Ligue 1 Gameweek 28 Sat, Apr 4 · 18:00 Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Rennes were the stronger side on L90 Strength (47 vs 39). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Rennes. Stade Brestois 29 had 14 days of rest, Rennes 13 and had to travel 210 km.

Away travel210 kmRest days14 · 13Matches / 14d1 · 1
Stade Brestois 2935%
Draw28%
Rennes37%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.29
Stade Brestois 2939%
Draw27%
Rennes34%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.29
Stade Brestois 2934%
Draw28%
Rennes37%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.29
Stade Brestois 2928%
Draw27%
Rennes44%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.45
Stade Brestois 2936%
Draw28%
Rennes36%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.29
Over 2.5 47% Both score 52% 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 · FranceMarc Bollengier
  • Cards per match 3.7
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 64

Team strength

Stade Brestois 29Rennes
39 L90 StrengthIn forecast 47
34 Current StrengthIn forecast 52
47 AttackIn forecast 63
36 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

Stade Brestois 29

Attack—
Defense risk—

Rennes

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Stade Brestois 29Rennes
1.26 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.59
1.44 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.37
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.39
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.43
-0.02 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
67% Scored inContext 78%
33% Clean sheetsContext 33%
11.04 ShotsContext 13.07
3.52 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.59
32% On target shareContext 35%
6.85 Shots in the boxContext 8.08
63% Box shareContext 61%
11% ConversionContext 12%
1.71 OffsidesContext 2.38
12.74 Shots allowedContext 12.52
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.67
3.77 BlocksContext 3.92
3.08 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.72
67% Save rateContext 72%
43% PossessionIn forecast 53%
364 PassesContext 473
286 Accurate passesContext 403
79% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.88
12.96 FoulsContext 12.15
11.56 Fouls sufferedContext 11.48
1.81 Yellow cardsContext 1.63
0.15 Red cardsContext 0.11
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.04 xGVia Att/Def 1.32
1.22 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.35
+0.06 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
70% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 40%
9.50 ShotsContext 14.40
2.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.80
28% On target shareContext 33%
5.50 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
59% Box shareContext 59%
12% ConversionContext 10%
1.60 OffsidesContext 2.80
14.70 Shots allowedContext 10.10
4.89 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.20
4.80 BlocksContext 2.90
3.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.33
73% Save rateContext 72%
40% PossessionIn forecast 57%
340 PassesContext 498
260 Accurate passesContext 422
77% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.84
12.30 FoulsContext 13.90
12.90 Fouls sufferedContext 10.90
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.20 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

Stade Brestois 29
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,203 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Rennes
Rest13 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel210 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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
Stade Brestois 29 Rennes
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14Ligue 1 2025-2026, 21 Mar13Ligue 1 2025-2026, 22 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km210 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,203 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one14.97.1

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

Stade Brestois 29 Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
30G. Coudert(G)
2B. Locko 4M. Diaz 5B. Chardonnet 77K. Lala
8H. Magnetti 13J. Chotard
14R. Labeau-Lascary 7É. Dina Ebimbe 10R. Del Castillo
19L. Ajorque
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Rennes Confirmed XI
4-4-2
30B. Samba(G)
26Q. Merlin 3L. Brassier 48A. Aït Boudlal 36A. Seidu
11Mousa Al Ta'mari 45M. Camara 21V. Rongier 10L. Blas
7B. Embolo 9E. Lepaul
+6 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
Stade Brestois 29 Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Rennes Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Stade Brestois 29+0.5 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Rennes-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Stade Brestois 29 · Home 1.85points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
7-3-3
Scored
1.54
Conceded
1.00
Rennes · Away 1.46points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
5-4-4
Scored
1.46
Conceded
1.77

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 16 this season

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

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

2 Stade Brestois 29 wins3 draws4 Rennes wins
Goals per game1.33 – 1.89 Over 2.556% Both scored78% Clean sheets11% · 22%
  • 13 Dec 2025Rennes3–1Stade Brestois 29
  • 18 Jan 2025Rennes1–2Stade Brestois 29
  • 19 Oct 2024Stade Brestois 291–1Rennes
  • 28 Apr 2024Rennes4–5Stade Brestois 29
  • 2 Sep 2023Stade Brestois 290–0Rennes
  • 3 Jun 2023Stade Brestois 291–2Rennes

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.

Referee · Marc Bollengier France · 64 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.42league 3.68
Red cards0.28league 0.28
Cards 5+30%league 36%
Fouls26.2league 23.8
Penalties0.33league 0.36
Home wins38%league 48%
Stade Brestois 296 with this referee
Record2-1-3 Cards · opp.1.2 · 1.7 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds1
  • D19 Oct 25A · Lorient3–32
  • W3 Dec 23H · Clermont Foot3–01
  • L11 Mar 23H · Paris Saint Germain1–21
  • W29 Jan 23H · Angers4–00
  • L16 Oct 22A · Nantes1–42
Rennes7 with this referee
Record3-1-3 Cards · opp.1.6 · 1.4 Pens for · against3 · 0 Reds1
  • L6 Dec 25A · Paris Saint Germain0–53
  • L26 Oct 25H · Nice1–25
  • D31 Aug 25A · Angers1–12
  • L26 Apr 25A · Lyon1–40
  • W21 Feb 25H · Reims1–01

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

Stade Brestois 2927 games · scored 34 · conceded 39
6 5 0-15
5 9 16-30
6 6 31-45
6 4 46-60
4 7 61-75
7 8 76-90
Rennes27 games · scored 43 · conceded 37
4 5 0-15
12 1 16-30
4 7 31-45
9 7 46-60
4 7 61-75
10 10 76-90
Stade Brestois 2910 games · scored 11 · conceded 12
2 0-15
2 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 4 61-75
2 1 76-90
Rennes10 games · scored 14 · conceded 13
2 2 0-15
4 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 4 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 3 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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