Rennes 1-2 Metz: result and report

Ligue 1 · Saturday 14 April 2018

Result

Rennes 1-2 Metz

Ligue 1 · Saturday 14 April 2018, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Rennes · Metz · Ligue 1 predictions

Rennes 1-2 Metz: match report

Rennes lost to Metz 1-2 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 14 April 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Benjamin Bourigeaud opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Rennes's goal came from Benjamin Bourigeaud (27'). Metz scored through N. Roux (52') and N. Roux (57').

Discipline: Rennes received 1 yellow card; Metz received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rennes were 5th on 47 points from 32 and Metz 20th on 22 points from 32. Rennes went on to finish that season 5th with 58 points, and Metz 20th with 26.

Rennes lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Metz in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Nolan Roux of Metz (8.9), ahead of Matthieu Dossevi (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Rennes wins, 4 draws and 0 for Metz.

Going into the match Rennes's last five read D-D-W-D-W and Metz's L-D-D-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · J. RivierezMetz
  • 27'Goal · Benjamin BourigeaudRennes · 1-0
  • 49'Yellow card · Vahid SelimovićMetz
  • 52'Goal · N. RouxMetz · 1-1
  • 57'Goal · N. RouxMetz · 1-2
  • 62'Yellow card · Emmanuel RivièreMetz
  • 74'Yellow card · Julian PalmieriMetz
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Ramy BensebainiRennes

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Rennes 5, draws 4, Metz 0.

Team news

Rennes line-up (4-2-3-1)

Tomas Koubek, Joris Gnagnon, Ramy Bensebaini, Jérémy Gélin, Romain Danzé, Ismaïla Sarr, Sanjin Prcić, Benjamin Bourigeaud, Benjamin André, Yoann Gourcuff, Wahbi Khazri

Metz line-up (4-2-3-1)

Eiji Kawashima, Vahid Selimovic, Moussa Niakhaté, Iván Balliu, Jonathan Rivierez, Fallou Diagne, Nolan Roux, Matthieu Dossevi, Florent Mollet, Renaud Cohade, Emmanuel Rivière