Rennes 1-0 Olympique Marseille: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Ligue 1 Matchday 4 · Friday 11 September 2026 · Roazhon Park, Rennes · referee J. Stinat · full time
Full time: Rennes 1-0 Olympique Marseille
Rennes beat Olympique Marseille 1-0 in Ligue 1 Matchday 4 on Friday 11 September 2026 at Roazhon Park. The goals: Adrien Thomasson 52'.
How Rennes won it
Adrien Thomasson put Rennes ahead in the 52nd minute, set up by Mousa Tamari.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, J. Stinat, showed 5 yellow cards: 1 to Rennes and 4 to Olympique Marseille.
Rennes: F. Haise, 4-1-4-1 · Olympique Marseille: B. Génésio, 4-1-4-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.00 for Rennes and 1.89 for Olympique Marseille.
Olympique Marseille left about 1.9 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Olympique Marseille created the better chances, 1.89 xG to 1.00, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Rennes had 7 shots on target, Olympique Marseille 5.
Olympique Marseille's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Olympique Marseille had 51% of the ball, but Rennes took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Rennes came into it with 5 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.73 expected goals for and 2.04 against, and had won 60% of their matches.
Olympique Marseille came into it with 5 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 1.65 expected goals for and 2.11 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Rennes vs Olympique Marseille: the match in numbers
| Rennes | Match statistics | Olympique Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Ball possession | 51% |
| 1.00 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.89 |
| 20 | Total shots | 13 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 3 | Big chances | 3 |
| 496 | Total passes | 525 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 3 | Corners | 5 |
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Adrien Thomasson (Rennes), rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.
Rennes
- Adrien Thomasson 8.1
- Brice Samba 7.8
- Valentin Rongier 7.6
- Charlie Cresswell 7.3
- Ludovic Blas 7.1
Olympique Marseille
- Jeffrey de Lange 7.8
- Emerson 7.5
- Amine Gouiri 7.4
- Timothy Weah 7.3
- CJ Egan-Riley 7.3
The lowest-rated starter was Angel Gomes at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Rennes: Rennes vs Auxerre Sunday 11 October 2026 · Ligue 1
- Olympique Marseille: Troyes vs Olympique Marseille Sunday 11 October 2026 · Ligue 1
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Questions about Rennes vs Olympique Marseille
What was the score in Rennes vs Olympique Marseille?
Rennes 1-0 Olympique Marseille (half-time 0-0), Ligue 1, Friday 11 September 2026.
Who scored in Rennes vs Olympique Marseille?
Adrien Thomasson 52'.
Did Moneyball predict Rennes vs Olympique Marseille correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Rennes vs Olympique Marseille?
Adrien Thomasson, rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Rennes vs Olympique Marseille?
J. Stinat.
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