French Ligue 1

Stade Rennais vs Nice, 2024-25 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Stade Rennais
  • 15': Arnaud Kalimuendo
  • 80': Arnaud Kalimuendo
FT
2 - 0
Nice

    About

    Stade Rennais are hosting Nice at Roazhon Park, Rennes, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Foul by Lilian Brassier (Rennes).
    • 4': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
    • 4': Ismaël Koné (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Hand ball by Melvin Bard (Nice).
    • 6': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Rennes) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Ali Abdi (Nice) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Evann Guessand with a cross.
    • 7': Foul by Ali Abdi (Nice).
    • 7': Mousa Al Ta'mari (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Morgan Sanson (Nice) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani with a cross.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Djaoui Cissé (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 12': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
    • 12': Ludovic Blas (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Goal! Rennes 1, Nice 0. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Pablo Rosario (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
    • 19': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jérémy Jacquet.
    • 20': Antoine Mendy (Nice) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ali Abdi following a corner.
    • 20': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jérémy Jacquet.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui with a through ball.
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Sanson (Nice).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 26': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Brice Samba.
    • 27': Ali Abdi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Jérémy Jacquet (Rennes).
    • 30': Offside, Nice. Hicham Boudaoui is caught offside.
    • 30': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Nice).
    • 32': Antoine Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Rennes).
    • 32': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Lilian Brassier.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 34': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
    • 35': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes).
    • 35': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Djaoui Cissé (Rennes) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 37': VAR Decision: No Goal Rennes 1-0 Nice.
    • 39': Djaoui Cissé (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
    • 42': Offside, Nice. Evann Guessand is caught offside.
    • 43': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Nice).
    • 45': Pablo Rosario (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Ali Abdi (Nice).
    • 45'+4': Mousa Al Ta'mari (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Rennes 1, Nice 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Rennes 1, Nice 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Nice. Dante replaces Antoine Mendy.
    • 45': Substitution, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde replaces Morgan Sanson because of an injury.
    • 45': Substitution, Nice. Jérémie Boga replaces Ali Abdi.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Adrien Truffert (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
    • 48': Azor Matusiwa (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
    • 52': Offside, Nice. Hicham Boudaoui is caught offside.
    • 54': Offside, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde is caught offside.
    • 55': Offside, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Jérémie Boga (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani.
    • 57': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Brice Samba.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Mousa Al Ta'mari (Rennes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Jérémie Boga (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
    • 61': Hand ball by Badredine Bouanani (Nice).
    • 62': Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Evann Guessand.
    • 62': Substitution, Nice. Tom Louchet replaces Pablo Rosario.
    • 62': Substitution, Rennes. Lorenz Assignon replaces Mousa Al Ta'mari.
    • 63': Offside, Nice. Hicham Boudaoui is caught offside.
    • 64': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Moïse Bombito (Nice).
    • 65': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
    • 66': Offside, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde is caught offside.
    • 67': VAR Decision: No Penalty Nice.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Azor Matusiwa.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Jérémie Boga (Nice).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Ludovic Blas (Rennes).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Substitution, Rennes. Seko Fofana replaces Ismaël Koné.
    • 77': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
    • 77': Ludovic Blas (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Goal! Rennes 2, Nice 0. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Azor Matusiwa with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 82': Substitution, Nice. Mohamed-Ali Cho replaces Jérémie Boga.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 84': Substitution, Rennes. Jordan James replaces Djaoui Cissé.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Adrien Truffert (Rennes).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan James.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Lorenz Assignon (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
    • 90': Substitution, Rennes. Mohamed Meïté replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Lilian Brassier (Rennes).
    • 90'+4': Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Lilian Brassier (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Hicham Boudaoui.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Rennes 2, Nice 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Rennes 2, Nice 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    7 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 1
    2 Saves 6
    49.7 Possession 50.3
    14 SHOTS 10
    6 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    349 Accurate Passes 374
    426 Passes 445
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 0
    23 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    37 Long Balls 65
    19 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 11
    14 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 6
    16 Effective Clearances 28
    16 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Roazhon Park
    Location: Rennes, France
    Attendance: 26,118

    Ligue 1 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lens 15 +13 34
    2 Paris Saint-Germain 14 +15 30
    3 Marseille 15 +20 29
    4 Lille 15 +12 29
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    REN Stade Rennais (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Brice Samba (GK)
    5 Lilian Brassier Yellow Card
    24 Anthony Rouault
    3 Adrien Truffert
    97 Jérémy Jacquet
    38 Djaoui Cissé
    90 Ismaël Koné
    6 Azor Matusiwa
    9 Arnaud Kalimuendo
    10 Ludovic Blas
    11 Mousa Al-Tamari
    Stade Rennais Substitutes:
    Jordan James, Mahamadou Nagida, Christopher Wooh, Steve Mandanda, Kyogo Furuhashi, Mohamed Meïté, Andres Gomez, Lorenz Assignon, Seko Fofana.

    NICE Nice (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Marcin Bulka (GK)
    64 Moïse Bombito
    26 Melvin Bard
    33 Antoine Mendy
    11 Morgan Sanson
    6 Hicham Boudaoui
    8 Pablo Rosario Yellow Card
    2 Ali Abdi
    92 Jonathan Clauss
    29 Evann Guessand
    19 Badredine Bouanani
    Nice Substitutes:
    Sofiane Diop, Tom Louchet, Jérémie Boga, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Youssoufa Moukoko, Gaëtan Laborde, Maxime Dupé, Dante, Terem Moffi.

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