Rennes took the points at Angers's expense, winning 2-1 in the French Ligue 1.
P. Frankowski gave Rennes the lead on 9 minutes, set up by S. Szymanski. J. Lefort turned into his own net on 17 minutes, and the goal went to Rennes. C. Arcus pulled one back for Angers on 35 minutes, with B. van den Boomen providing the assist.
Angers had 19 shots to the visitors' 17, 53% of the 36 attempts in the match. Angers had 5 off target and 11 blocked, the visitors 7 off target and 5 blocked. The home side had 12 attempts from inside the box, to Rennes' 15. That left 7 from outside the area for Angers, and 2 for Rennes.
The home side put 3 on target to Rennes' 5, an on-target rate of 16% against 29%. Angers scored with one of their three on target. Rennes scored with two of their five on target. Angers finished with 2 more attempts than Rennes and lost the match.
C. Cresswell was booked for Rennes on 58 minutes. J. Kalulu was booked for Angers on 90+3 minutes.
All three goals came before the break.
Angers are twelfth on three points from three matches. Their record reads 1 win, 0 draws and 2 defeats, with a goal difference of -1.
Geoffrey Kubler, French Guiana refereed.
Match at a glance
- Full time: Angers 1-2 Rennes
- Competition: French Ligue 1
- Date: 6 September 2026
- Referee: Geoffrey Kubler, French Guiana
Shooting breakdown
| Statistic | Angers | Rennes |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 19 | 17 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 7 |
| Shots blocked | 11 | 5 |
| Shots inside the box | 12 | 15 |
| Shots outside the box | 7 | 2 |
| Corner Kicks | 12 | 6 |
| Throw In | 0 | 0 |
| Free Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Substitution | 5 | 5 |
| Attacks | 78 | 102 |
| Dangerous Attacks | 59 | 63 |
| On Target | 3 | 5 |
| Off Target | 16 | 12 |
| Fouls | 10 | 15 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 1 |
| Saves | 4 | 2 |
| Passes Total | 393 | 534 |
| Passes Accurate | 323 | 468 |
