
Rennes and Angers met in the 17th fixture of Ligue 1 at Roazhon Park on Saturday. The home side ran out victorious in what proved to be a rather drab match last weekend.
Rennes have slowly regained their form after a slump midway through the first half of the season. They’ve won four out of their last five matches and were looking to continue their fine run with a win against Angers at home.
And they duly did. This win against Angers brought Rennes up to fourth place in the Ligue 1 table.
Angers, on the flip side, were very impressive earlier in the season. But three losses in a row (including against Rennes) meant that they’d fall down from eighth to 12th place in the table albeit previously managing to stay in the top three for a while.
This tactical analysis will look into both team’s tactics and approach in the game in a detailed manner.
Lineups
Stéphane Moulin also made little changes to his team following their 0-2 defeat against Marseille. They still played in a 4-1-4-1 system with nine players maintaining their spot in the starting 11. Théo Pellenard and Mathias Pereira Lage both came into the starting lineup, replacing Rayan Aït-Nouri and Sada Thioub respectively.
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