Rennes 1-0 Marseille: Thomasson's goal and Samba's saves
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Key numbers
- 52': Thomasson's winner, +1.0 FN xPts
- xG 1.88 v 1.34, Rennes had the better chances
- Ten points: Rennes up from 5th to 1st
One goal lifts Rennes to the top
Rennes beat Marseille 1-0 at home after a goalless first half. The decisive goal arrived in the 52nd minute. The result lifted Rennes from fifth to first place on ten points, while Marseille stayed on three and dropped from tenth to 11th.
Thomasson strikes, both keepers busy
Adrien Thomasson's goal turned 0-0 into 1-0 and was worth +1.0 FN xPts. Brice Samba made five saves to protect that lead, while Marseille's Jeffrey De Lange made six but could not prevent defeat. Rennes' xG was 1.88 to 1.34.
Player of the match
Adrien Thomasson 8.6Dominant
He scored once and created four chances, the most of any player.
One of his two shots on goal produced the winner, and he also made two tackles and three interceptions. His goal in the 52nd minute was the only one of the match, so everything else Rennes did rested on it.
Game state
1-0
Rennes ahead 38 min · level 52 min · Marseille ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
52'
Adrien Thomasson
Goal
+1.0
Rennes
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Marseille
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
RennesMarseille
1.88Expected goals (xG)1.34
Compared with usual
Rennes
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Marseille
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Timeline
- 33'
Yellow
Himad Abdelli
- 43'
Yellow
Przemysław Frankowski
- 43'
Yellow
Igor Paixão
- 46'
Sub
Issa Soumaré → Mousa Tamari
- 52'
Goal
Adrien Thomasson league goal #1
- 65'
Sub
Angel Gomes → Keyliane Abdallah
- 68'
Sub
Przemysław Frankowski → Bryan Reynolds
- 78'
Sub
Ludovic Blas → Sebastian Szymański
- 78'
Sub
Esteban Lepaul → Boulaye Dia
- 78'
Sub
Himad Abdelli → Neal Maupay
- 85'
Yellow
Amine Harit
- 86'
Sub
→ Eliezer Mayenda
- 88'
Sub
Nayef Aguerd → Derek Cornelius
- 88'
Sub
Amine Gouiri → Tadjidine Mmadi
- 88'
Sub
Igor Paixão → Faris Moumbagna
- 90+4'
Yellow
Timothy Weah
Category leaders
- Key passesAdrien Thomasson4
- Duels wonCharlie Cresswell11/13
- DribblesIgor Paixão4/6
- Defensive actionsMahamadou Nagida9
- ShotsPierre-Emile Højbjerg3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonCharlie Cresswell3
#Rennes#Marseille#Ligue 1#Adrien Thomasson#Brice Samba#Jeffrey De Lange
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.