Ligue 1 · Sun, 30 Aug 2026 ·
Rennes vs Le Mans — 3 - 2
Roazhon Park · Referee: Romain Lissorgue, France
Match report
Rennes beat Le Mans 3-2 as E. Lepaul scores twice
Le Mans were beaten 3-2 by Rennes at Roazhon Park on Sunday, 30 August 2026 in Ligue 1 matchday 2. E. Lepaul (5', 90' pen) and V. Rongier (26') scored for Rennes, while L. Mafouta (30', 54' pen) found the net for Le Mans. Djibril Sidibé (Le Mans, 68') was sent off. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Rennes had 64% of the ball and 22 shots (8 on target) against Le Mans’s 12 (5 on target). Esteban Lepaul (Rennes) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Rennes 5th in the Ligue 1 table on 10 points and Le Mans 9th on 6.
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 |
| 8 | Strasbourg | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Auxerre | 5 | -5 | 6 |
Match events
- 5'goalE. LepaulAssist: A. Thomasson
- 26'goalV. RongierAssist: I. Soumare
- 30'goalL. MafoutaAssist: L. Calodat
- 48'yellow cardIssa SoumaréYellow Card
- 51'VAR decisionHarold VoyerPenalty confirmed
- 54'penaltyL. MafoutaPenalty
- 60'substitutionS. SzymanskiOff: M. Camara
- 60'substitutionI. SoumareOff: A. Nordin
- 60'substitutionL. BretelleOff: J. Vercruysse
- 66'yellow cardAlexandre LaurayYellow Card
- 68'red cardDjibril SidibéRed Card
- 68'substitutionL. CalodatOff: D. Sidibe
- 68'substitutionD. GueyeOff: A. Rabillard
- 74'substitutionV. RongierOff: L. Blas
- 74'substitutionM. TamariOff: E. Mayenda
- 78'substitutionQ. MerlinOff: M. Nagida
- 81'substitutionN. KocikOff: E. Hatfout
- 81'substitutionA. BourabaaOff: M. Robin
- 90'penaltyE. LepaulPenalty
- 90'goalNormal Goal
- 90+2'VAR decisionArnaud NordinPenalty confirmed
- 90+6'yellow cardEsteban LepaulYellow Card
- 90+12'yellow cardAbdelhamid Ait BoudlalYellow Card
- 90+12'yellow cardHarold VoyerYellow Card
- 90+13'VAR decisionLouis MafoutaPenalty cancelled
Lineups
Rennes
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Franck Haise
Starting XI
- 16N. LemaitreG
- 95P. FrankowskiD
- 4C. CresswellD
- 48A. Ait BoudlalD
- 26Q. MerlinD
- 17S. SzymanskiM
- 21V. RongierM
- 28A. ThomassonM
- 11M. TamariF
- 9E. LepaulF
- 90I. SoumareF
Substitutes
- 60K. BelazzougG
- 14B. ReynoldsD
- 24A. RouaultD
- 18M. NagidaD
- 45M. CamaraM
- 10L. BlasF
- 70A. NordinF
- 12E. MayendaF
- 65H. Do MarcolinoF
Le Mans
Formation 3-1-4-2 · Coach Patrick Videira
Starting XI
- 98N. KocikG
- 15N. BoisseD
- 21T. EyoumD
- 5H. VoyerD
- 8A. LaurayM
- 18L. BuadesM
- 29L. BretelleM
- 11A. BourabaaM
- 22L. CalodatM
- 25D. GueyeF
- 14L. MafoutaF
Substitutes
- 1E. HatfoutG
- 16R. TorrenteD
- 19D. SidibeD
- 23D. TraoreM
- 10J. VercruysseM
- 24M. RobinM
- 20W. HarhouzF
- 9A. RabillardF
- 7B. BrahimiF
Match statistics
- 64%Possession36%
- 3.12Expected goals (xG)3.06
- 22Total shots12
- 8Shots on target5
- 8Shots off target4
- 6Blocked shots3
- 17Shots inside the box8
- 5Shots outside the box4
- 8Corners6
- 2Offsides3
- 15Fouls15
- 3Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards1
- 3Goalkeeper saves5
- 501Passes282
- 424Accurate passes195
- 85%Pass accuracy69%
- 0.37Goals prevented0.37
Player statistics
Rennes
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Nicolas LemaitreG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 4Charlie CresswellD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 26Quentin MerlinD | 78 | 6.7 | ||
| 48Abdelhamid Ait BoudlalD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 95Przemysław FrankowskiD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Sebastian SzymańskiM | 60 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Valentin RongierM | 74 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 28Adrien ThomassonM | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 9Esteban LepaulFTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 2 | |
| 11Mousa TamariF | 74 | 6.7 | ||
| 90Issa SoumaréF | 60 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 60Kilian BelazzougG | – | – | ||
| 14Bryan ReynoldsD | – | – | ||
| 18Mahamadou NagidaD | 12 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Anthony RouaultD | – | – | ||
| 45Mahdi CamaraM | 30 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Ludovic BlasF | 16 | 7.0 | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | 16 | 6.9 | ||
| 65Henrick Do MarcolinoF | – | – | ||
| 70Arnaud NordinF | 30 | 6.3 |
Le Mans
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98Nicolas KocikG | 81 | 7.7 | ||
| 5Harold VoyerD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 15Noa BoisséD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 21Théo EyoumD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Alexandre LaurayM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Adil BourabaaM | 81 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Lucas BuadesM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Lucas CalodatM | 68 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 29Lucas BretelleM | 60 | 6.2 | ||
| 14Louis MafoutaF | 90 | 7.9 | 2 | |
| 25Dame GueyeF | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| 1Ewan HatfoutG | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 16Raúl TorrenteD | – | – | ||
| 19Djibril SidibéD | 0 | – | ||
| 10Jean VercruysseM | 30 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Daouda TraoreM | – | – | ||
| 24Milan RobinM | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Billal BrahimiF | – | – | ||
| 9Antoine RabillardF | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| 20William HarhouzF | – | – |
