Rennes 1-2 LOSC Lille: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How LOSC Lille won it

LOSC Lille struck first through Soriba Diaoune in the 24th minute. Rennes levelled at 1-1 in the 31st minute through Boulaye Dia, set up by Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal. Nathan Ngoy made it 1-2 to LOSC Lille in the 68th minute, set up by Soriba Diaoune.

It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, C. Turpin, showed 3 yellow cards: 0 to Rennes and 3 to LOSC Lille.

Rennes: F. Haise, 3-5-2 · LOSC Lille: Davide Ancelotti, 4-3-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball's Match Board pick, Over 2.50, was right: 1-2 bears it out.

The estimate's most likely result was a Rennes win at 45%; a LOSC Lille win, at 30%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (11%).

On goals the estimate was close: about 3.1 expected, 3 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 59%; with 3 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 61%; both did, in line with the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a Rennes win at 40%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-08, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.51 for Rennes and 1.10 for LOSC Lille.

The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Rennes to create more, and LOSC Lille did.

Rennes had 2 shots on target, LOSC Lille 3.

Rennes had 55% of the ball, but LOSC Lille took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Rennes came into it with 10 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 2.1 and conceding 2.1 a match, with 1.92 expected goals for and 1.90 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

LOSC Lille came into it with 10 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.7 a match, with 1.18 expected goals for and 1.43 against, and had won 60% of their matches.

Rennes vs LOSC Lille: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal (Rennes), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks, with 1 assist.

Rennes

• Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal 8.3 1 assist
• Mahamadou Nagida 7.4
• Boulaye Dia 7.3 1 goal
• Valentin Rongier 7.0
• Bryan Reynolds 6.9

LOSC Lille

• Soriba Diaoune 7.9 1 goal, 1 assist
• Nathan Ngoy 7.2 1 goal
• Tanguy Nianzou 7.0
• Alexsandro 7.0
• Ethan Mbappé 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Mahdi Camara at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Rennes: Lorient vs Rennes Sunday 22 November 2026 · Ligue 1
• LOSC Lille: LOSC Lille vs Olympique Lyonnais Saturday 21 November 2026 · Ligue 1

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Rennes vs LOSC Lille

What was the score in Rennes vs LOSC Lille?

Rennes 1-2 LOSC Lille (half-time 1-1), Ligue 1, Sunday 8 November 2026.

Who scored in Rennes vs LOSC Lille?

Soriba Diaoune 24', Boulaye Dia 31', Nathan Ngoy 68'.

Did Moneyball predict Rennes vs LOSC Lille correctly?

Moneyball's Match Board pick, Over 2.50, was right: 1-2 bears it out.

Who was man of the match in Rennes vs LOSC Lille?

Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Rennes vs LOSC Lille?

C. Turpin.