French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Stade Rennais, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
    FT
    0 - 3
    Stade Rennais
    • 33': Nayef Aguerd
    • 53': Serhou Guirassy
    • 89': Adrien Hunou

    Rennes go top of Ligue 1 with 3-0 win over Saint-Etienne

    Sehrou Guirassy scored a brilliant volley and Adrien Hunou added a superb lob to help Stade Rennes defeat Saint-Etienne.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
    • 2': Serhou Guirassy (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Rennes).
    • 3': Yvann Maçon (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Romain Del Castillo (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
    • 7': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (St Etienne).
    • 7': Martin Terrier (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Nayef Aguerd (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy.
    • 8': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Zaydou Youssouf.
    • 11': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
    • 12': Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (St Etienne).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross.
    • 16': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Hamari Traoré.
    • 18': Brandon Soppy (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Yvann Maçon (St Etienne).
    • 20': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
    • 20': Serhou Guirassy (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
    • 22': Serhou Guirassy (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Romain Del Castillo (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Soppy.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Serhou Guirassy (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
    • 30': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jessy Moulin.
    • 31': Adil Aouchiche (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Brandon Soppy (Rennes).
    • 32': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
    • 33': Goal! St Etienne 0, Rennes 1. Nayef Aguerd (Rennes) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross following a corner.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Adil Aouchiche (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 38': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
    • 38': Romain Del Castillo (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Hamari Traoré.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Rennes 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Rennes 1.
    • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Wesley Fofana replaces Aïmen Moueffek.
    • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Yvan Neyou replaces Zaydou Youssouf.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Yvann Maçon (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wesley Fofana.
    • 47': Offside, St Etienne. Yvann Maçon tries a through ball, but Arnaud Nordin is caught offside.
    • 51': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
    • 52': Offside, St Etienne. Yvann Maçon tries a through ball, but Denis Bouanga is caught offside.
    • 53': Goal! St Etienne 0, Rennes 2. Serhou Guirassy (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Del Castillo with a cross.
    • 57': Foul by Serhou Guirassy (Rennes).
    • 57': Yvan Neyou (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Mahdi Camara (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche following a corner.
    • 61': Substitution, St Etienne. Jean-Phillipe Krasso replaces Adil Aouchiche.
    • 62': Offside, St Etienne. Wesley Fofana tries a through ball, but Jean-Phillipe Krasso is caught offside.
    • 63': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Rennes).
    • 63': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
    • 64': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Brandon Soppy.
    • 66': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Brandon Soppy.
    • 67': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes).
    • 67': Yvan Neyou (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Rennes).
    • 68': Wesley Fofana (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Steven Nzonzi (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Foul by Wesley Fofana (St Etienne).
    • 69': Nayef Aguerd (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Rennes. Flavien Tait replaces Martin Terrier.
    • 70': Substitution, Rennes. Raphinha replaces Romain Del Castillo.
    • 72': Brandon Soppy (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
    • 73': Substitution, St Etienne. Maxence Rivera replaces Arnaud Nordin.
    • 73': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes).
    • 73': Yvan Neyou (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Brandon Soppy (Rennes).
    • 79': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Hamari Traoré (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Serhou Guirassy following a fast break.
    • 81': Substitution, St Etienne. Tyrone Tormin replaces Denis Bouanga.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Brandon Soppy (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 83': Offside, St Etienne. Wesley Fofana tries a through ball, but Jean-Phillipe Krasso is caught offside.
    • 84': Substitution, Rennes. Jonas Martin replaces Benjamin Bourigeaud.
    • 84': Substitution, Rennes. Adrien Hunou replaces Serhou Guirassy.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Flavien Tait with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Jean-Phillipe Krasso (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 87': Foul by Jonas Martin (Rennes).
    • 87': Jean-Phillipe Krasso (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Rennes).
    • 89': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Goal! St Etienne 0, Rennes 3. Adrien Hunou (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphinha.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
    • 90'+1': Wesley Fofana (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Offside, St Etienne. Romain Hamouma tries a through ball, but Wesley Fofana is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Rennes. Georginio Rutter replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Mahdi Camara (St Etienne).
    • 90'+3': Hamari Traoré (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Yvan Neyou (St Etienne).
    • 90'+4': Jonas Martin (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Yvan Neyou (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, St Etienne 0, Rennes 3.
    • 0': Match ends, St Etienne 0, Rennes 3.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 3
    52.1 Possession 47.9
    10 SHOTS 6
    6 ON GOAL 4
    0.6 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    414 Accurate Passes 358
    482 Passes 432
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    17 Crosses 25
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    66 Long Balls 60
    41 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    11 Effective Tackles 13
    22 Tackles 22
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 8
    20 Effective Clearances 9
    20 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 910

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 28 +37 63
    2 Lens 29 +28 62
    3 Lyon 30 +15 54
    4 Lille 30 +15 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    30 Jessy Moulin (GK)
    5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
    2 Harold Moukoudi
    27 Yvann Maçon
    34 Aimen Moueffek
    8 Mahdi Camara
    28 Zaydou Youssef
    17 Adil Aouchiche
    20 Denis Bouanga
    21 Romain Hamouma
    18 Arnaud Nordin
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Jean-Phillipe Krasso, Kévin Monnet-Paquet, Wesley Fofana, Nelson Sissoko, Tyrone Tormin, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Stefan Bajic, Maxence Rivera, Yvan Neyou.

    REN Stade Rennais (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Romain Salin (GK)
    6 Nayef Aguerd
    3 Damien Da Silva
    15 Steven N'Zonzi Yellow Card
    27 Hamari Traoré
    34 Brandon Soppy
    10 Eduardo Camavinga
    14 Benjamin Bourigeaud
    21 Martin Terrier
    22 Romain Del Castillo
    18 Serhou Guirassy
    Stade Rennais Substitutes:
    Jérémy Gelin, Pépé Bonet, Flavien Tait, Sacha Boey, Adrien Hunou, Raphinha, Jonas Martin, Lilian Brassier, Georginio Rutter.

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