Nice vs Rennes 2025-26 Ligue 1

FT
0 - 4

13': Esteban Lepaul
20': Sebastian Szymanski
74': Ludovic Blas
90'+2': Nordan Mukiele

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
13': Goal! Nice 0, Rennes 1. Estéban Lepaul (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
18': Substitution, Nice. Dante replaces Kojo Peprah Oppong because of an injury.
20': Goal! Nice 0, Rennes 2. Sebastian Szymanski (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mousa Tamari following a fast break.
36': Penalty missed. Estéban Lepaul (Rennes) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left.
36': Dante (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
45'+7': First Half ends, Nice 0, Rennes 2.
45': Substitution, Nice. Kevin Carlos replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
45': Substitution, Nice. Kail Boudache replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
45': Substitution, Rennes. Djaoui Cissé replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Rennes 2.
70': Substitution, Nice. Tiago Gouveia replaces Sofiane Diop.
70': Substitution, Rennes. Ludovic Blas replaces Mousa Tamari.
70': Substitution, Rennes. Breel Embolo replaces Estéban Lepaul.
70': Substitution, Rennes. Nordan Mukiele replaces Arnaud Nordin.
74': Goal! Nice 0, Rennes 3. Ludovic Blas (Rennes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
80': Substitution, Nice. Antoine Mendy replaces Tom Louchet.
81': Djaoui Cissé (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Tiago Gouveia (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
88': Substitution, Rennes. Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal replaces Aboubakar Nagida because of an injury.
90'+2': Goal! Nice 0, Rennes 4. Nordan Mukiele (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Nice 0, Rennes 4.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+32	Paris Saint-Germain	25	57	4
+27	Lens	25	56	5
+19	Marseille	25	46	7
+13	Lyon	25	46	7

Full Table

Statistics

REN		NICE
8	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	4
1	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	2
59.8	Possession	40.2
12	SHOTS	14
6	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
527	Accurate Passes	306
614	Passes	394
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	7
7	Crosses	26
0.0	Cross %	0.3
63	Long Balls	39
27	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	6
11	Effective Tackles	7
18	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
18	Interceptions	10
27	Effective Clearances	12
27	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

Nice (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
80	Yehvann Diouf (GK)
37	Kojo Peprah Oppong
28	Juma Bah
26	Melvin Bard
92	Jonathan Clauss
8	Morgan Sanson
24	Charles Vanhoutte
6	Hicham Boudaoui
10	Sofiane Diop
20	Tom Louchet
25	Mohamed-Ali Cho

Substitutes:

Dante, Gabin Bernardeau, Tiago Gouveia, Kail Boudache, Antoine Mendy, Maxime Dupé, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Kevin Carlos, Salis Abdul Samed.

Stade Rennais (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Brice Samba (GK)
3	Lilian Brassier
24	Anthony Rouault
26	Quentin Merlin
18	Mahamadou Nagida
21	Valentin Rongier
45	Mahdi Camara
17	Sebastian Szymanski
9	Esteban Lepaul
70	Arnaud Nordin
11	Mousa Al-Tamari

Substitutes:

Alidu Seidu, Nordan Mukiele, Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal, Ludovic Blas, Breel Embolo, Glen Kamara, Yassir Zabiri, Mathys Silistre, Djaoui Cissé.

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