Angers — Rennes 1:2

Angers

1:2

Rennes

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Rennes was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Angers	1	1.87	−0.9	1.12
Rennes	2	2.37	−0.4	1.68

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
8'	Przemyslaw Frankowski	Rennes	0.06	Sebastian Szymanski
16'	Jordan Lefort (own goal)	Rennes	—
34'	Carlens Arcus	Angers	0.08	Branco van den Boomen

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
4'	Esteban Lepaul	Rennes	0.77	saved, header
92'	Mamadou Simbakoli	Angers	0.59	saved, header, from a corner
22'	Ludovic Blas	Rennes	0.35	off target

Shots: Angers 19, Rennes 17; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 3.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Angers 0.81, Rennes 1.45: a small edge for Rennes. In the second half xG was Angers 1.07, Rennes 0.93: about even.

How it fits the season

Angers: −1.6 for the season (16 in the table). Rennes: −0.3 (8). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Troyes — Strasbourg 2:6Marseille — Paris FC 2:3

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