Match report

Rennes Defeats Toulouse 1-0 in Ligue 1 Clash

Rennes
Rennes
1–0
FT
Toulouse
Toulouse
Feb 28, 2026

Rennes held off Toulouse to secure a 1-0 victory thanks to a second-half yellow card and an early goal from A. Nordin, maintaining their Ligue 1 form.

Key Facts

  • • Rennes defeated Toulouse with a single goal scored by A. Nordin in the 27th minute.
  • • E. Lepaul of Rennes received a yellow card for roughing at 24 minutes.
  • • Toulouse's P. Demba and C. Cresswell both got yellow cards, at 42 and 45+1 minutes respectively.
  • • A. Vossah of Toulouse was also cautioned with a yellow card in the 62nd minute.

Lineups

Rennes

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 30 Brice Samba (G)
  • 18 Mahamadou Nagida (D)
  • 24 Anthony Rouault (D)
  • 3 Lilian Brassier (D)
  • 26 Quentin Merlin (D)
  • 21 Valentin Rongier (M)
  • 45 Mahdi Camara (M)
  • 11 Mousa Tamari (M)
  • 17 Sebastian Szymański (M)
  • 70 Arnaud Nordin (M)
  • 9 Esteban Lepaul (F)

Substitutes

  • 50 Mathys Silistrie
  • 36 Alidu Seidu
  • 48 Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal
  • 6 Djaoui Cissé
  • 10 Ludovic Blas
  • 7 Breel Embolo
  • 69 Henrick Do Marcolino
  • 65 Nordan Mukiele
  • 77 Yassir Zabiri

Toulouse

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Guillaume Restes (G)
  • 19 Djibril Sidibé (D)
  • 4 Charlie Cresswell (D)
  • 3 Mark McKenzie (D)
  • 12 Warren Kamanzi (M)
  • 45 Alexis Vossah (M)
  • 18 Pape Diop (M)
  • 24 Dayann Methalie (M)
  • 7 Julian Vignolo (F)
  • 10 Yann Gboho (F)
  • 11 Santiago Hidalgo (F)

Substitutes

  • 16 Kjetil Haug
  • 40 Naime Said Mchindra
  • 44 Gaëtan Bakhouche
  • 42 Thibaud Garondo
  • 35 Seny Koumbassa
  • 77 Mario Sauer
  • 34 Noah Lahmadi
  • 13 Jacen Russell-Rowe
  • 20 Emersonn

Timeline

  1. Rennes
    24' Rennes Card · Yellow Card
    E. Lepaul

    Roughing

  2. Rennes
    27' Rennes Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Nordin
  3. Toulouse
    42' Toulouse Card · Yellow Card
    P. Demba

    Tripping

  4. Toulouse
    45'+1 Toulouse Card · Yellow Card
    C. Cresswell

    Tripping

  5. Toulouse
    46' Toulouse subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Vignolo · On: Emersonn
  6. Toulouse
    62' Toulouse Card · Yellow Card
    A. Vossah

    Holding

  7. Rennes
    73' Rennes subst · Substitution 1
    Off: S. Szymanski · On: D. Cisse
  8. Rennes
    73' Rennes subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Mousa Tamari · On: L. Blas
  9. Toulouse
    74' Toulouse subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Vossah · On: Mario Sauer
  10. Rennes
    81' Rennes subst · Substitution 3
    Off: E. Lepaul · On: B. Embolo
  11. Rennes
    90' Rennes subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Nordin · On: N. Mukiele

Match Stats

Stat Rennes Toulouse
Fouls 9 11
Pass Accuracy 86% 75%
Offsides 1 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 10 8
Corners 6 1
Total Passes 669 359
Yellow Cards 1 3
Blocked Shots 2 1
Shots on Target 2 1
xG 0.92 0.40
Shots off Target 6 6
Possession 65% 35%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 578 271
Shots Inside Box 4 3
Saves 2 1
Shots Outside Box 6 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Rennes took the lead early through A. Nordin's goal, which set the tone for their victory.
  • ▸ Toulouse struggled after receiving multiple cautions and failed to find an equalizer despite late substitutions.