Strasbourg vs Rennes Ligue 1 Match Preview or Key Statistics 💬
None of the last 12 Ligue 1 games between Strasbourg and Rennes have ended in a draw (4 wins for RCSA, 8 for SRFC).
Strasbourg have lost their last two home Ligue 1 games against Rennes (both by a 0-2 scoreline). Indeed, they have failed to score in their last two top-flight home league encounters with Rennes, as many as in their previous 20.
Strasbourg have lost nine of their 11 Ligue 1 games in 2020/21 (W2), their most defeats ever at this stage in a campaign. The three teams with as many defeats or more in the 21st century all finished bottom of the league (20th): Grenoble in 2009/10 (L11), Arles-Avignon in 2010/11 (L9) and Metz in 2017/18 (L10).
Rennes have lost their last two Ligue 1 games (0-3 v Paris and 0-1 v Bordeaux) but have never tasted defeat in three successive matches under Julien Stéphan. They last lost three consecutive top-flight games in September 2018 (3) under Sabri Lamouchi.
Strasbourg have lost their last three home Ligue 1 games, their longest streak since February-May 2008 (6) when they were relegated in Ligue 2.
Rennes have lost only once in their last six away Ligue 1 games (W3 D2), but it was their most clash against reigning champions Paris (0-3).
Rennes are the only Ligue 1 2020/21 team failing to win a penalty and one of the two to not conceded one (with Lille). Conversely, Strasbourg are, with Lyon, one of the two teams who won (5) and converted (5) the most.
Strasbourg are the only team that have failed to score in the first 15 minutes of a Ligue 1 game in 2020/21.
Ludovic Ajorque is the top goal scorer for Strasbourg in Ligue 1 this season with four goals, but all have come away from home. At La Meinau, he has failed to score in seven games in 2020 in L1, his longest drought in RCSA’s stadium in the top-flight.
If he plays, Damien Da Silva will enjoy his 200th Ligue 1 game (131 with Caen, 68 with Rennes). With three goals in the top-flight this season, he is Rennes’ top goal scorer alongside Aguerd and Guirassy.
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