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Europa League · League phase, matchday 2 Match report

Rennes 2-1 OFI Crete: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Rennes crest Rennes
2-1Full time
OFI Crete crest OFI Crete
Roazhon Park, Rennes

Our picks against the result

9 of 12 right

  • Result Rennes win84% 2-1
  • Double chance Rennes or draw (1X)94% 2-1
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.570% 3 goals
  • More corners Rennes89% Rennes (13-3)
  • Yellow cards Around average 4 yellow cards · league 3.1
  • Yellow cards 4 yellow cards 3.5 Under58% 4.5 Under76% 5.5 Under88%
  • Corners Around average 16 corners · league 10.6
  • Corners 16 corners 8.5 Over73% 9.5 Over63% 10.5 Over54%

Match stats

Rennes OFI Crete
  • 2 Goals 1
  • 2 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 13 Corners 3

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Rennes vs OFI Crete meet in the Europa League league phase, matchday 2, on Thursday 15 October 2026, and our model picks a home win, with a double chance on Rennes win or draw.

Why this pick?

Our model picks Rennes because it rates them clearly stronger than OFI Crete: the home side sits above the Europa League average, while the visitors are found well below it. Nothing in the data argues strongly against a home win, and the case holds: over their last five matches Rennes have produced more shots than the league average and got into the opposition box more often, whereas OFI Crete allow shots at a rate that clearly exceeds the usual level and their own possession and shot numbers fall short. OFI's big-chance creation stands out, but their overall attacking volume is low, and Rennes' home advantage helps. The call is clear.

Form guide

Rennes

  • W 4-1 vs Auxerre (H) Ligue 1 · 11 Oct
  • L 0-4 at Lyon (A) Ligue 1 · 19 Sep
  • D 0-0 at Sturm Graz (A) Europa League · 16 Sep
  • W 1-0 vs Marseille (H) Ligue 1 · 11 Sep
  • W 2-1 at Angers (A) Ligue 1 · 6 Sep

OFI Crete

  • L 0-3 at AEK Athens (A) Super League 1 · 10 Oct
  • D 2-2 vs Asteras Tripolis (H) Super League 1 · 20 Sep
  • W 2-0 vs Hoffenheim (H) Europa League · 17 Sep
  • W 1-0 at Olympiacos (A) Super League 1 · 12 Sep
  • W 2-0 vs Kifisia FC (H) Super League 1 · 6 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

RennesOFI Crete
Attack 80 9 0.0 goals per match this season2.0 goals per match this season
Defence 63 3 0.0 conceded per match this season0.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Europa League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

Rennes and OFI Crete have not met in our records since 2010.

Europa League so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
7 OFI Crete 1 100 2:0 +2 3
18 Rennes 1 010 0:0 0 1

Positions in our table of 36 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Europa League, League phase, matchday 2
Kick-off
Venue
Roazhon Park, Rennes

Questions and answers

What was the score of Rennes vs OFI Crete?

Rennes 2-1 OFI Crete in the Europa League (League phase, matchday 2) on Thursday 15 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Rennes vs OFI Crete right?

Yes: our result pick was Rennes win, and the score after 90 minutes was 2-1. 9 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Rennes vs OFI Crete?

4 yellow cards (Rennes 2, OFI Crete 2), no red cards and 16 corners (Rennes 13, OFI Crete 3).

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