Rennes – St Etienne 2: 1

Curiosity

• Claude Puel of St Etienne has won 14 of the 31 coaching challenges against Rennes in Ligue 1, more than any other team.
• Raphinha found the net in both last Ligue 1 games against Rennes (v Amiens and v Dijon), after failing to score in the top six.
• St Etienne midfielder Ryad Boudebouz took an active part in more goals against Rennes than against any other team in Ligue 1 (11 – four goals, seven assists). Only Dimitri Payet has served more assists against a single opponent (nine v Lyon and eight v Toulouse) than Boudebouz against Rennes (seven) since Opta collects this data (2006/07).
• Rennes is the team that spent less minutes ahead in this Ligue 1 (105 minutes).
• The St Etienne has won the last three away games of Ligue 1 (1-0 v Nimes, 1-0 v Bordeaux and 3-2 v St Etienne), it does not reach four in a row away from June-September 1979 (five). It is also the longest consecutive away win streak currently in progress in the competition.
• Rennes won the last two Ligue 1 home games (3-2 v Toulouse and 3-1 v Amiens), as many as in the previous nine (4N, 3P).
• The St Etienne is undefeated in the last seven Ligue 1 games (5V, 2N), the longest ongoing strip in the competition. It is also its best streak from March to May 2019 (seven), no longer has meetings without defeats since January-April 2018 (13).
• Rennes have lost five of their last 10 Ligue 1 games (2V, 3N), having remained unbeaten in the previous eight (5V, 3N).
• Rennes have lost only two of their last 20 home games against St Etienne in Ligue 1 (9V, 9N).
• There have been 12 draws between Rennes and St Etienne in Ligue 1 since 2010 (four wins for Rennes and three for St Etienne), more than any other match in the top league at this time.