"With 13 shots on goal resulting in eight goals, Said is RC Lens' top scorer this season. Another major contributor for RC Lens is Odsonne Edouard. He has seven goals and 12 shots on goal. Averaging 1.6 chances created per game, Florian Thauvin has been a dynamic playmaker for RC Lens this season. He also has scored five goals."
"Stade Rennes' top scorer this season is Lepaul, with eight goals in 18 games, on 20 shots (1.1 shots per game). Breel Embolo has five goals in 17 games. Stade Rennes' top playmaker is Valentin Rongier, with 25 chances created (ninth in league) and two assists. Stade Rennes' 30 goals scored and 31 conceded make it No. 8 in Ligue 1 in goal differential. At +0.1 per game, Stade Rennes ranks 10th in Ligue 1 in shot differential this season."
"With a +18 goal differential this season, RC Lens ranks third in Ligue 1. With a shot differential of +2.9 per match, RC Lens is fourth in Ligue 1. RC Lens is second in Ligue 1 in crosses attempted (463). RC Lens has attempted 548 long passes this season, 14th in the league."
RC Lens hosts Stade Rennes on Saturday at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with both teams featuring eight-goal leaders in Wesley Said and Esteban Lepaul. Said has converted 13 shots into eight goals for Lens, with Odsonne Edouard contributing seven goals and Florian Thauvin creating 1.6 chances per game. Rennes relies on Lepaul and Breel Embolo up front, while Valentin Rongier leads the team in chances created and assists. Lens ranks third in Ligue 1 with a +18 goal differential and strong shot and crossing metrics. Rennes sits around midtable with a neutral shot differential and fifth-most crosses attempted.
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