Rennes 0-0 Olympiakos Piraeus: match review – a goalless draw at Roazhon Park

The result

Rennes and Olympiakos Piraeus shared a goalless draw at Roazhon Park on 4 November in the Europa League. There were no goals in either half, so the score was 0-0 at half-time and at full time. No red cards were shown.

How the game went

Olympiakos Piraeus had the greater share of the ball, with 58% possession to Rennes' 42%. They also had more attempts, 12 shots to 9.

The quality of those chances was mixed. Rennes put 4 shots on target, against 3 for the visitors. Corners were level at 3 each.

The expected goals figures give the visitors a slight edge, at 0.96 to 0.5. That fits the pattern of the match: Olympiakos Piraeus saw more of the play, but neither goalkeeper was beaten.

What it means for both teams

Rennes came into the game after a heavy 5-2 defeat at Nice on 30 October, having won 3-0 at home to Strasbourg five days earlier. Their last five matches before this one brought 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Before this match they were 13th in the table with 5 points from 3 games, after 1 win and 2 draws.

Olympiakos Piraeus arrived in much steadier form. They had won all of their last 5 games, the latest a 3-2 victory at Kifisia on 31 October. They were 5th with 9 points from 3 games, having won every match, with 4 goals scored and 1 conceded.

This draw ended that winning run for the visitors. For Rennes, it was a first clean sheet to go with a point after the goals conceded in their previous two games.

Our picks

No pick was logged for this match because the numbers were not clear enough.

Head to head

The two sides have no previous meetings in our records, so this was a first encounter between them.