Here are some of the key facts and numbers ahead of the game between Rennes and Nice (Sunday 12 January at 15:00 CET).

Head to head :

- In the first meeting between the teams this season (OGC Nice 1-0 Stade Rennais FC in W1), Malang SARR scored his only goal in Ligue 1 thanks to an assist from Jean Michael SERI (60th minute).

- Nice have won 6 of their last 9 games against Stade Rennais FC in Ligue 1 (6W, 1D, 2L).

- The Aiglons have won 2 of their last 4 away games against Stade Rennais FC (2W, 1D, 1L, all in Ligue 1). OGC Nice had failed to win any of their previous 15 games away against Stade Rennais FC in all competitions (5D, 10L).

Stade rennais : 

- Stade Rennais FC have kept 7 clean sheets in Ligue 1 this season, one more than they kept over the course of last season in this competition.

- They have not lost in their last 4 games in Ligue 1 (4 draws), equalling their longest run without a defeat.

- However, Rennes have failed to win in their last 8 games in Ligue 1 (5D, 3L), their longest run without a win in Ligue 1 this season.

OGC Nice : 

- OGC Nice have failed to win in their last 4 away matches in Ligue 1 (3D, 1L). They had won 5 of their first 7 away matches in this competition this season (5W, 1D, 1L).

- Lucien Favre's team have scored 11 goals in the first 15 minutes, more than any other club in Ligue 1 this season.

- Nice are Ligue 1’s only undefeated team when scoring this season (14W, 5D, 0L).

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