This is the third time this season in Ligue 1 that Auxerre have won a game with a winning goal scored from the 89th minute, the highest tally in the top-flight.
Rennes have recorded 32 points after 28 Ligue 1 games, their lowest tally at this stage since 2013/14 (31 points - 12th at the end of the season).
Rennes have lost three of their last four Ligue 1 games (W1), after winning four of the first five under the Habib Beye era (L1).
This is the 50th game between Rennes and Auxerre in Ligue 1. Auxerre have won 25 of those in the top-flight (D10 L14), only beating Lille more often in the competition (30).
Rennes are unbeaten in their last 10 home matches against promoted teams in Ligue 1 (W8 D2), scoring at least five goals on four occasions, including once in their last home game against Auxerre (5-0 in September 2022).
Rennes have kept five clean sheets in Ligue 1 since the arrival of manager Habib Beye at the end of January, the highest tally over that period alongside Strasbourg.
Against Montpellier (1-0), Auxerre reached their 500th win in Ligue 1 (D365 L396), becoming the 17th team to reach that milestone.
With defeat against Paris SG at the beginning of March (1-4), Rennes recorded a sixth home defeat in Ligue 1 this season (W7 D1). SRFC have not lost more at home in the same top-flight campaign since 2017/18 (L7).