Ligue 1 Gameweek 8 Sun, Oct 19 · 16:15 Roazhon Park, Rennes
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Our take

Rennes were slight favourites.

Rennes were the stronger side on L90 Strength (38 vs 26). Rennes had 14 days of rest, Auxerre 14.8 and had to travel 392 km.

Away travel392 kmRest days14 · 14.8Matches / 14d1 · 0
Rennes53%
Draw25%
Auxerre22%
Expected goals 1.73 – 1.05
Rennes52%
Draw25%
Auxerre23%
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.05
Rennes52%
Draw25%
Auxerre22%
Expected goals 1.69 – 1.03
Rennes45%
Draw26%
Auxerre28%
Expected goals 1.54 – 1.18
Rennes52%
Draw25%
Auxerre23%
Expected goals 1.74 – 1.08
Over 2.5 53% Both score 54% 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 · FranceEric Wattellier
  • Cards per match 3.4
  • Penalties per match 0.34
  • Matches 83

Team strength

RennesAuxerre
38 L90 StrengthIn forecast 26
52 Current StrengthIn forecast 30
63 AttackIn forecast 39
39 DefenceIn forecast 25
— 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

Rennes

Attack—
Defense risk—

Auxerre

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RennesAuxerre
1.29 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.71
1.43 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.43
1.18 xGVia Att/Def 0.98
1.79 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.25
+0.11 Goals minus xGContext -0.27
71% Scored inContext 71%
29% Clean sheetsContext 29%
11.57 ShotsContext 11.00
3.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.14
32% On target shareContext 29%
8.17 Shots in the boxContext 6.43
66% Box shareContext 60%
11% ConversionContext 7%
2.50 OffsidesContext 5.00
14.57 Shots allowedContext 11.14
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
4.83 BlocksContext 3.17
3.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
73% Save rateContext 75%
53% PossessionIn forecast 44%
486 PassesContext 365
421 Accurate passesContext 290
87% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.77
12.14 FoulsContext 12.29
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 16.29
1.71 Yellow cardsContext 2.43
0.43 Red cardsContext 0.29
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.20 xGVia Att/Def 0.79
1.85 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
+0.20 Goals minus xGContext +0.01
80% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.40 ShotsContext 9.40
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.70
34% On target shareContext 29%
7.89 Shots in the boxContext 5.60
66% Box shareContext 60%
12% ConversionContext 9%
2.38 OffsidesContext 3.67
14.20 Shots allowedContext 11.70
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
4.13 BlocksContext 2.89
3.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
71% Save rateContext 73%
52% PossessionIn forecast 45%
469 PassesContext 384
406 Accurate passesContext 311
87% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.79
11.70 FoulsContext 11.90
11.20 Fouls sufferedContext 15.00
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
0.30 Red cardsContext 0.20
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

Rennes
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km403 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Auxerre
Rest14.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel392 km0 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
Rennes Auxerre
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14Ligue 1 2025-2026, 5 Oct14.8Ligue 1 2025-2026, 4 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km392 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways403 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 0 / 3
Next matchdays after this one77

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

Rennes Confirmed XI
3-5-2
30B. Samba(G)
24A. Rouault 97J. Jacquet 36A. Seidu
26Q. Merlin 8S. Fofana 21V. Rongier 45M. Camara 10L. Blas
7B. Embolo 9E. Lepaul
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Auxerre Confirmed XI
5-4-1
16D. Léon(G)
14G. Mensah 92C. Akpa 4F. Sierralta 29M. Senaya 7J. Casimir
19D. Namaso 5K. Danois 17O. El Azzouzi 23I. Osman
10L. Sinayoko
+4 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
Rennes Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Auxerre Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Rennes+0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Auxerre-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Rennes · Home 2.33points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-1-0
Scored
1.33
Conceded
0.33
Auxerre · Away 0.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-0-3
Scored
0.33
Conceded
2.00

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

Common opponents 3 this season

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

1 Rennes wins1 draws2 Auxerre wins
Goals per game1.25 – 1.25 Over 2.550% Both scored0% Clean sheets50% · 75%
  • 6 Apr 2025Rennes0–1Auxerre
  • 3 Nov 2024Auxerre4–0Rennes
  • 11 Mar 2023Auxerre0–0Rennes
  • 11 Sep 2022Rennes5–0Auxerre

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 · Eric Wattellier France · 83 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.16league 3.71
Red cards0.20league 0.32
Cards 5+23%league 34%
Fouls20.7league 24.4
Penalties0.34league 0.53
Home wins51%league 54%
Rennes8 with this referee
Record4-1-3 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.6 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds1
  • L8 Dec 24A · Nantes0–12
  • L25 Aug 24A · Strasbourg1–34
  • W17 Mar 24H · Marseille2–01
  • W20 Dec 23A · Clermont Foot3–13
  • D27 Aug 23H · LE Havre2–21
Auxerre6 with this referee
Record1-1-4 Cards · opp.0.7 · 1.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L14 May 23A · Stade Brestois 290–10
  • W16 Apr 23H · Nantes2–12
  • L19 Mar 23A · Strasbourg0–21
  • L1 Feb 23A · Monaco2–30
  • D16 Oct 22H · Nice1–10

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

Rennes7 games · scored 9 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
3 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 46-60
3 61-75
4 2 76-90
Auxerre7 games · scored 5 · conceded 10
3 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 61-75
3 76-90
Rennes10 games · scored 14 · conceded 16
3 1 0-15
3 2 16-30
1 4 31-45
2 46-60
1 3 61-75
6 4 76-90
Auxerre10 games · scored 8 · conceded 16
3 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 2 46-60
3 2 61-75
6 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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