Ligue 1 2026-27 | Matchday 2 | 2026-08-31 00:15 JST
3 – 2
5' E. Lepaul 26' V. Rongier 90' E. Lepaul 30' L. Mafouta 54' L. Mafouta 90'
Match summary The Ligue 1 2026-27 Matchday 2 fixture between Rennes and Le Mans was played on August 31. Rennes narrowly beat Le Mans 3-2. Rennes led 2-1 at half-time. In the second half, Rennes scored 1 and Le Mans scored 1.
Scorers: Rennes – V. Rongier and E. Lepaul (2 goals); Le Mans – L. Mafouta (2 goals). Assists: Rennes – A. Thomasson and I. Soumaré; Le Mans – L. Calodat.
Rennes controlled the game with 64% possession and 22 shots (12 for their opponents). Rennes scored 3 from 8 shots on target. Yellow cards: Rennes 3, Le Mans 2. Le Mans played with ten men after D. Sidibé was sent off.
Team stats 4-3-3 16 Lemaîtr 26 Merlin 48 Boud lal 4 Cres swe 95 Fran kow 28 Thomass 21 Rongier 17 Szymańs 90 Soumaré 9 Lepaul 11 Tamari
3-1-4-2 98 Kocik 5 Voyer 21 Eyoum 15 Boissé 8 Lauray 22 Calo dat 11 Bour aba 29 Bret ell 18 Buadés 14 Mafouta 25 Guèye
3.12 Expected goals (xG) 3.06
View as table Rennes Stat Le Mans 4-3-3 Formation 3-1-4-2 64% Possession 36% 3.12 Expected goals (xG) 3.06 22 Shots 12 8 Shots on target 5 8 Shots off target 4 6 Blocked shots 3 17 Shots inside the box 8 5 Shots outside the box 4 8 Corner kicks 6 2 Offsides 3 15 Fouls 15 501 Passes 282 424 Accurate passes 195 3 Goalkeeper saves 5 3 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 1
Referee: Romain Lissorgue, France
Player stats Rennes Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK N. Lemaître 0 11(69%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 DF P. Frankowski 0 62(84%) 0 0 0 3 1 6.3 90 3 1 6(1) DF C. Cresswell 1 0 1 66(85%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 2 16(9) DF A. Ait Boudlal 0 3 57(89%) 0 1 0 1 7.3 90 5 8(6) DF Q. Merlin 0 35(85%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.7 78 5(2) MF S. Szymański 1 0 15(79%) 0 0 0 6.2 60 2 1 4(None) MF V. Rongier 1 1 1 1 37(88%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 74 1 1 7(3) MF A. Thomasson 0 1 49(86%) 1 0 0 1 3 7.5 90 4 16(9) FW Mousa Tamari 3 2 0 1 12(63%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 74 1 5(2) FW E. Lepaul 6 4 2 1(100%) 11(79%) 0 1 0 1 2 8.2 90 2 8(3) FW I. Soumaré 1 0 1(100%) 15(88%) 1 1 0 2 1 7 60 1 7(4) MF M. Camara 0 2(100%) 18(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 30 1 3(3) FW A. Nordin 1 1 0 8(89%) 0 0 0 6.3 30 FW L. Blas 2 0 1 12(100%) 0 0 0 1 7 16 2 2(2) FW Eliezer Mayenda 0 1(100%) 8(80%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 16 1 4(2) DF M. Nagida 0 8(73%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 12 1(1) GK Kilian Belazzoug 0 0 0 0 DF A. Rouault 0 0 0 0 DF B. Reynolds 0 0 0 0 FW H. Do Marcolino 0 0 0 0
Le Mans Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK N. Kocik 0 13(42%) 0 0 0 7.7 81 DF N. Boissé 0 1 18(82%) 0 0 0 2 5.9 90 2 4(2) DF Théo Eyoum 0 2 23(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 90 1 2(None) DF H. Voyer 0 1(50%) 2 1 31(65%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 90 2 7(4) MF A. Lauray 2 1 0 2(100%) 2 1 25(71%) 0 1 0 3 1 6.7 90 2 1 10(7) MF L. Buadés 0 2(100%) 13(59%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.3 90 1 9(6) MF L. Bretelle 0 1 10(83%) 0 0 0 6.2 60 1 2 3(None) MF A. Bourabaa 1 0 2(67%) 17(100%) 0 0 