Ligue 1 Gameweek 15 Sat, Dec 6 · 20:05 Parc des Princes, Paris
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Our take

Paris Saint Germain were clear favourites.

Paris Saint Germain were the stronger side on L90 Strength (89 vs 44). Absences weigh more on Paris Saint Germain. Paris Saint Germain had 7.2 days of rest, Rennes 8 and had to travel 308 km.

Away travel308 kmRest days7.2 · 8Matches / 14d2 · 1
Paris Saint Germain78%
Draw14%
Rennes8%
Expected goals 2.70 – 0.75
Paris Saint Germain77%
Draw15%
Rennes8%
Expected goals 2.56 – 0.70
Paris Saint Germain79%
Draw14%
Rennes7%
Expected goals 2.75 – 0.72
Paris Saint Germain72%
Draw18%
Rennes11%
Expected goals 2.41 – 0.84
Paris Saint Germain76%
Draw16%
Rennes8%
Expected goals 2.52 – 0.72
Over 2.5 67% Both score 50% Likeliest score 2–0
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 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 57

Team strength

Paris Saint GermainRennes
89 L90 StrengthIn forecast 44
89 Current StrengthIn forecast 52
91 AttackIn forecast 63
83 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

Paris Saint Germain

Attack—
Defense risk—

Rennes

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Paris Saint GermainRennes
1.93 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.71
0.86 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.29
1.58 xGVia Att/Def 1.46
0.88 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.54
+0.35 Goals minus xGContext +0.25
86% Scored inContext 86%
50% Clean sheetsContext 29%
16.93 ShotsContext 12.57
6.14 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.64
36% On target shareContext 37%
9.64 Shots in the boxContext 8.38
56% Box shareContext 65%
11% ConversionContext 14%
1.44 OffsidesContext 2.15
8.71 Shots allowedContext 13.71
3.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
2.82 BlocksContext 4.77
2.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.69
70% Save rateContext 75%
71% PossessionIn forecast 51%
733 PassesContext 455
672 Accurate passesContext 387
92% Pass accuracyContext 85%
7.00 Team ratingContext 6.92
10.07 FoulsContext 11.14
9.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.21 Yellow cardsContext 1.71
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.21
This league season, per match · 14 and 14 games
2.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.82 xGVia Att/Def 1.59
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
+0.88 Goals minus xGContext +0.31
90% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
18.70 ShotsContext 12.30
6.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.70
36% On target shareContext 38%
10.90 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
58% Box shareContext 66%
14% ConversionContext 15%
1.86 OffsidesContext 1.80
8.40 Shots allowedContext 12.80
3.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.80
1.88 BlocksContext 4.30
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.22
63% Save rateContext 77%
70% PossessionIn forecast 53%
703 PassesContext 450
642 Accurate passesContext 381
91% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.97 Team ratingContext 6.95
9.70 FoulsContext 11.20
9.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.70
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.10 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

Paris Saint Germain
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,378 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Rennes
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel308 km1,169 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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
Paris Saint Germain Rennes
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.2Ligue 1 2025-2026, 29 Nov8Ligue 1 2025-2026, 28 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km308 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,378 km1,169 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 30 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.96.8

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

Paris Saint Germain Confirmed XI
4-3-3
39M. Safonov(G)
21L. Hernández 51W. Pacho 5Marquinhos 33W. Zaïre-Emery
24S. Mayulu 17Vitinha 87João Neves
7K. Kvaratskhelia 19K. Lee 29B. Barcola
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Rennes Confirmed XI
3-5-2
30B. Samba(G)
3L. Brassier 97J. Jacquet 48A. Aït Boudlal
11Mousa Al Ta'mari 6D. Cissé 21V. Rongier 45M. Camara 95P. Frankowski
9E. Lepaul 7B. Embolo
+2 more reported missing outside this XI

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
Paris Saint Germain Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Rennes Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Paris Saint Germain-1.1 pp
  • Draw+0.5 pp
  • Rennes+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Paris Saint Germain · Home 2.67points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
5-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.50
Rennes · Away 1.43points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
2-4-1
Scored
1.29
Conceded
1.57

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

Common opponents 12 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

4 Paris Saint Germain wins1 draws3 Rennes wins
Goals per game1.50 – 1.13 Over 2.538% Both scored50% Clean sheets13% · 38%
  • 8 Mar 2025Rennes1–4Paris Saint Germain
  • 27 Sep 2024Paris Saint Germain3–1Rennes
  • 25 Feb 2024Paris Saint Germain1–1Rennes
  • 8 Oct 2023Rennes1–3Paris Saint Germain
  • 19 Mar 2023Paris Saint Germain0–2Rennes
  • 15 Jan 2023Rennes1–0Paris Saint Germain

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 · 57 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.35league 3.74
Red cards0.26league 0.32
Cards 5+28%league 37%
Fouls26.2league 24.1
Penalties0.32league 0.48
Home wins37%league 51%
Paris Saint Germain5 with this referee
Record4-1-0 Cards · opp.1.2 · 2.2 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W5 Apr 25H · Angers1–00
  • W23 Aug 24H · Montpellier6–01
  • W24 Apr 24A · Lorient4–11
  • D30 Sep 23A · Clermont Foot0–03
  • W11 Mar 23A · Stade Brestois 292–11
Rennes6 with this referee
Record3-1-2 Cards · opp.1.3 · 1.7 Pens for · against3 · 0
  • L26 Oct 25H · Nice1–25
  • D31 Aug 25A · Angers1–12
  • L26 Apr 25A · Lyon1–40
  • W21 Feb 25H · Reims1–01
  • W30 Nov 24H · Saint Etienne5–00

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

Paris Saint Germain14 games · scored 27 · conceded 12
5 1 0-15
3 2 16-30
4 2 31-45
6 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
6 3 76-90
Rennes14 games · scored 24 · conceded 18
2 2 0-15
6 16-30
2 4 31-45
6 3 46-60
2 4 61-75
6 5 76-90
Paris Saint Germain10 games · scored 27 · conceded 14
2 1 0-15
3 2 16-30
6 4 31-45
5 5 46-60
4 2 61-75
7 76-90
Rennes10 games · scored 19 · conceded 12
2 1 0-15
5 16-30
2 3 31-45
6 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 5 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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