Stade Rennais FC 1901 4 - 1 AJ Auxerre — Highlights & Result
Ligue 1
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(2 weeks ago)
· MD 6
Highlights
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Stade Rennais finished sixth in Ligue 1 last season with fifty-nine points, while visitors Auxerre ended the term down in fifteenth position with thirty-four points. That gap in the hierarchy widened significantly on matchday six as the hosts produced a 4-1 victory to climb from sixth to third in the table, leaving them just one point behind leaders Monaco. Auxerre dropped to fifteenth, now trailing the summit by eight points.
Stade Rennais entered the fixture having built an unbeaten home record this season, despite a heavy defeat away at Olympique Lyon in their most recent outing. Auxerre arrived with a scoring streak intact across ten consecutive matches in all competitions, though their away form had shown three defeats from their previous five fixtures. The historical head-to-head record since 2024 featured two wins for Auxerre, one for Stade Rennais, and one draw, with Auxerre's previous victory in this stadium occurring on 6 April 2025.
The match stats reflected the home side's territorial advantage through 59 percent possession and twenty-one total shots against twelve, with an expected goals tally of 2.56 to 1.76. Esteban Lepaul opened the scoring for Stade Rennais on fifteen minutes from a Charlie Cresswell assist, before Cameron Archer equalised for Auxerre ten minutes later with help from Mamadou Diop, earning ratings of 8.1 and 7.5 respectively. Adrien Thomasson restored the hosts' advantage after the break, and Boulaye Dia added a late flurry of goals to seal the scoreline, earning the match's highest rating of 8.3.
Following this result, Stade Rennais next play away at Paris FC on 18 October.
Stade Rennais entered the fixture having built an unbeaten home record this season, despite a heavy defeat away at Olympique Lyon in their most recent outing. Auxerre arrived with a scoring streak intact across ten consecutive matches in all competitions, though their away form had shown three defeats from their previous five fixtures. The historical head-to-head record since 2024 featured two wins for Auxerre, one for Stade Rennais, and one draw, with Auxerre's previous victory in this stadium occurring on 6 April 2025.
The match stats reflected the home side's territorial advantage through 59 percent possession and twenty-one total shots against twelve, with an expected goals tally of 2.56 to 1.76. Esteban Lepaul opened the scoring for Stade Rennais on fifteen minutes from a Charlie Cresswell assist, before Cameron Archer equalised for Auxerre ten minutes later with help from Mamadou Diop, earning ratings of 8.1 and 7.5 respectively. Adrien Thomasson restored the hosts' advantage after the break, and Boulaye Dia added a late flurry of goals to seal the scoreline, earning the match's highest rating of 8.3.
Following this result, Stade Rennais next play away at Paris FC on 18 October.
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Match stats
Stade Rennais v Auxerre
59%
Possession
41%
2.56
Expected goals (xG)
1.76
21
Shots
12
10
Shots on target
5
13
Shots inside the box
5
12
Corners
5
534
Passes
377
86%
Pass accuracy
78%
4
Saves
6
12
Fouls
11
2
Offsides
4
4
Yellow cards
0
Lineups & player ratings
8.3
Top rated
B. Dia · Stade Rennais
13'
· 2 goals
Key moments
- 15' ⚽ Esteban Lepaul · assist Charlie Cresswell · Stade Rennais
- 25' ⚽ Cameron Archer · assist Mamadou Diop · Auxerre
- 50' 🟨 Esteban Lepaul · Stade Rennais
- 53' ⚽ Adrien Thomasson · assist Bryan Reynolds · Stade Rennais
- 59' 🟨 Adrien Thomasson · Stade Rennais
- 90' 🟨 Djaoui Cissé · Stade Rennais
- 90+2' ⚽ Boulaye Dia · assist Ludovic Blas · Stade Rennais
- 90+4' ⚽ Boulaye Dia · assist Bryan Reynolds · Stade Rennais
- 90+4' ⚽ Boulaye Dia · assist Bryan Reynolds · Stade Rennais
Stade Rennais
4-3-3- 45 M. Camara 90' 6.5
- 30 B. Samba 90' 7.5
- 24 A. Rouault 90' 6.3
- 21 V. Rongier 90' 6.7
- 14 B. Reynolds 🅰️ 🅰️ 90' 7.9
- 4 C. Cresswell 🅰️ 90' 7.2
- 18 M. Nagida 85' 6.8
- 90 I. Soumaré 77' 6.4
- 9 E. Lepaul ⚽ 🟨 77' 8.1
- 11 Mousa Tamari 67' 6.5
- 28 A. Thomasson ⚽ 🟨 67' 7.5
- 12 Eliezer Mayenda · sub 23' 6.7
- 6 D. Cissé · sub 🟨 23' 6.3
- 22 B. Dia · sub ⚽ ⚽ 13' 8.3
- 10 L. Blas · sub 🅰️ 13' 6.9
- 95 P. Frankowski · sub 5' 6.2
Auxerre
3-4-2-1- 4 A. Tuanzebe 90' 5.8
- 27 L. Sy 90' 5.7
- 22 F. Oppegård 90' 5.4
- 5 K. Danois 90' 6.4
- 9 C. Archer ⚽ 90' 7.5
- 23 M. Diop 🅰️ 90' 7.0
- 21 R. Faivre 87' 6.6
- 46 A. Piedfort 82' 6.1
- 10 D. Namaso 77' 5.9
- 92 C. Akpa 77' 6.2
- 8 N. Ahamada 77' 6.5
- 17 P. Ekwah · sub 13' 5.8
- 3 R. Labeau Lascary · sub 13' 6.4
- 35 E. Legros · sub 13' 5.6
- 77 Aristide Zossou · sub 8' 5.5
- Youssef Khoudda · sub 3' 6.3
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Stade Rennais
6th
in the table · 10 pts from 5
· GD -1
Auxerre
15th
in the table · 6 pts from 5
· GD -5
Form going into the match
Stade Rennais