Rennes 2-0 Auxerre: result and report
Ligue 1 · Sunday 8 March 2009
Result
Rennes 2-0 Auxerre
Ligue 1 · Sunday 8 March 2009, 16:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Rennes 2-0 Auxerre: match report
Rennes defeated Auxerre 2-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 8 March 2009. The half-time score was 2-0.
Carlos Bocanegra opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Rennes's goals came from Carlos Bocanegra (9') and Jimmy Briand (36'). Auxerre did not score.
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Rennes were 7th on 43 points from 26 and Auxerre 11th on 31 points from 26. Rennes went on to finish that season 7th with 61 points, and Auxerre 8th with 55.
Rennes lined up in a 4-3-3 and Auxerre in a 5-4-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Rennes wins, 1 draw and 3 for Auxerre.
Going into the match Rennes's last five read D-W-D-L-D and Auxerre's D-W-W-W-D.
Key events
- 9'Goal · Carlos Bocanegra
- 36'Goal · Jimmy Briand
Head-to-head
Team news
Rennes expected line-up (4-3-3)
Patrice Luzi, Petter Hansson, John Mensah, Djimi Traoré, Romain Danzé, Fabien Lemoine, Leo Leroy, Olivier Thomert, Jimmy Briand, Mickael Pagis, Mehmet Yozgatlı
Auxerre expected line-up (5-4-1)
Rémy Riou, Jean-Pascal Mignot, Jean-Sebastien Jaures, Sammy Traore, Stephane Grichting, Benoît Pedretti, Kamel Chafni, Kévin Lejeune, Thomas Kahlenberg, Daniel Niculae, Dennis Oliech