Lille 0-2 Rennes
- Frankowski 49'
- Merlin 56'
Match summary
Rennes beat Lille 2-0 in Ligue 1 on Sat, 3 Jan 2026.
Goals — Rennes: Frankowski 49'; Merlin 56'.
Lille had 38% of the possession and 13 shots (3 on target) against 18 (4) for Rennes; corners 4-7, yellow cards 1-1.
Red cards: Lille 1, Rennes 0.
In their last 14 meetings Lille won 7, Rennes won 1 and 6 ended level.
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Referee: Eric Wattellier.
Match timeline
- 13'AlexsandroRed card
- 14'AndréYellow card
- 30'J. JacquetYellow card
- 49' FrankowskiAssist: BrassierGoal0-1
- 56'MerlinAssist: EmboloGoal0-2
- 62'⇄In BlasOut MerlinSubstitution
- 62'⇄In LepaulOut MeïtéSubstitution
- 70'⇄In CorreiaOut M. BroholmSubstitution
- 70'⇄In BouaddiOut Fernandez-PardoSubstitution
- 70'⇄In DiaouneOut GiroudSubstitution
- 74'⇄In SantosOut VerdonkSubstitution
- 84'⇄In O. SahraouiOut HaraldssonSubstitution
- 90'⇄In LegendreOut Al-TaamariSubstitution
Top performers
GiroudLille · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.08
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes69
LepaulRennes · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.15
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes29
AndréLille · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.09
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
FrankowskiRennes · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.32
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
NgoyLille · Defender
- Interceptions4
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
RouaultRennes · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes0
Lineups
Rennes 3-5-2Lille 4-2-3-1
Lille
Coach: Bruno Génésio
Substitutes
- 22Tiago SantosDefender6.7
- 32Ayyoub BouaddiMidfielder6.8
- 27Félix CorreiaAttacker6.6
- 35Soriba DiaouneAttacker6.5
- 11Osame SahraouiAttacker
- 16Arnaud BodartGoalkeeper
- 38Maxima GoffiDefender
- 42Saad BoussadiaMidfielder
- 41Angel YondjoAttacker
Unavailable players
- Romain PerraudRed Card
- Ethan Mbappé-
- Andre GomesMuscle injury
- Ousmane TouréCruciate ligament injury
- Ugo RaghouberAnkle injury
Rennes
Coach: Habib Bèye
Substitutes
- 10Ludovic BlasMidfielder7.3
- 35Eias LegendreAttacker
- 9Esteban LepaulAttacker6.4
- 50Mathys SilistrieGoalkeeper
- 24Anthony RouaultDefender
- 74Paolo LimonMidfielder
- 4Glen KamaraMidfielder
- 6Djaoui CisséMidfielder
- 65Nordan MukieleAttacker
Unavailable players
- Seko FofanaNational Team
Statistics
LilleRennes
Key statistics
38%Possession62%
0.85Expected Goals1.57
13Total Shots18
3Shots On Target4
1Big Chances Created1
4Corners7
4Fouls14
1Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
0Offsides2
2Goalkeeper Saves3
315Passes Completed540
All statistics
5Shots Off Target9
5Shots Blocked5
0.34Expected Goals On Target1.4
14Free Kicks4
9Shots Inside The Box12
380Total Passes605
4Shots Outside The Box6
1Big Chances Missed0
0.63Expected Assists1.68
7/18 (39%)Crosses Completed4/29 (14%)
213Passes Own Half245
185Passes Opposition Half389
21/42 (50%)Long Passes Completed25/41 (61%)
19Throw-Ins14
10Key Passes17
53Passes Into Final Third163
49Backward Passes100
8Goal Kicks9
10Interceptions5
1.57Expected Goals Conceded0.85
7/10 (70%)Tackles Won8/14 (57%)
25Clearances24
37Duels Won33
7/14 (50%)Aerial Duels Won7/14 (50%)
30/56 (54%)Ground Duels Won26/56 (46%)
14Was Fouled4
7/11 (64%)Successful Dribbles8/16 (50%)
4Was Dribbled Past8
4Final Third Possession Won4
110Possession Lost116
5Substitutions3
Match information
- Competition
- Ligue 1
- Round
- Round 17
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Stade Pierre-Mauroy
- Capacity
- 50,083
- Attendance
- 41,527
- Referee
- Eric Wattellier