Rennes thrash Strasbourg 3-0 in Ligue 1

Rennes secured a resounding 3-0 win over visitors Strasbourg in the match between the two sides in round eight of Ligue 1, played on 25 October at 19:15 Saudi time.

Boulaye Dia opened the scoring for Rennes in the 34th minute, before Sebastian Szymański added the second goal in the 41st minute to extend his side's lead before the end of the first half. In the second half, Szymański completed his personal brace by scoring the third goal in the 61st minute, sealing the result in favour of the home side.

The match saw no red cards for either side, while Rennes received one yellow card compared to 3 yellow cards for Strasbourg.

Sebastian Szymański shone as man of the match after scoring two goals in 78 minutes played, earning a rating of 8.94.

Statistically, Strasbourg dominated possession with 53 against 47 for Rennes, and completed 536 passes compared to 476 for Rennes. In contrast, Rennes were more dangerous in front of goal with 15 shots compared to 12 for Strasbourg, with 5 shots on target for Rennes against 4 for their visitors. The expected goals (xG) value stood at 1.67 for Rennes against 0.93 for Strasbourg.

Rennes won 4 corner kicks compared to 2 for Strasbourg, while Strasbourg committed 17 fouls against 10 fouls for Rennes. The match was officiated by referee Rudy Buquet.

With this win, Rennes raised their tally to 13 points in seventh place after playing 7 matches, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 2, scoring 15 goals and conceding 14. Meanwhile, Strasbourg's tally remained frozen at 7 points in 14th place after 7 matches, in which they achieved 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, scoring 12 goals and conceding 15.