Rennes v Lyon result

Full-time · Rennes 3–1 Lyon

Ligue 1 · Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:45 BST · Roazhon Park

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Rennes · Lyon · Head-to-head

Rennes 3–1 Lyon — Rennes won this Ligue 1 match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Rennes beat Lyon 3–1 at Roazhon Park in Ligue 1 on Sunday 14 September.

Lyon have scored in five consecutive matches.

The goals

Rennes came from behind: Lyon led 1–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Lyon: Corentin Tolisso (14’, assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles) and an own goal by Rémy Descamps (90’); Rennes: Anthony Rouault (79’, assisted by M. Meïté) and M. Meïté (90’, assisted by Mousa Tamari). Tyler Morton (75’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Rennes 2.30, Lyon 1.83, from 23 shots to 8 (per-shot expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Buquet showed four yellow cards and one red — against 2.8 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Rennes: Przemysław Frankowski (26’) and Alidu Seidu (47’); Lyon: Corentin Tolisso (43’) and Clinton Mata (53’).

What it changes

Rennes move up from eighth to sixth (four league matches played).

Lyon move down from second to fourth (four league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) 8.0, M. Meïté (Rennes) 7.9 and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) 6.6 led the match.

Next up

Rennes next travel to Paris FC on 18 October 2026.

Lyon next host Nice on 18 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Rennes: Paris FC v Rennes, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for Lyon: Lyon v Nice, Sunday 18 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Rennes 3–1 Lyon · Ligue 1
Venue: Roazhon Park · Rennes
Referee: R. Buquet
Head-to-head (last 6): Rennes 3 · draws 0 · Lyon 3 · 3.83 goals/game
Recent form: Rennes 2W 1D 2L · Lyon 4W 0D 1L

Rennes 3–1 Lyon (Ligue 1): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.63

Goals

against 2 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.13 / 6.88

Corners

against 5.13 / 5.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 4.88

Shots on target

against 5.5 / 3.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 2.88 / 2.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

2.83 yellows

Referee · R. Buquet

1.25 home / 1.58 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 August 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Rennes for / against	Line	Lyon for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.13 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.88 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.75 for · 14.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.75 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.38 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.88 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.25 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.75 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: R. Buquet — 2.83 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.42 fouls over 12 matches (1.25 to the home side, 1.58 to the away side).

Home 1.25Away 1.58

Rennes

Rennes — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Andrés Gómez n 8	13.6	3.3 3/1	0 0/0	—
C. Wooh n 8	58.4	2.5 6/5	0.2 1/0	—
I. Koné n 8	70.1	1.9 5/4	1 5/1	—
V. Rongier n 8	78.4	1.7 6/4	1.1 5/2	—
F. Rieder n 8	60.1	1.7 5/1	0.9 4/1	—

Rennes — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Andrés Gómez n 8	13.6	3.3 3/1	2.5 3/0
M. Nagida n 8	25.6	2.6 4/2	1.3 3/0
M. Meïté n 8	39.8	2.5 5/2	1.4 4/1
A. Kalimuendo n 8	50.6	2.4 5/5	1.6 5/1
L. Blas n 8	57.5	1.8 6/3	0.8 4/0

Rennes — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Andrés Gómez n 8	13.6	1.7 2/0	0.8 1/0
M. Nagida n 8	25.6	0.9 2/0	0 0/0
A. Kalimuendo n 8	50.6	0.7 2/1	0 0/0
M. Meïté n 8	39.8	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
Esteban Lepaul n 8	87.8	0.5 3/1	0 0/0

Rennes — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. James n 8	36.4	2.5 6/2
V. Rongier n 8	78.4	2.4 7/4
Azor Matusiwa n 8	75.3	2.1 6/3
D. Cissé n 8	63	2.1 5/2
Jérémy Jacquet n 8	86.4	2 8/4

Rennes — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Samba n 8	89.9	3.5 6/5