0 2 3 6.9 81 1 3 12(6) MF L. Calodat 1 1 0 1(100%) 1 13(72%) 1 0 0 1 1 8 68 1 1 4(3) FW D. Guèye 2 0 1 8(73%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 68 1 15(5) FW L. Mafouta 3 3 2 10(71%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 90 1 6(2) MF J. Vercruysse 0 2 6(55%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.9 30 1 1 10(5) DF D. Sidibé 0 0 0 1 1 0 1(None) FW A. Rabillard 0 1(50%) 1 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 22 1 5(3) GK E. Hatfout 0 3(33%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 9 1(1) MF Milan Robin 0 3(60%) 0 0 0 6.5 9 3(1) DF Raúl Torrente 0 0 0 0 MF D. Traoré 0 0 0 0 FW B. Brahimi 0 0 0 0 FW W. Harhouz 0 0 0 0
Lineups Rennes Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 16 N. Lemaître Starter DF 95 P. Frankowski Starter DF 4 C. Cresswell Starter DF 48 A. Ait Boudlal Starter DF 26 Q. Merlin Starter MF 17 S. Szymański Starter MF 21 V. Rongier Starter MF 28 A. Thomasson Starter FW 11 Mousa Tamari Starter FW 9 E. Lepaul Starter FW 90 I. Soumaré Bench DF 18 M. Nagida Bench MF 45 M. Camara Bench FW 10 L. Blas Bench FW 70 A. Nordin Bench FW 12 Eliezer Mayenda
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 60 Kilian Belazzoug Bench DF 14 B. Reynolds Bench DF 24 A. Rouault Bench FW 65 H. Do Marcolino
Le Mans Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 98 N. Kocik Starter DF 15 N. Boissé Starter DF 21 T. Eyoum Starter DF 5 H. Voyer Starter MF 8 A. Lauray Starter MF 18 L. Buadés Starter MF 29 L. Bretelle Starter MF 11 A. Bourabaa Starter MF 22 L. Calodat Starter FW 25 D. Guèye Starter FW 14 L. Mafouta Bench GK 1 E. Hatfout Bench DF 19 D. Sidibé Bench MF 10 J. Vercruysse Bench MF 24 M. Robin Bench FW 9 A. Rabillard
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench DF 16 Raúl Torrente Bench MF 23 D. Traoré Bench FW 20 W. Harhouz Bench FW 7 B. Brahimi
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 5' Rennes ⚽ Goal E. Lepaul 1-0 1H 26' Rennes ⚽ Goal V. Rongier 2-0 1H 30' Le Mans ⚽ Goal L. Mafouta 2-1 2H 3' Rennes 🟨 Yellow card I. Soumaré 2H 6' Le Mans 📺 VAR H. Voyer 2H 9' Le Mans ⚽ Goal L. Mafouta 2-2 2H 15' Rennes 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Szymański → IN M. Camara 2H 15' Rennes 🔄 Substitution OUT I. Soumaré → IN A. Nordin 2H 15' Le Mans 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Bretelle → IN J. Vercruysse 2H 21' Le Mans 🟨 Yellow card A. Lauray 2H 23' Le Mans 🟥 Red card D. Sidibé 2H 23' Le Mans 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Calodat → IN D. Sidibé 2H 23' Le Mans 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Guèye → IN A. Rabillard 2H 29' Rennes 🔄 Substitution OUT V. Rongier → IN L. Blas 2H 29' Rennes 🔄 Substitution OUT Mousa Tamari → IN Eliezer Mayenda 2H 33' Rennes 🔄 Substitution OUT Q. Merlin → IN M. Nagida 2H 36' Le Mans 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Kocik → IN E. Hatfout 2H 36' Le Mans 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Bourabaa → IN M. Robin 2H 45+12' Rennes 🟨 Yellow card A. Ait Boudlal 2H 45+6' Rennes 🟨 Yellow card E. Lepaul 2H 45+2' Rennes 📺 VAR A. Nordin 2H 45+12' Le Mans 🟨 Yellow card H. Voyer 2H 45+13' Le Mans 📺 VAR L. Mafouta 2H 45' Rennes ⚽ Goal E. Lepaul 3-2 2H 45' Le Mans ⚽ Goal 3-3
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