Rennes 1-0 Nancy: result and report

Ligue 1 · Saturday 20 August 2016

Result

Rennes 1-0 Nancy

Ligue 1 · Saturday 20 August 2016, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Rennes 1-0 Nancy: match report

Rennes defeated Nancy 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 20 August 2016. The half-time score was 1-0.

Yoann Gourcuff opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Rennes's goals came from Yoann Gourcuff (23') and Giovanni Sio (81'). Nancy did not score.

Discipline: Rennes received 4 yellow cards; Nancy received 2 yellow cards.

Rennes went on to finish that season 10th with 50 points, and Nancy 19th with 35.

Rennes lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Nancy in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Ramy Bensebaini of Rennes (8.0), ahead of Serge N'Guessan (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Rennes wins, 5 draws and 2 for Nancy.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Yellow card · V. MuratoriNancy
  • 23'Goal · Yoann GourcuffRennes · 1-0
  • 28'Yellow card · Julien CétoutNancy
  • 40'Yellow card · Giovanni SioRennes
  • 58'Missed penalty · Anthony RobicNancy
  • 58'Yellow card · Benjamin AndréRennes
  • 62'Yellow card · Pedro HenriqueRennes
  • 67'Yellow card · Gelson FernandesRennes
  • 81'Goal · Giovanni SioRennes · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rennes 3, draws 5, Nancy 2.

Team news

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

Benoît Costil, Pedro Mendes, Ramy Bensebaini, Ludovic Baal, Romain Danzé, Gelson Fernandes, Wesley Saïd, Pedro Henrique, Benjamin André, Giovanni-Guy Yann Sio, Yoann Gourcuff

Nancy line-up (4-3-3)

Guy N'Dy Assembé, Clément Lenglet, Joffrey Cuffaut, Vincent Muratori, Julien Cétout, Youssef Aït Bennasser, Serge N'Guessan, Benoît Pedretti, Anthony Robic, Maurice Dalé, Anthony Koura