Since Habib Beye's arrival, Rennes have won seven of their 11 Ligue 1 matches (4D), as many wins as in their previous 27 in the top-flight (3N 17D).
Nantes have lost six of their last nine Ligue 1 matches (3V), after having lost none of their first five in 2025 (1V 4N).
Nantes have lost eight points in Ligue 1 2024/25 due to goals conceded after the 85th minute, at least two more than any other team.
Rennes have not conceded a goal in six of their last nine encounters against Nantes in Ligue 1, their highest tally of clean sheets against the same opponent in the competition since the start of 2021.
Rennes have not lost any of their last 10 home matches against Nantes in Ligue 1 (W7, D3), winning the last five.
Rennes have gone 21 Ligue 1 matches without sharing the points (W9, L12), since a 1-1 draw at Brest on 19 October. It was only between October 2005 and April 2006 (26) that SRFC had a longer such run in the top-flight.
Winners of their last match in Nice (1-2), Nantes have won four of their last nine Ligue 1 matches (L5), one more victory than in their first 19 league games of the season (3 – D9, L7). The Canaries could win consecutive matches for the second time in L1 2024/25 since August (2).
Beaten in their last two Ligue 1 games at home (1-4 v Paris, 0-1 v Auxerre), Rennes have not lost three matches in a row on their own soil since March-May 2013 (4).