Rennes crush Auxerre 4-1 in Ligue 1

Rennes secured a big win against visitors Auxerre by 4-1, in the match that brought the two sides together in matchday six of Ligue 1, played on 11 October 2026 at 18:15 Damascus time.

Esteban Lepaul opened the scoring for Rennes in the 15th minute, before Cameron Desmond Archer equalised for Auxerre in the 25th minute. In the second half, Adrien Thomasson restored Rennes' lead in the 53rd minute, before Boulaye Dia wrapped up the match with two goals in stoppage time in the 90+2 and 90+4 minutes.

Rennes dominated proceedings, holding possession at 58 percent compared to 42 percent for Auxerre, and had 21 attempts compared to 12 for Auxerre, including 11 shots on target compared to 5 for Auxerre. Rennes also won 12 corner kicks compared to 5 for Auxerre.

The match saw no red cards, while Rennes received 4 yellow cards compared to none for Auxerre. The match was officiated by referee Willy Delajod.

With this win, Rennes rose to sixth place with 10 points from 5 matches, after achieving 3 wins, one draw and one loss, scoring 8 goals and conceding 9. Meanwhile, Auxerre's tally remained frozen at 6 points in 15th place, after two wins and three losses without any draws, scoring 7 goals and conceding 12.