§ Ligue 1 · 2025-26 · Matchday 9

Rennes 1–2 Nice

  • Boudlal 67'
  • Diop 38'
  • Clauss 45+1'

26 October 2025

The match in data

A 2–1 win for Nice against Rennes on 26 October 2025, on matchday 9 of the 2025-26 Ligue 1.

Player of the match: Yehvann Diouf (Nice), rated 68, thanks above all to 1.34 goals prevented (7 shots on target worth 2.43; conceded 1) and 3 crosses claimed. Diouf produced 3.6 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Rennes, the highest-rated player was Valentin Rongier, with 66.

68
Player of the match

Yehvann Diouf

Nice · 90'

Produced 3.65× and cost 0.00× their position's average

Added
  • 1.34 goals prevented (7 shots on target worth 2.43; conceded 1) 4.3×
  • 3 crosses claimed 2.7×
  • 13 recoveries 1.7×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Rennes
PlayerPositionMinRating
Valentin Rongier Midfielder 90 66
Lilian Brassier Defender 90 62
Djaoui Cissé Midfielder 32 62
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal Defender 32 60
Jérémy Jacquet Defender 90 58
Mahdi Camara Midfielder 58 58
Przemyslaw Frankowski Defender 44 58
Estéban Lepaul Forward 46 48
Quentin Merlin Defender 62 42
Mousa Tamari Forward 44 42
Breel Embolo Forward 90 40
Alidu Seidu Defender 46 38
Kader Meïté Forward 28 37
Seko Fofana Midfielder 58 32
Brice Samba Goalkeeper 90 28
Ludovic Blas Midfielder 90 26
Nice
PlayerPositionMinRating
Yehvann Diouf ★ Goalkeeper 90 68
Sofiane Diop Forward 77 61
Tom Louchet Midfielder 44 52
Ali Abdi Defender 71 51
Jérémie Boga Forward 90 46
Melvin Bard Defender 90 42
Kojo Peprah Oppong Defender 90 38
Salis Abdul Samed Midfielder 77 38
Jonathan Clauss Defender 46 38
Bernard Nguene Forward 29 38
Antoine Mendy Defender 90 35
Kevin Carlos Forward 61 31
Charles Vanhoutte Midfielder 90 29
Juma Bah Defender 19 no rating
Morgan Sanson Midfielder 13 no rating
Tiago Gouveia Forward 13 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

A 2025-26 Ligue 1 match. With these numbers, how did it end?

Rennes 1–2 Nice. The side that created more danger did not win.

Rennes outshot Nice 19 to 8 and accumulated 1.75 xG compared to the visitors' mere 0.42 xG. Clinical finishing allowed Nice to overturn the underlying numbers and take a 1–2 win.

Which Nice player made the most tackles?

Antoine Mendy, with 4 tackles. Next: Charles Vanhoutte 2, Melvin Bard 2.

Protecting a narrow lead required defensive discipline. Antoine Mendy led Nice with 4 tackles, twice as many as Charles Vanhoutte and Melvin Bard, who registered 2 each.

Which Rennes player won the most duels?

Breel Embolo, with 10 duels won. Next: Quentin Merlin 5, Valentin Rongier 4.

Despite Rennes falling short, Breel Embolo proved dominant physically by winning 10 duels. Quentin Merlin followed with 5 and Valentin Rongier with 4.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Rennes 1–2 Nice, Ligue 1 2025-26. Player of the match: Yehvann Diouf, 68
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.