It was a golden opportunity to regain fifth place, more achieved since the 21st day but Rennes lost and remains stuck in this seventh place, which the club has not left since the 30th day. A missed opportunity that could be expensive as there are three games left before the end of the season, including one against PSG and another against Monaco, two teams fighting for the title. Here are the figures of this frustrating defeat against Bordeaux.
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Jérémy Doku’s 12 successful dribbles, very close to Ousmane Dembélé
It’s no longer a surprise but Jérémy Doku is very often the player who succeeds the most in dribbling on the pitch when Stade Rennais is playing. But yesterday afternoon, against Bordeaux, the young Belgian set the bar very high. Starter at kick-off and never replaced during the match, he is the one we rated the best (7) because he was, once again, the blaster of the team.
Succeeding 12 dribbles out of 15 attempted, he set a new mark this season since no player has managed to achieve as much this season in Ligue 1. Club side, only Ousmane Dembélé had done better (14 successes against Caen on February 21 2016) since Opta analyzes the competition.
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7 minutes and 38 seconds, early red card
By receiving a red card after a high sole on the Mara basin, Rennes midfielder Steven Nzonzi left his partners in the 7th minute and 38 seconds. Stade Rennais had not conceded such an early expulsion since a voluntary hand in the area of Ramy Bensebaini against Lyon in 2017 (4 minutes and 7 seconds). And at the time, Antony Gautier was already the central arbiter of the match but Stade Rennais had managed to hold in check the Lyonnais of a certain… Bruno Genesio.
Antony Gautier, the second to have excluded the most Rennais
By sanctioning Steven Nzonzi with a red card, central referee Antony Gautier became the 2nd Ligue 1 referee to inflict the most red cards at Stade Rennais. He has five, since the first match between Rennes and Lorient, which he refereed in February 2008, according to the Rouge Mémoire website. Right in front of him, Olivier Thual had distributed six to the Bretons during his career.
Bordeaux is six out of six against the SRFC
By taking the three points of victory on Sunday afternoon, the Bordelais have become the most successful against Stade Rennais this season. Already in the first leg, they had won by winning 0-1 at Roazhon Park. They are the only ones to have scored six points against the Bretons this season, only Neymar’s PSG can achieve the same performance if they manage to win at Roazhon Park this Sunday (9 p.m.).
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