Ligue 1 Gameweek 8 Sun, Oct 25 · 16:15 Roazhon Park, Rennes
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Our take

Rennes are slight favourites.

Rennes are the stronger side on L90 Strength (52 vs 45). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Rennes. Rennes have 3 days of rest, Strasbourg 8 and have to travel 698 km. Conditions look neutral.

Away travel698 kmRest days3 · 8Matches / 14d3 · 1
Rennes56%
Draw21%
Strasbourg23%
Expected goals 2.24 – 1.40
Rennes48%
Draw26%
Strasbourg26%
Expected goals 1.60 – 1.12
Rennes56%
Draw21%
Strasbourg23%
Expected goals 2.24 – 1.40
Rennes48%
Draw23%
Strasbourg30%
Expected goals 2.00 – 1.57
Rennes56%
Draw21%
Strasbourg23%
Expected goals 2.21 – 1.40
Over 2.5 70% Both score 68% Likeliest score 2–1
EloLambda forecast, updated 2 hours ago. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Rennes)
12°CMainly clear
  • Precipitation 42%
  • Wind 22 km/h
  • Humidity 59%
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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Rennes and Strasbourg. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

RennesStrasbourg
52 L90 StrengthIn forecast 45
52 Current StrengthIn forecast 45
63 AttackIn forecast 40
39 DefenceIn forecast 37
42 Form indexContext 24
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+2%
Defense risk−1%

Strasbourg

Attack+1%
Defense risk+24%

Changes versus each team's league-average baseline. Higher attack and lower defense risk are favorable.

Playing style

RennesStrasbourg
2.14 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.71
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.14
2.22 xGVia Att/Def 0.86
2.39 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.18
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.85
86% Scored inContext 86%
14% Clean sheetsContext 0%
16.29 ShotsContext 12.29
6.29 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
39% On target shareContext 41%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.14
65% Box shareContext 63%
13% ConversionContext 14%
1.75 OffsidesContext 2.00
15.29 Shots allowedContext 16.43
5.86 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.14
4.71 BlocksContext 5.33
3.71 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.14
63% Save rateContext 67%
51% PossessionIn forecast 45%
472 PassesContext 435
398 Accurate passesContext 377
84% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.70
13.57 FoulsContext 11.14
11.43 Fouls sufferedContext 8.43
2.43 Yellow cardsContext 1.57
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.10
2.12 xGVia Att/Def 1.21
1.91 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.93
-0.32 Goals minus xGContext +0.79
80% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 0%
18.60 ShotsContext 12.50
6.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
34% On target shareContext 42%
12.60 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
66% Box shareContext 63%
10% ConversionContext 16%
2.43 OffsidesContext 2.50
14.70 Shots allowedContext 16.70
5.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
4.89 BlocksContext 5.44
4.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.20
68% Save rateContext 70%
54% PossessionIn forecast 48%
476 PassesContext 454
403 Accurate passesContext 393
85% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.78
12.40 FoulsContext 10.80
11.30 Fouls sufferedContext 9.60
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km2,196 km in 14d
Schedule load28%Moderate
Form 42 · 7 pts vs 7.9 for an average club · -1.4 vs expected
  • L18 OctA · Paris FC3–41.4 xPts
  • W15 OctH · OFI2–12.2 xPts
  • W11 OctH · Auxerre4–12.1 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Lyon0–41.2 xPts
  • D16 SepA · Sturm Graz0–01.4 xPts
Strasbourg
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel698 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 24 · 4 pts vs 7.2 for an average club · -2.3 vs expected
  • L17 OctH · Paris Saint Germain1–30.5 xPts
  • L11 OctA · Nice1–21.5 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Paris FC1–21.3 xPts
  • D12 SepH · Monaco1–11.4 xPts
  • W6 SepA · Estac Troyes6–21.7 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
Rennes Strasbourg
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 28Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3UEFA Europa League 2026-2027 - League phase, 22 Oct8Ligue 1 2026-2027, 17 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km698 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,196 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 40 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one66.9

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 Last XI · not confirmed
4-3-3 · vs Paris FC (A) 3–4, 18 Oct
30B. Samba(G)
95P. Frankowski 24A. Rouault 4C. Cresswell 14B. Reynolds
28A. Thomasson 6D. Cissé 17S. Szymański
90I. Soumaré 9E. Lepaul 10L. Blas
Strasbourg Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Paris Saint Germain (H) 1–3, 17 Oct
1F. Jørgensen(G)
36Oso 31Karim Coulibaly 4J. Mitchell 16Genesis Antwi
21Pape Diop 14Dário Essugo
19Fabio Amadu Uri Baldé 10G. Reyna 80Gessime Yassine
40C. Harder

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 No reported absences
Strasbourg No reported absences
Total impact vs full squads
  • Rennes+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Strasbourg+0.0 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

Rennes · Home 2.50points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
3-1-0
Scored
2.50
Conceded
1.25
Strasbourg · Away 0.75points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-0-3
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.50

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 10 of 10 meetings

6 Rennes wins1 draws3 Strasbourg wins
Goals per game1.80 – 1.00 Over 2.560% Both scored50% Clean sheets40% · 10%
  • 19 Apr 2026Strasbourg0–3Rennes
  • 2 Nov 2025Rennes4–1Strasbourg
  • 2 Feb 2025Rennes1–0Strasbourg
  • 25 Aug 2024Strasbourg3–1Rennes
  • 31 Mar 2024Strasbourg2–0Rennes
  • 29 Oct 2023Rennes1–1Strasbourg

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

Rennes7 games · scored 15 · conceded 14
4 2 0-15
3 3 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
4 4 76-90
Strasbourg7 games · scored 12 · conceded 15
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 61-75
5 7 76-90
Rennes10 games · scored 18 · conceded 18
4 5 0-15
3 3 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 1 61-75
7 4 76-90
Strasbourg10 games · scored 20 · conceded 21
1 3 0-15
2 1 16-30
5 4 31-45
4 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
6 7 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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