Ligue 1 · Matchday 10 
Our pick Away win Correct result
Rennes and Lille meet with the top two in sight
Rennes have won two of their last five league matches, while Lille arrive unbeaten in four. The visitors are second, two points ahead of fifth-placed Rennes, making this a significant early test in the race for the top places.
📍 Roazhon Park
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Match report
Final result: Rennes 1-2 Lille.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 15–8; Shots on target: 2–3; Corners: 7–2; Expected goals: 1.59–0.44.
Goals
- 24' Soriba Diaoune · Lille
- 31' Boulaye Dia · Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal · Rennes
- 68' Nathan Ngoy · Soriba Diaoune · Lille
Cards
- 55' Calvin Verdonk · Lille
- 73' Maurits Kjaergaard · Lille
- 77' Nathan Ngoy · Lille
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: S. Diaoune (Lille) 8.2
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Rennes · 3-5-2
- 30B. SambaG
- 48A. Ait BoudlalD
- 4C. CresswellD
- 5Gonçalo OliveiraD
- 14B. ReynoldsD
- 18M. NagidaD
- 28A. ThomassonM
- 21V. RongierM
- 45M. CamaraM
- 22B. DiaF
- 12Eliezer MayendaF
Coach: F. Haise
Lille · 4-3-3
- 1B. ÖzerG
- 3N. NgoyD
- 23T. NianzouD
- 4Alexsandro RibeiroD
- 24C. VerdonkD
- 17N. MukauM
- 6N. BentalebM
- 21B. AndréM
- 8E. MbappéM
- 10H. HaraldssonF
- 35S. DiaouneF
Coach: Davide Ancelotti
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Rennes | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Lille | 1.3 | 0.7 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lille | 9 | +6 | 18 |
| 5 | Rennes | 9 | +1 | 16 |
Last meetings
- 2026 Rennes 1-2 Lille
- 2026 Lille 0-2 Rennes
- 2025 Rennes 0-2 Lille
- 2024 Lille 1-0 Rennes
- 2024 Lille 2-2 Rennes
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.53 – 1.57
- Double chance
- 12 · 75%1X 62% · X2 63%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 60%Over 1.5: 82% · Over 3.5: 37%
- Both teams score
- 62%
- Clean sheet
- 21% – 22%Rennes–Lille
- Half-time result
- X · 39%1 30% · 2 31%
- Half-time / full-time
- 2/2 · 23%1/1 22% · X/X 14%
- Expected corners
- 10.35.5 – 4.8 · Over 9.5: 57%
- Expected cards
- 4.51.9 – 2.6 · Over 3.5: 65%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
A two-point gap in the top-five race
Rennes’ recent league form has been uneven, but their home record gives them a platform for a high-stakes meeting with Lille on Sunday. Lille sit second in Ligue 1 on 18 points, with Rennes fifth on 16 after nine matches apiece. A win would draw Rennes level with Lille on points; the visitors, meanwhile, can strengthen their position among the leading sides.
The teams have contrasting profiles after nine games. Rennes have scored 20 goals but conceded 19, while Lille have found the net 12 times and let in only six. That defensive record has helped Lille collect five clean sheets, compared with two for Rennes.
Rennes’ home strength, Lille’s steady run
Rennes have taken two wins and suffered three defeats in their last five league matches, scoring 12 goals and conceding 14. Their most recent league outing ended in defeat. At Roazhon Park, however, they are unbeaten in five: four wins and a draw, with 13 goals scored and five conceded.
Lille have been unbeaten in four league matches, and their last five brought two wins, two draws and a defeat. They scored five goals and conceded four across that stretch. Away from home, Lille have two wins, a draw and a defeat in four matches, with five goals scored and three conceded.
Lille have edged recent meetings
Lille have won three of the last five meetings, with Rennes winning once and one match drawn. Three of those five encounters had two goals or fewer. The most recent meeting, in March 2026, ended Rennes 1-2 Lille.
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The visitors’ defensive platform
Lille’s five clean sheets and six goals conceded in nine league matches make their defensive record a notable strength in this matchup. Rennes’ home scoring, meanwhile, offers a clear counterpoint: they have scored 13 times in five league games at Roazhon Park.
Our prediction
Rennes’ strong home results should keep this close, but Lille’s current unbeaten run and more reliable defensive record tilt the balance towards the visitors. Rennes 1-2 Lille
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