Lyon

Lyon — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Tagliafico n 8	74.1	2.6 6/5	0.8 4/1	—
P. Šulc n 8	59.1	2.5 5/4	0.6 3/0	—
K. Merah n 3	36.7	2.5 2/1	4.1 3/2	—
M. Niakhaté n 8	90	2.1 8/4	0.8 5/1	—
Abner n 8	54.6	1.9 6/2	0.2 1/0	—

Lyon — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Mikautadze n 8	58	3.3 5/5	1.6 5/2
A. Lacazette n 8	77.4	2.8 8/5	1.7 6/3
R. Cherki n 8	36.8	2.1 5/2	1.8 5/1
C. Tolisso n 8	67.3	1.7 6/4	0.8 4/1
Afonso Moreira n 8	13.4	1.7 2/0	0 0/0

Lyon — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Cherki n 8	36.8	0.9 3/0	0.6 2/0
A. Lacazette n 8	77.4	1 5/2	0.1 1/0
G. Mikautadze n 8	58	0.8 4/0	0 0/0
C. Tolisso n 8	67.3	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Thiago Almada n 8	79.8	0 0/0	0.4 2/1

Lyon — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Afonso Moreira n 8	13.4	3.4 3/1
R. Cherki n 8	36.8	2.8 4/3
J. Veretout n 8	50.8	2.7 7/5
A. Maitland-Niles n 8	84.4	2.4 7/3
S. Kumbedi n 8	57.1	2.4 6/4

Lyon — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 31 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Descamps n 8	90	3.5 7/5
Lucas Perri n 8	93.8	1.9 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Rennes		Lyon
48%	Possession	52%
2.19	Expected goals (xG)	1.71
23	Shots	8
5	Shots on target	5
9	Shots off target	0
9	Blocked shots	3
13	Shots inside the box	7
5	Corners	4
3	Offsides	0
18	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	1
4	Saves	2
449	Passes	492
86%	Pass accuracy	85%

Rennes player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Samba	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Jérémy Jacquet	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
A. Rouault	90	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	8.2
V. Rongier	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
Q. Merlin	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
Esteban Lepaul	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
L. Blas	89	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	6.3
D. Cissé	69	0	0	3	0	2	5	0	7.3
B. Embolo	69	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	5.6
A. Ait Boudlal	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Przemysław Frankowski	45	0	0	1	0	0	3	Y	6.3
A. Seidu sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7
Mousa Tamari sub	45	0	1	2	0	3	2	0	7.9
M. Meïté sub	21	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	8.2
S. Fofana sub	21	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Nagida sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Lyon player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Descamps	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
A. Maitland-Niles	90	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	6.6
Clinton Mata	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
M. Niakhaté	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Abner	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.2
T. Tessmann	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
C. Tolisso	90	1	0	2	2	0	3	Y	8.5
M. Fofana	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Morton	75	0	0	0	0	2	1	R	6.9
K. Merah	75	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	6.7
Adam Karabec	67	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
R. Ghezzal sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
R. Kluivert sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
P. Šulc sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Rennes v Lyon — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

RennesWLWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

LyonLWWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Rennes 3 · 0 draws · Lyon 3 · 3.83 goals/game

2025-04-26 Lyon 4–1 Rennes
2024-08-18 Rennes 3–0 Lyon
2024-01-26 Lyon 2–3 Rennes
2023-11-12 Rennes 0–1 Lyon
2023-04-09 Lyon 3–1 Rennes
2022-10-16 Rennes 3–2 Lyon

League standing · 2025/26

Rennes#6 pos59 pts34 pl+9 GD

Lyon#4 pos60 pts34 pl+13 GD

Goals per game

Rennes scored1.74

Lyon scored1.56

Rennes conceded1.47

Lyon conceded1.18

Shot map and expected goals

Rennes 2.30 xG from 23 shots, Lyon 1.83 from 9. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Rennes (attacking right)Lyon (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Rennes	23	2	2.30
Lyon	9	1	1.83

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What is the head-to-head record between Rennes and Lyon?: In their last 6 meetings, Rennes won 3, Lyon won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Rennes and Lyon?: Recent form — Rennes 2W 1D 2L; Lyon 4W 0D 1L.

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