Rennes 3-0 Strasbourg: Szymański double sets the tone
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 1.67 v 0.93: Rennes made the better chances
- Two corners v a season average of 6.3, yet 3 goals
- Goals 1.33 above xG: sharp finishing
Two first-half goals settle it
Rennes beat Strasbourg 3-0 at Roazhon Park, and the match was effectively decided before the interval. Two goals before half-time gave them a comfortable cushion, and they spent about 56 minutes in front. Strasbourg could not find a goal of their own.
More of the ball, little threat
Strasbourg had more of the ball than their average over seven matches this season. Yet their 12 shots added up to an xG of just 0.93, and the quality of each effort matched their usual level. Holding the ball did not translate into better chances.
Clinical finishing, few corners
Rennes outscored their xG by 1.33. They won only two corners against a season average of 6.3, yet three goals still arrived. Brice Samba made three saves to protect the clean sheet, which kept the scoreline comfortable.
Dia's opener moved the numbers most
Boulaye Dia's goal in the 34th minute was worth +0.8 FN xPts to Rennes and −0.7 to Strasbourg, the largest combined change of any moment. Sebastian Szymański then added one before half-time and another in the 61st minute. By the time the third arrived, FN xPts barely moved.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Sebastian Szymański 8.8Dominant
Two goals from four shots, two of them on target, in 78 minutes.
Most of Szymański's value came in attack, but he also made three tackles and won six of 11 duels, so he contributed away from goal too. His 41st-minute strike made it 2-0 at the break, and his 61st-minute goal stretched the lead to three before Ludovic Blas replaced him in the 78th minute.
Game state
1-02-03-0
Rennes ahead 56 min · level 34 min · Strasbourg 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. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
34'
Boulaye Dia
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Przemysław Frankowski +0.2 · RCS −0.7
+0.8
41'
Sebastian Szymański
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Mahamadou Nagida +0.2 · RCS −0.3
+0.5
61'
Sebastian Szymański
Goal · assist Mousa Tamari · RCS −0.1
+0.1
Rennes
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.4Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Strasbourg
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.1Time effect 0.0→ 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
RennesStrasbourg
1.67Expected goals (xG)0.93
Compared with usual
Rennes
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 1.67 | 2 | |
| xG against | 0.93 | 2.1 | |
| Shots | 15 | 17.8 | |
| On target | 5 | 6.4 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 13.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 47% | 53.5% | |
| Passes | 476 | 480.6 | |
| Corners | 2 | 6.3 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 12.3 | |
Strasbourg
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2.1 | |
| xG | 0.93 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 1.67 | 2 | |
| Shots | 12 | 12.1 | |
| On target | 4 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 16.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 53% | 45% | |
| Passes | 536 | 437.3 | |
| Corners | 5 | 2.1 | |
| Fouls | 17 | 11.3 | |
Timeline
- 33'
Yellow
Gessime Yassine
- 34'
VAR
Boulaye Dia
- 34'
Goal
Boulaye Dia league goal #3 assist Przemysław Frankowski
- 41'
Goal
Sebastian Szymański league goal #2 assist Mahamadou Nagida
- 45'
Sub
Dário Essugo → Yaya Dieme
- 56'
Yellow
Boulaye Dia
- 61'
Goal
Sebastian Szymański league goal #3 assist Mousa Tamari
- 64'
Sub
Boulaye Dia → Eliezer Mayenda
- 64'
Sub
Mousa Tamari → Adrien Thomasson
- 65'
Yellow
Giovanni Reyna
- 70'
Sub
Gessime Yassine → Martial Godo
- 70'
Sub
Diogo Sousa → Samir El Mourabet
- 70'
Sub
Conrad Harder → Jacobo Ortega
- 71'
Sub
Mahamadou Nagida → Quentin Merlin
- 78'
Sub
Sebastian Szymański → Ludovic Blas
- 78'
Sub
Mahdi Camara → Djaoui Cissé
- 84'
Sub
Giovanni Reyna → Omari Kellyman
- 87'
Yellow
Pape Diop
Category leaders
- Key passesPrzemysław Frankowski3
- Duels wonGiovanni Reyna11/15
- DribblesGiovanni Reyna3/4
- Defensive actionsValentin Rongier8
- ShotsSebastian Szymański4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonGessime Yassine5
#Rennes#Strasbourg#Ligue 1#Sebastian Szymański#Boulaye Dia#Matchweek 8
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.