Ligue 1 Gameweek 1 Fri, Aug 15 · 19:45 Roazhon Park, Rennes
Rennes
1–0Full time
Marseille
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Marseille were the stronger side on L90 Strength (56 vs 38). Marseille usually keep the ball (64% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Rennes had ? days of rest, Marseille ? and had to travel 765 km.

Away travel765 kmMatches / 14d0 · 0
Rennes33%
Draw26%
Marseille41%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.48
Rennes33%
Draw27%
Marseille39%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.40
Rennes33%
Draw26%
Marseille41%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.48
Rennes26%
Draw26%
Marseille48%
Expected goals 1.17 – 1.66
Rennes33%
Draw27%
Marseille39%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.40
Over 2.5 53% Both score 57% 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 (Rennes)

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Referee · FranceJeremie Pignard
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.37
  • Matches 82

Team strength

RennesMarseille
38 L90 StrengthIn forecast 56
52 Current StrengthIn forecast 45
63 AttackIn forecast 48
39 DefenceIn forecast 46
— 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—

Marseille

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RennesMarseille
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.20
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 1.65
1.50 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
+0.18 Goals minus xGContext +0.55
80% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 0%
12.80 ShotsContext 14.20
4.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.80
37% On target shareContext 41%
8.78 Shots in the boxContext 9.90
66% Box shareContext 70%
13% ConversionContext 16%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.43
11.50 Shots allowedContext 8.80
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
2.89 BlocksContext 2.13
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
64% Save rateContext 56%
52% PossessionIn forecast 62%
470 PassesContext 603
408 Accurate passesContext 540
87% Pass accuracyContext 89%
7.01 Team ratingContext 7.08
12.70 FoulsContext 11.50
10.70 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
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

Rennes
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Marseille
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel765 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 Marseille
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match——
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km765 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one8.87.8

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

Rennes Confirmed XI
5-3-2
30B. Samba(G)
26Q. Merlin 24A. Rouault 97J. Jacquet 48A. Aït Boudlal 95P. Frankowski
8S. Fofana 21V. Rongier 32F. Rieder
39M. Meïté 11Mousa Al Ta'mari
Marseille Confirmed XI
3-2-4-1
1G. Rulli(G)
19G. Kondogbia 5L. Balerdi 4C. Egan-Riley
8A. Gomes 23P. Højbjerg
17J. Rowe 62A. Murillo 25A. Rabiot 10M. Greenwood
9A. Gouiri

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

Home / Away this season

Rennes · Home No home games yet this season.
Marseille · 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

2 Rennes wins1 draws5 Marseille wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.50 Over 2.525% Both scored38% Clean sheets25% · 38%
  • 17 May 2025Marseille4–2Rennes
  • 11 Jan 2025Rennes1–2Marseille
  • 17 Mar 2024Rennes2–0Marseille
  • 3 Dec 2023Marseille2–0Rennes
  • 5 Mar 2023Rennes0–1Marseille
  • 18 Sep 2022Marseille1–1Rennes

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 · Jeremie Pignard France · 82 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.30
Red cards0.29
Cards 5+52%
Fouls22.7
Penalties0.37
Home wins43%
Rennes4 with this referee
Record2-1-1 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • L17 May 25A · Marseille2–43
  • W15 Sep 24H · Montpellier3–01
  • W26 Feb 23A · Nantes1–02
  • D13 Aug 22A · Monaco1–13
Marseille12 with this referee
Record8-3-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.3 Pens for · against6 · 2 Reds4
  • W17 May 25H · Rennes4–23
  • W6 Apr 25H · Toulouse3–22
  • D24 Apr 24H · Nice2–22
  • W25 Feb 24H · Montpellier4–12
  • W30 Apr 23H · Auxerre2–11

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

Rennes
No complete event data.
Marseille
No complete event data.
Rennes10 games · scored 17 · conceded 18
6 1 0-15
1 4 16-30
4 31-45
3 3 46-60
2 61-75
5 6 76-90
Marseille10 games · scored 22 · conceded 18
2 1 0-15
2 4 16-30
4 2 31-45
5 2 46-60
4 3 61-75
5 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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