Monaco 2-1 Rennes: result and report

Ligue 1 · Wednesday 20 December 2017

Result

Monaco 2-1 Rennes

Ligue 1 · Wednesday 20 December 2017, 19:50 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Monaco 2-1 Rennes: match report

Monaco won against Rennes 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Wednesday 20 December 2017. It was 1-0 at half-time.

R. Falcao opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Monaco's goals came from R. Falcao (20') and Keita Baldé (81'). Rennes scored through Wahbi Khazri (59', penalty).

Discipline: Monaco received 3 yellow cards; Rennes received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Monaco were 2nd on 38 points from 18 and Rennes 7th on 25 points from 18. Monaco went on to finish that season 2nd with 80 points, and Rennes 5th with 58.

Monaco lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rennes in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Keita Baldé of Monaco (7.8), ahead of Wahbi Khazri (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Monaco wins, 3 draws and 2 for Rennes.

Going into the match Monaco's last five read W-W-W-L-L and Rennes's L-D-W-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Goal · R. FalcaoMonaco · 1-0
  • 48'Yellow card · J. GélinRennes
  • 58'Yellow card · Djibril SidibéMonaco
  • 59'Penalty goal · Wahbi KhazriRennes · 1-1
  • 63'Yellow card · FabinhoMonaco
  • 81'Goal · Keita BaldéMonaco · 2-1
  • 88'Yellow card · Joris GnagnonRennes
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Kamil GlikMonaco

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Monaco 5, draws 3, Rennes 2.

Team news

Monaco line-up (4-2-3-1)

Danijel Subašić, Terence Kongolo, Jemerson, Djibril Sidibé, Kamil Glik, Fabinho, João Moutinho, Keita Baldé, Rony Lopes, Thomas Lemar, R. Falcao

Rennes line-up (4-1-4-1)

Tomas Koubek, Mehdi Zeffane, Mexer, Joris Gnagnon, Hamari Traoré, James Léa Siliki, Benjamin Bourigeaud, Morgan Amalfitano, Adrien Hunou, Jérémy Gélin, Wahbi Khazri