61-75
2 76-90
Rennes10 games · scored 21 · conceded 17
5 3 0-15
4 1 16-30
2 3 31-45
3 5 46-60
4 4 61-75
3 1 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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