Rennes — Le Mans 3:2

Rennes

3:2

Le Mans

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
Rennes	3	3.64	−0.6	1.83
Le Mans	2	2.72	−0.7	1.01

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
4'	Esteban Lepaul	Rennes	0.10	Adrien Thomasson
25'	Valentin Rongier	Rennes	0.02	Issa Soumaré
29'	Louis Mafouta	Le Mans	0.62	Lucas Calodat
53'	Louis Mafouta (penalty)	Le Mans	0.76
95'	Esteban Lepaul (penalty)	Rennes	0.76

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
29'	Louis Mafouta	Le Mans	0.62	goal
14'	Louis Mafouta	Le Mans	0.53	saved
91'	Arnaud Nordin	Rennes	0.50	blocked

Shots: Rennes 22, Le Mans 12; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 4 and 4.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Rennes 1.20, Le Mans 1.74: a small edge for Le Mans. In the second half xG was Rennes 2.46, Le Mans 0.99: a clear edge for Rennes. The edge in chances passed from Le Mans to Rennes.

How it fits the season

Rennes: −0.3 for the season (8 in the table). Le Mans: −1.7 (15). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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