Ligue 1 · Sun, 18 Jan 2026 ·
Rennes vs Le Havre — 1 - 1
Roazhon Park · Referee: S. Frappart
Match report
B. Embolo’s 86' equaliser earns Rennes 1-1 draw with Le Havre
Honours were even between Rennes and Le Havre at Roazhon Park on Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Ligue 1 matchday 18 game finishing 1-1. B. Embolo (86') scored for Rennes, while F. Mambimbi (69') found the net for Le Havre. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Rennes had 54% of the ball and 19 shots (7 on target) against Le Havre’s 7 (4 on target). Valentin Rongier (Rennes) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Rennes 5th in the Ligue 1 table on 10 points and Le Havre 18th on 2.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lille | 5 | +4 | 10 |
| 5 | Rennes | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint Germain | 5 | +1 | 8 |
| 17 | Marseille | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Le Havre | 5 | -3 | 2 |
Match events
- 24'substitutionI. SoumareOff: A. Samatta
- 33'yellow cardMousa TamariYellow Card
- 42'substitutionG. LlorisOff: T. Pembele
- 60'VAR decisionEsteban LepaulGoal cancelled
- 69'goalF. MambimbiAssist: R. Ndiaye
- 72'yellow cardKenny QuetantYellow Card
- 73'substitutionQ. MerlinOff: L. Blas
- 73'substitutionE. LepaulOff: M. Meite
- 75'yellow cardLionel M'PasiYellow Card
- 79'substitutionK. QuetantOff: F. Doucoure
- 79'substitutionF. MambimbiOff: S. Boufal
- 79'substitutionOff: Y. Kechta
- 80'substitutionM. TamariOff: E. Legendre
- 86'goalB. EmboloAssist: L. Blas
- 90'yellow cardSimon EbonogYellow Card
- 90+2'substitutionP. FrankowskiOff: S. Fofana
- 90+10'yellow cardMbwana Ally SamattaYellow Card
Lineups
Rennes
Formation 3-1-4-2 · Coach Franck Haise
Starting XI
- 30B. SambaG
- 36A. SeiduD
- 24A. RouaultD
- 3L. BrassierD
- 21V. RongierM
- 95P. FrankowskiM
- 45M. CamaraM
- 26Q. MerlinM
- 11M. TamariM
- 7B. EmboloF
- 9E. LepaulF
Substitutes
- 60K. BelazzougG
- 50M. SilistrieG
- 18M. NagidaD
- 4G. KamaraM
- 6D. CisseM
- 8S. FofanaM
- 10L. BlasF
- 35E. LegendreF
- 39M. MeiteF
Le Havre
Formation 3-4-1-2 · Coach Didier Digard
Starting XI
- 77L. Mpasi-NzauG
- 93A. SanganteD
- 15A. SekoD
- 4G. LlorisD
- 7L. NegoM
- 26S. EbonogM
- 14R. NdiayeM
- 18Y. ZouaouiM
- 10F. MambimbiF
- 45I. SoumareF
- 33K. QuetantF
Substitutes
- 50P. ArgneyG
- 13F. DoucoureD
- 27E. K. VinetteF
- 32T. PembeleD
- 17S. BoufalM
- 8Y. KechtaM
- 11G. KyeremehF
- 25A. SamattaF
- 20N. ObougouF
Match statistics
- 54%Possession46%
- 2.35Expected goals (xG)0.75
- 19Total shots7
- 7Shots on target4
- 5Shots off target1
- 7Blocked shots2
- 10Shots inside the box2
- 9Shots outside the box5
- 10Corners6
- 5Offsides1
- 18Fouls14
- 1Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves6
- 397Passes344
- 317Accurate passes249
- 80%Pass accuracy72%
- 0.53Goals prevented0.53
Player statistics
Rennes
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Brice SambaG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Lilian BrassierD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Anthony RouaultD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 36Alidu SeiduD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 11Mousa TamariM | 80 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Valentin RongierMTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 26Quentin MerlinM | 73 | 7.3 | ||
| 45Mahdi CamaraM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 95Przemysław FrankowskiM | 89 | 7.5 | ||
| 7Breel EmboloF | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 9Esteban LepaulF | 73 | 6.2 | ||
| 50Mathys SilistrieG | – | – | ||
| 60Kilian BelazzougG | – | – | ||
| 18Mahamadou NagidaD | – | – | ||
| 4Glen KamaraM | – | – | ||
| 6Djaoui CisséM | – | – | ||
| 8Seko FofanaM | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Ludovic BlasF | 17 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 35Elias Legendre QuiñonezF | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| 39Mohamed Kader MeiteF | 17 | 6.3 |
Le Havre
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77Lionel M'PasiG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 4Gautier LlorisD | 42 | 7.3 | ||
| 15Ayumu SekoD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 93Arouna SanganteD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 7Loic NégoM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Rassoul NdiayeM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 18Yanis ZouaouiM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 26Simon EbonogM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Felix MambimbiF | 79 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 33Kenny QuetantF | 79 | 6.3 | ||
| 45Issa SoumaréF | 24 | 6.7 | ||
| 50Paul ArgneyG | – | – | ||
| 13Fodé DoucouréD | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| 32Timothee PembeleD | 36 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Yassine KechtaM | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Sofiane BoufalM | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Godson KyeremehF | – | – | ||
| 20Noam Obougou JacquetF | – | – | ||
| 25Mbwana Ally SamattaF | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Enzo KoffiF | – | – |