Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Nice vs Rennes – Lineups & Match Details

Rennes beat Nice 4-0. Goals: E. Lepaul (13'), S. Szymański (20'), L. Blas (74'), N. Mukiele (90'). Nice had 40% possession against Rennes's 60%. Shots on target: 2-6.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 25

Sunday, 8 March 2026

NiceNice

0 - 4

Full Time

HT: 0 - 2

RennesRennes

Referee: Romain Lissorgue, France

Lineups

NiceNice4-2-3-1
Y. Diouf80Y. DioufG
J. Clauss92J. ClaussD
J. Bah28J. BahD
K. Peprah37K. PeprahD
M. Bard26M. BardD
H. Boudaoui6H. BoudaouiM
C. Vanhoutte24C. VanhoutteM
M. Cho25M. ChoM
M. Sanson8M. SansonM
T. Louchet20T. LouchetM
S. Diop10S. DiopF

Substitutes

31M. DupeG
4DanteD
33A. MendyD
32K. BoudacheF
47T. GouveiaF
90KevinF
55Y. NdayishimiyeM
99S. Abdul SamedM
23G. BernardeauM
RennesRennes4-3-3
B. Samba30B. SambaG
M. Nagida18M. NagidaD
A. Rouault24A. RouaultD
L. Brassier3L. BrassierD
Q. Merlin26Q. MerlinD
S. Szymanski17S. SzymanskiM
V. Rongier21V. RongierM
M. Camara45M. CamaraM
M. Tamari11M. TamariF
E. Lepaul9E. LepaulF
A. Nordin70A. NordinF

Substitutes

50M. SilistrieG
10L. BlasF
36A. SeiduD
48A. Ait BoudlalD
77Y. ZabiriF
4G. KamaraM
7B. EmboloF
65N. MukieleF
6D. CisseM

Match Events

13'G

E. Lepaul

Assist: V. Rongier

18'S

K. Peprah Oppong

Substitution 1

20'G

S. Szymański

Assist: Mousa Tamari

36'Y

Dante

46'S

H. Boudaoui

Substitution 2

46'S

M. Cho

Substitution 3

46'S

S. Szymański

Substitution 1

70'S

S. Diop

Substitution 4

70'S

Mousa Tamari

Substitution 2

70'S

E. Lepaul

Substitution 3

70'S

A. Nordin

Substitution 4

74'G

L. Blas

Assist: B. Embolo

80'S

T. Louchet

Substitution 5

81'Y

D. Cissé

86'Y

Tiago Gouveia

88'S

M. Nagida

Substitution 5

90'G

N. Mukiele

Assist: V. Rongier

Statistics

Nice
40%60%
Rennes
1.76Expected Goals (xG)1.63
14Total Shots12
2Shots on Target6
7Corners1
9Fouls8
4Offsides3
78Pass Accuracy (%)86
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Nice host Rennes on Sunday, 8 March 2026 at Allianz Riviera. The kick-off time is 16:15 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Nice go into the match 16th in the table; Rennes sit 5th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Nice have taken 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Rennes have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 26 Oct 2025: Nice 2-1 Rennes; 10 May 2025: Nice 0-2 Rennes; 3 Jan 2025: Nice 3-2 Rennes. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Rennes beat Nice 4-0. Rennes replied with E. Lepaul 13', S. Szymański 20', L. Blas 74', N. Mukiele 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nice held 40% of the ball against 60% for Rennes. Shots on target finished 2-6. Expected goals read 1.76 for Nice, 1.63 for Rennes.

Verdict

Rennes take the three points; Nice look at a thin night for the home crowd. Nice sat 16th and Rennes 5th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.